Will my TV stop working in New York?
New York · market #1 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 8 of 25
- since October 16, 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 New York is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 3 stations (WLIW, WNYZ-LD, WPIX) 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 New York
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | WEPT-CD Peekskill, NY · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WVVH-CD Southampton, NY · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | WCBS-TV New York, NY | CBS | On 3.0 via WLIW · since October 16, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 4 | WNBC New York, NY | NBC | On 3.0 via WLIW · since October 16, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 5 | WNYW New York, NY | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | WABC-TV New York, NY | ABC | On 3.0 via WPIX · since December 13, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 9 | WWOR-TV Secaucus, NJ | MyNetworkTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | WPIX New York, NY | CW | 3.0 host since December 13, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 13 | WNET Newark, NJ | PBS | On 3.0 via WLIW · since October 16, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 21 | WLIW Garden City, NY | PBS | 3.0 host since October 16, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 25 | WNYE-TV New York, NY | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 31 | WPXN-TV New York, NY | ION Court TV Grit Laff IONPlus Busted Game Show Central HSN QVC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 33 | WJLP Middletown Township, NJ | MeTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 41 | WXTV-DT Paterson, NJ | Univision | On 3.0 via WPIX · since December 13, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 43 | WZME Bridgeport, CT | Story Television | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 47 | WNJU Linden, NJ | Telemundo | On 3.0 via WLIW · since October 16, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 48 | WRNN-TV New Rochelle, NY | Shop LC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 49 | WEDW Stamford, CT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 50 | WNJN Montclair, NJ | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 54 | WTBY-TV Jersey City, NJ | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 55 | WLNY-TV Riverhead, NY | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 58 | WNJB New Brunswick, NJ | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 63 | WMBC-TV Newton, NJ | EstrellaTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 67 | WFTY-DT Smithtown, NY | True Crime Network | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 68 | WFUT-DT Newark, NJ | Unimas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
11 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WHTV-LD (18)
- WNMF-LD (22)
- WNWT-LD (37)
- W02CY-D (45)
- WXNY-LD
- WKOB-LD
- WNYZ-LD · 3.0
- WDYJ-LD
- W29FF-D
- WNYN-LD
- WDYA-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.