Will my TV stop working in Colorado Springs-Pueblo?
Colorado Springs-Pueblo · market #89 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 1 of 7
- 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 Colorado Springs-Pueblo is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. One station (K30JM-D) has 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.
Every station in Colorado Springs-Pueblo
“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. | Station | Network | NextGen TV | Old (1.0) signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | KGHB-CD Pueblo, Etc., CO · Class A | UniMas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 5 | KOAA-TV Pueblo, CO | NBC | On 3.0 | Still on the air |
| 8 | KTSC Pueblo, CO | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KKTV Colorado Springs, CO | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 13 | KRDO-TV Colorado Springs, CO | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | KXRM-TV Colorado Springs, CO | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 48 | KVSN-DT Pueblo, CO | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
12 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KSPK-LD (30)
- KJCS-LD
- KTLP-LD
- KXTU-LD
- KTNP-LD
- K30JM-D · 3.0
- KTLO-LD
- KZCS-LD
- KWHS-LD
- KCSX-LD
- K16KA-D
- K32OG-D
What to do now
- Rescan your TV. If a channel disappeared recently, it probably moved to a host station’s signal. Settings → Channels → Auto scan.
- Find out if your TV already has a 3.0 tuner. Use the tuner check. If it does, you’re done.
- 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.