Will my TV stop working in Fresno-Visalia?
Fresno-Visalia · market #54 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 5 of 17
- since June 9, 2022
- Proposed shutoff of old (1.0) signals
- February 2028
- Wave 1 · 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 Fresno-Visalia is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (KKDJ-LD, KFRE-TV) 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 55 largest markets switch off old-format signals starting February 2028. 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 Fresno-Visalia
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | KTVG-CD Visalia, CA · Class A | Family TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | K17JI-D Fresno, CA · Class A | 3ABN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 22 | KZMM-CD Fresno, CA · Class A | CRTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 49 | KMPH-CD Merced-Mariposa, CA · Class A | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | KAIL Fresno, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 18 | KVPT Fresno, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | KFTV-DT Hanford, CA | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 24 | KSEE Fresno, CA | NBC | On 3.0 via KFRE-TV · since June 9, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 26 | KMPH-TV Visalia, CA | FOX | On 3.0 via KFRE-TV · since June 9, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 27 | KEDZ Tulare, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 30 | KFSN-TV Fresno, CA | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 43 | KGMC Merced, CA | Estrella TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 47 | KGPE Fresno, CA | CBS | On 3.0 via KFRE-TV · since June 9, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 49 | KIFR Visalia, CA | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 51 | KNSO Clovis, CA | TELEMUNDO | On 3.0 via KFRE-TV · since June 9, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 59 | KFRE-TV Sanger, CA | CW | 3.0 host since June 9, 2022 | Moved to another station |
| 61 | KTFF-DT Porterville, CA | UniMas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
13 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KVHF-LD (4)
- KBID-LD (31)
- KTFF-LD (41)
- KNXT-LD (53)
- KJKZ-LD
- KVVG-LD
- KBNK-LD
- KKDJ-LD · 3.0
- K13ZL-D
- KHSC-LD
- KJEO-LD
- KMSG-LD
- KFVD-LD
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.