Will my TV stop working in Myrtle Beach-Florence?
Myrtle Beach-Florence · market #102 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 5 of 11
- since April 26, 2024
- 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 Myrtle Beach-Florence is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. One station (WWMB) has 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 Myrtle Beach-Florence
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WGSC-CD Murrells Inlet, SC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WGSI-CD Murrells Inlet, SC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WTNG-CD Rockfish, NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 13 | WBTW Florence, SC | CBS | On 3.0 via WWMB · since April 26, 2024 | Still on the air |
| 15 | WPDE-TV Florence, SC | ABC | On 3.0 via WWMB · since April 26, 2024 | Still on the air |
| 21 | WWMB Florence, SC | ROAR | 3.0 host since April 26, 2024 | Moved to another station |
| 23 | WHMC Conway, SC | PBS | On 3.0 via WWMB · since April 26, 2024 | Still on the air |
| 31 | WUNU Lumberton, NC | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 32 | WMBF-TV Myrtle Beach, SC | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 33 | WJPM-TV Florence, SC | PBS | On 3.0 via WWMB · since April 26, 2024 | Still on the air |
| 43 | WFXB Myrtle Beach, SC | Fox/MeTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
13 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WVEB-LD (22)
- WPEM-LD
- WFDY-LD
- W15DC-D
- W25FQ-D
- W14FB-D
- W33DN-D
- WHEH-LD
- WXIV-LD
- W19FC-D
- W35ED-D
- WMBE-LD
- WQHI-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.