Will my TV stop working in Little Rock-Pine Bluff?
Little Rock-Pine Bluff · market #56 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 5 of 16
- since June 30, 2021
- 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 Little Rock-Pine Bluff is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. One station (KARZ-TV) 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 Little Rock-Pine Bluff
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | KKYK-CD Little Rock, AR · Class A | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KRAH-CD Morrilton, AR · Class A | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KLRA-CD Little Rock, AR · Class A | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KETS Little Rock, AR | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 4 | KARK-TV Little Rock, AR | NBC | On 3.0 via KARZ-TV · since June 30, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 6 | KEMV Mountain View, AR | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | KATV Little Rock, AR | ABC | On 3.0 via KARZ-TV · since June 30, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 9 | KETG Arkadelphia, AR | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KTHV Little Rock, AR | CBS | On 3.0 via KARZ-TV · since June 30, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 16 | KLRT-TV Little Rock, AR | FOX | On 3.0 via KARZ-TV · since June 30, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 25 | KVTN-DT Pine Bluff, AR | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 26 | KVTH-DT Hot Springs, AR | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 36 | KKAP Little Rock, AR | IND | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 38 | KASN Pine Bluff, AR | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 42 | KARZ-TV Little Rock, AR | MyNetworkTV | 3.0 host since June 30, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 49 | KMYA-DT Camden, AR | ME-TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
8 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- K15MO-D
- KIPB-LD
- KTVV-LD
- DWPYM-LD
- KKME-LD
- KWMO-LD
- K23OW-D
- KENH-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.