Will my TV stop working in Montgomery-Selma?
Your TV market
Montgomery-Selma · market #121 of 210
No, not yet — and nothing has changed in your market.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 0 of 12
- 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 Montgomery-Selma 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 Montgomery-Selma
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WBXM-CD Selma, AL · Class A | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | WDIQ Dozier, AL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 8 | WAKA Selma, AL | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | WSFA Montgomery, AL | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | WCOV-TV Montgomery, AL | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 22 | WBMM Tuskegee, AL | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 26 | WAIQ Montgomery, AL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 29 | WBIH Selma, AL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 32 | WNCF Montgomery, AL | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 41 | WIIQ Demopolis, AL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 45 | WMCF-TV Montgomery, AL | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 67 | WIYC Troy, AL | COZI | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
9 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WQAP-LD (36)
- WETU-LD
- WALE-LD
- W35EE-D
- W13DT-D
- WTMU-LD
- W26FE-D
- WDSF-LD
- W30EL-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.