Will my TV stop working in Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg?
Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg · market #81 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 Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg 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 Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | KPLE-CD Killeen, TX · Class A | TCT Network | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | W29CI-D Salem, IL · Class A | 3ABN | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | WSIL-TV Harrisburg, IL | ABC, Heroes & Icons, True Crime, Court, ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 6 | WPSD-TV Paducah, KY | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 8 | WSIU-TV Carbondale, IL | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | KFVS-TV Cape Girardeau, MO | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 15 | KPOB-TV Poplar Bluff, MO | ABC, Heroes & Icons, True Crime, Court, ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | WKMU Murray, KY | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 23 | KBSI Cape Girardeau, MO | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 27 | WTCT Marion, IL | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 29 | WKPD Paducah, KY | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 49 | WDKA Paducah, KY | My Network TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
2 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WQWQ-LD
- WUWT-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.