Will my TV stop working in Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)?
Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) · market #25 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 9 of 19
- since November 17, 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 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle) is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (WRDC, WNGT-CD) 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 Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle)
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | WNGT-CD Raleigh, NC · Class A | Independent | 3.0 host since November 20, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| 54 | WRTD-CD Raleigh, NC · Class A | TELEMUNDO | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WHFL-CD Goldsboro, NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WYBE-CD Pinehurst, NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WBFT-CD Sanford, NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WUBX-CD Durham, Etc., NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WHIG-CD Rocky Mount, NC · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 4 | WUNC-TV Chapel Hill, NC | PBS | On 3.0 via WNGT-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 5 | WRAL-TV Raleigh, NC | NBC | On 3.0 via WNGT-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 11 | WTVD Durham, NC | ABC | On 3.0 via WRDC · since November 17, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 17 | WNCN Goldsboro, NC | CBS | On 3.0 via WRDC · since November 17, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 22 | WLFL Raleigh, NC | CW | On 3.0 via WRDC · since November 17, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 28 | WRDC Durham, NC | My Network | 3.0 host since November 17, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| 30 | WRAY-TV Wake Forest, NC | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 36 | WUNP-TV Roanoke Rapids, NC | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 40 | WUVC-DT Fayetteville, NC | Univision | On 3.0 via WRDC · since November 17, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 47 | WRPX-TV Rocky Mount, NC | ION Court TV IONPlus Game Show Central CRIME Busted QVC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 50 | WRAZ Raleigh, NC | FOX | On 3.0 via WNGT-CD · since November 20, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 62 | WFPX-TV Archer Lodge, NC | Bounce | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
8 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- WNCB-LD (16)
- WIRP-LD (27)
- W33EI-D
- WDRH-LD
- WDRN-LD
- WACN-LD
- WTNC-LD
- WWIW-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.