Will my TV stop working in Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)?
Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) · market #59 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 6 of 17
- since September 22, 2020
- 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 Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WJTC, WFNA) 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 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 Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WDES-CD Destin, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WBQP-CD Pensacola, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | WEAR-TV Pensacola, FL | ABC | On 3.0 via WJTC · since September 22, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 5 | WKRG-TV Mobile, AL | CBS | On 3.0 via WFNA · since September 22, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 10 | WALA-TV Mobile, AL | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 15 | WPMI-TV Mobile, AL | ROAR | On 3.0 via WJTC · since September 22, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 18 | WDPM-DT Mobile, AL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | WMPV-TV Mobile, AL | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 23 | WSRE Pensacola, FL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 33 | WHBR Pensacola, FL | Christian Television Network | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 35 | WFGX Fort Walton Beach, FL | MyNetworkTV | On 3.0 via WFNA · since September 22, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 42 | WEIQ Mobile, AL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 44 | WJTC Pensacola, FL | Independent | 3.0 host since September 22, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| 48 | WFBD Destin, FL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 53 | WPAN Fort Walton Beach, FL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 55 | WFNA Gulf Shores, AL | CW | 3.0 host since September 22, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| 58 | WAWD Fort Walton Beach, FL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
8 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WWBH-LD
- WCTU-LD
- W19CO-D
- WGOX-LD
- WEDS-LD
- W31EP-D
- W27EP-D
- WMBP-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.