Will my TV stop working in Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur?

Your TV market

Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur · market #85 of 210

Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.

Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
8 of 11
since December 6, 2022
Proposed shutoff of old (1.0) signals
February 2030
Wave 2 · NAB proposal, not yet adopted by the FCC
Earliest the rules could change
July 2027
Current FCC rule keeps 1.0 simulcasts through July 17, 2027

What this means today: every full-power station in Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WRSP-TV, WCCU) have become a NextGen TV “host,” so its old-format programming now comes from a different station’s signal — rescanning your TV picks it up.

What’s coming: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let stations in the smaller markets switch off old-format signals starting February 2030. If that happens, TVs without an ATSC 3.0 tuner will need a converter box to keep receiving these channels. The FCC is expected to decide by the end of 2026.

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Every station in Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur

“On 3.0” means the station’s programming is available in NextGen TV format. “3.0 host” means the station’s transmitter carries the new format only, and its old-format programming moved to another station’s signal (rescan to find it). Source: FCC licensing records.

Ch.StationNetworkNextGen TVOld (1.0) signal
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WBXC-CD
Champaign/Urbana, IL · Class A
Heartland1.0 onlyStill on the air
3
WCIA
Champaign, IL
CBSOn 3.0
via WCCU · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
12
WILL-TV
Urbana, IL
PBS1.0 onlyStill on the air
14
WSEC
Jacksonville, IL
PBS1.0 onlyStill on the air
15
WICD
Champaign, IL
ABCOn 3.0
via WCCU · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
17
WAND
Decatur, IL
NBC, COZI TV, DEFY TV, ION PLUS, ION TV, AND MeTVOn 3.0
via WRSP-TV · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
20
WICS
Springfield, IL
ABCOn 3.0
via WRSP-TV · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
23
WBUI
Decatur, IL
CWOn 3.0
via WCCU · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
27
WCCU
Urbana, IL
FOX3.0 host
since December 6, 2022
Moved to another station
49
WCIX
Springfield, IL
CBSOn 3.0
via WRSP-TV · since December 6, 2022
Still on the air
55
WRSP-TV
Springfield, IL
FOX3.0 host
since December 6, 2022
Moved to another station
8 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
  • WLCF-LD
  • W31EH-D
  • W27EL-D
  • W07DD-D
  • WCQA-LD
  • WEAE-LD
  • W23EW-D
  • WXSG-LD

What to do now

  1. Rescan your TV. If a channel disappeared recently, it probably moved to a host station’s signal. Settings → Channels → Auto scan.
  2. Find out if your TV already has a 3.0 tuner. Use the tuner check. If it does, you’re done.
  3. Don’t buy a converter box yet unless you want 3.0 features now. Prices are falling and the FCC hasn’t set a date. We’ll tell you when it’s time.

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