Will my TV stop working in Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws?
Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws · market #42 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 4 of 17
- since November 20, 2020
- 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 Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WNLO-CD, WMTO-LD) 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 Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WNLO-CD Norfolk, VA · Class A | Independent | 3.0 host since November 20, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| — | WYSJ-CD Yorktown, VA · Class A | Story Television | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WJGN-CD Chesapeake, VA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WITD-CD Chesapeake, VA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WKTD-CD Portsmouth, VA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WPMC-CD Mappsville, VA · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | WUND-TV Edenton, NC | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | WTKR Norfolk, VA | CBS, Court TV, Bounce, HSN, QVC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 4 | WSKY-TV Manteo, NC | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 10 | WAVY-TV Portsmouth, VA | NBC | On 3.0 via WNLO-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 13 | WVEC Hampton, VA | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 15 | WHRO-TV Hampton-Norfolk, VA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | WTPC-TV Virginia Beach, VA | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 27 | WGNT Portsmouth, VA | Antenna TV, Grit, DABL, QVC2, HSN2 | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 33 | WTVZ-TV Norfolk, VA | MYNET | On 3.0 via WNLO-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 43 | WVBT Virginia Beach, VA | FOX | On 3.0 via WNLO-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 49 | WPXV-TV Norfolk, VA | ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
9 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WVAD-LD
- W26EV-D
- W28CJ-D
- W17CT-D
- W24EC-D
- W26EY-D
- WMTO-LD · 3.0
- W30DN-D
- W22EN-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.