Will my TV stop working in Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn?
Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn · market #18 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 9 of 22
- since March 2, 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 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 3 stations (WRCF-CD, WESH, WRBW) 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 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | WTMO-CD Orlando, FL · Class A | TELEMUNDO | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WHDO-CD Orlando, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WRCF-CD Orlando, FL · Class A | Unimas | 3.0 host since March 2, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| — | WDYB-CD Daytona Beach, FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WKME-CD Kissimmee, FL · Class A | TELEMUNDO | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WZXZ-CD Orlando, Etc., FL · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WMVJ-CD Melbourne, FL · Class A | TELEMUNDO | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | WESH Daytona Beach, FL | NBC, MeTV | 3.0 host since June 22, 2021 | Moved to another station |
| 6 | WKMG-TV Orlando, FL | CBS | On 3.0 via WRBW · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 9 | WFTV Orlando, FL | ABC, Laff, Ion Mystery, Me TV Toons | On 3.0 via WRBW · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 15 | WDSC-TV New Smyrna Beach, FL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 18 | WKCF Clermont, FL | CW, ESTRELLA, TRUE CRIME NETWORK | On 3.0 via WESH · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 24 | WUCF-TV Orlando, FL | PBS | On 3.0 via WESH · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 26 | WOTF-TV Daytona Beach, FL | Grit | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 27 | WRDQ Orlando, FL | Independent, Court TV, Telemundo, HSN | On 3.0 via WRBW · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 35 | WOFL Orlando, FL | FOX | On 3.0 via WRBW · since June 22, 2021 | Still on the air |
| 43 | WVEN-TV Melbourne, FL | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 45 | WTGL Leesburg, FL | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 52 | WHLV-TV Cocoa, FL | TBN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 55 | WACX Leesburg, FL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 56 | WOPX-TV Melbourne, FL | ION Bounce Grit IONPlus Busted Game Show Central QVC HSN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 65 | WRBW Orlando, FL | FOX | 3.0 host since June 22, 2021 | Moved to another station |
9 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WSCF-LD (30)
- WFEF-LD (50)
- WPXB-LD
- WDTO-LD
- WSWF-LD
- WATV-LD
- W19EM-D
- WOFT-LD
- WOME-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.