Will my TV stop working in Hartford & New Haven?
Hartford & New Haven · market #30 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 6 of 14
- since October 12, 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 Hartford & New Haven is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WEDN, WCCT-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 Hartford & New Haven
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | WRDM-CD Hartford, CT · Class A | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WHNH-CD Manchester, Etc., VT · Class A | Heartland | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WUTH-CD Hartford, CT · Class A | Unimas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | WFSB Hartford, CT | CBS (DT1 & DT4); ION MYSTERY (DT2); LAFF TV (DT3); WWAX (DT4) | On 3.0 via WCCT-TV · since October 12, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 8 | WTNH New Haven, CT | ABC | On 3.0 via WCCT-TV · since October 12, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 18 | WUVN Hartford, CT | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | WCCT-TV Waterbury, CT | CW | 3.0 host since October 12, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 24 | WEDH Hartford, CT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 26 | WHPX-TV New London, CT | ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 30 | WVIT New Britain, CT | NBC | On 3.0 via WCCT-TV · since October 12, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 53 | WEDN Norwich, CT | PBS | 3.0 host since May 31, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 59 | WCTX New Haven, CT | MyNet | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 61 | WTIC-TV Hartford, CT | FOX | On 3.0 via WCCT-TV · since October 12, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 65 | WEDY New Haven, CT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
2 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WRNT-LD
- WWAX-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.