Will my TV stop working in Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk?
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk · market #40 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 6 of 18
- since April 22, 2021
- 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 Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WXSP-CD, WOLP-CD) 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 Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WOGC-CD Holland, MI · Class A | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WOHO-CD Holland, MI · Class A | MyNet | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WMKG-CD Muskegon, MI · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WOKZ-CD Kalamazoo, MI · Class A | MyNet | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WXSP-CD Grand Rapids, MI · Class A | MyNet | 3.0 host since April 22, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| — | WOBC-CD Battle Creek, MI · Class A | MyNet | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WOMS-CD Muskegon, MI · Class A | MyNet | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WOLP-CD Grand Rapids, MI · Class A | MyNet | 3.0 host since April 22, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 3 | WWMT Kalamazoo, MI | CBS | On 3.0 via WOLP-CD · since April 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 8 | WOOD-TV Grand Rapids, MI | NBC | On 3.0 via WXSP-CD · since April 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 13 | WZZM Grand Rapids, MI | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 17 | WXMI Grand Rapids, MI | FOX, Antenna TV, Bounce TV, ION Plus, GetTV, QVC | On 3.0 via WXSP-CD · since April 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 35 | WGVU-TV Grand Rapids, MI | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 41 | WOTV Battle Creek, MI | ABC | On 3.0 via WXSP-CD · since April 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 43 | WZPX-TV Battle Creek, MI | ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 52 | WGVK Kalamazoo, MI | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 54 | WTLJ Muskegon, MI | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 64 | WLLA Kalamazoo, MI | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
4 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WUHO-LD
- WUHQ-LD
- W18ER-D
- W31FF-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.