Will my TV stop working in Los Angeles?
Los Angeles · market #2 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 5 of 31
- since December 7, 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 Los Angeles is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 4 stations (KTTV, KFLA-LD, KCOP-TV, KZNO-LD) 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 Los Angeles
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | KSFV-CD Los Angeles, CA · Class A | MeTV Toons | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 14 | KPOM-CD Ontario, CA · Class A | Catchy Comedy | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | KNLA-CD Los Angeles, CA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 25 | KNET-CD Los Angeles, CA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 38 | KSKJ-CD Van Nuys, CA · Class A | TIMELESS TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 48 | KHTV-CD Los Angeles, CA · Class A | MeTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KCBS-TV Los Angeles, CA | CBS | On 3.0 via KCOP-TV · since August 24, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 4 | KNBC Los Angeles, CA | NBC | On 3.0 via KCOP-TV · since August 24, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 5 | KTLA Los Angeles, CA | CW | On 3.0 via KCOP-TV · since August 24, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 7 | KABC-TV Los Angeles, CA | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | KCAL-TV Los Angeles, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KTTV Los Angeles, CA | FOX | 3.0 host since December 7, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 13 | KCOP-TV Los Angeles, CA | MyNet | 3.0 host since August 24, 2022 | Moved to another station |
| 18 | KSCI Long Beach, CA | Shop LC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | KVME-TV Bishop, CA | JTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 22 | KSCN-TV Los Angeles, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 24 | KVCR-DT San Bernardino, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 28 | KCET Los Angeles, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 30 | KPXN-TV San Bernardino, CA | ION Court TV IONPlus Laff Game Show Central Busted HSN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 34 | KMEX-DT Los Angeles, CA | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 40 | KTBN-TV Santa Ana, CA | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 44 | KXLA Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 46 | KFTR-DT Ontario, CA | UniMas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 52 | KVEA Corona, CA | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 54 | KAZA-TV Avalon, CA | https://metv.com/ | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 56 | KDOC-TV Anaheim, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 57 | KJLA Ventura, CA | Vision Latina | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 58 | KLCS Los Angeles, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 62 | KRCA Riverside, CA | EstrellaTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 63 | KWHY Garden Grove, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 64 | KILM Inglewood, CA | Bounce | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
15 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KZNO-LD (12) · 3.0
- KRVD-LD (33)
- KTAV-LD (35)
- KSGA-LD
- KIMG-LD
- KSMV-LD
- KFLA-LD · 3.0
- KEDD-LD
- KVHD-LD
- KHIZ-LD
- KTBV-LD
- KRMV-LD
- KIIO-LD
- KZSW-LD
- K21MO-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.