Will my TV stop working in Monterey-Salinas?
Your TV market
Monterey-Salinas · market #125 of 210
No, not yet — and nothing has changed in your market.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 0 of 7
- 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 Monterey-Salinas is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive.
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 Monterey-Salinas
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | KDJT-CD Salinas/Monterey,Etc, CA · Class A | Unimas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 39 | KMMD-CD Salinas, CA · Class A | CourtTV, Grit, LAFF, Mistery | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 8 | KSBW Salinas, CA | NBC, ABC, Estrella TV, Story TV, Nosey TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 25 | KQET Watsonville, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 35 | KCBA Salinas, CA | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 46 | KION-TV Monterey, CA | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 67 | KSMS-TV Monterey, CA | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
14 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KLFB-LD
- KBIT-LD
- K31OL-D
- KMUV-LD
- K15CU-D
- KMBY-LD
- KBNY-LD
- KMBT-LD
- K33QY-D
- K14TG-D
- KMCE-LD
- K21PI-D
- K09AAF-D
- KOTR-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.