Will my TV stop working in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale?
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale · market #16 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 6 of 18
- since January 5, 2023
- 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 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 4 stations (WEYS-LD, WPLG, WTVJ, WDFL-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 Miami-Ft. Lauderdale
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WCAY-CD Key West, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WBEH-CD Miami, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | WPBT Miami, FL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 4 | WFOR-TV Miami, FL | CBS | On 3.0 via WTVJ · since January 5, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 6 | WTVJ Miami, FL | NBC | 3.0 host since January 5, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 7 | WSVN Miami, FL | FOX | On 3.0 via WPLG · since December 4, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 8 | WGEN-TV Key West, FL | EstrellaTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 10 | WPLG Miami, FL | ABC (affiliation ended 08/04/2025) | 3.0 host since December 4, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 17 | WLRN-TV Miami, FL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 22 | WSBS-TV Key West, FL | MegaTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 23 | WLTV-DT Miami, FL | Univision | On 3.0 via WTVJ · since January 5, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 33 | WBFS-TV Miami, FL | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 35 | WPXM-TV Miami, FL | ION Bounce Grit Laff Busted HSN Game Show Central Mystery | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 39 | WSFL-TV Miami, FL | 39.1 Independent; 39.2 Court TV, 39.3 Antenna TV, 39.4 ION Plus, 39.5 QVC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 45 | WHFT-TV Miami, FL | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 51 | WSCV Fort Lauderdale, FL | TELEMUNDO | On 3.0 via WTVJ · since January 5, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 63 | WBEC-TV Boca Raton, FL | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 69 | WAMI-DT Hollywood, FL | Unimas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
15 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WTXI-LD (11)
- WDGT-LD (14)
- WDFL-LD (18) · 3.0
- WEYS-LD (31) · 3.0
- WFUN-LD (48)
- WURH-LD
- WGZT-LD
- WWSM-LD
- WLMF-LD
- WFIB-LD
- WFSF-LD
- W25DQ-D
- W16CL-D
- WMDF-LD
- W33EP-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.