Will my TV stop working in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City · market #34 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 7 of 23
- since June 16, 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 Salt Lake City is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (KJZZ-TV, KEJT-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 Salt Lake City
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | KEJT-CD Salt Lake City, UT · Class A | Telemundo | 3.0 host since February 4, 2026 | Moved to another station |
| — | KSVN-CD Ogden, UT · Class A | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KULX-CD Ogden, UT · Class A | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KUTV Salt Lake City, UT | CBS | On 3.0 via KJZZ-TV · since June 16, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 4 | KTVX Salt Lake City, UT | ABC | On 3.0 via KJZZ-TV · since June 16, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 5 | KSL-TV Salt Lake City, UT | NBC | On 3.0 via KEJT-CD · since February 4, 2026 | Still on the air |
| 7 | KUED Salt Lake City, UT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 8 | KCSG Cedar City, UT | MeTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | KUEN Ogden, UT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 10 | KENV-DT Elko, NV | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KBYU-TV Provo, UT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | KMYU St. George, UT | My Network | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 13 | KSTU Salt Lake City, UT | FOX, ION | On 3.0 via KEJT-CD · since February 4, 2026 | Still on the air |
| 14 | KJZZ-TV Salt Lake City, UT | Independent | 3.0 host since June 16, 2020 | Moved to another station |
| 16 | KUPX-TV Provo, UT | Utah 16 Grit Laff ION IONPlus Busted Game Show Central HSN HSN2 | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 16 | KEMS Vernal, UT | ION | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 18 | KUEW St. George, UT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 19 | KUES Richfield, UT | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | KTMW Salt Lake City, UT | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 24 | KPNZ Ogden, UT | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 30 | KUCW Ogden, UT | CW | On 3.0 via KJZZ-TV · since June 16, 2020 | Still on the air |
| 32 | KUTH-DT Provo, UT | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | KCBU Price, UT | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
9 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KUTA-LD (3)
- KUCL-LD
- K16LW-D
- KCVB-LD
- KKRP-LD
- KSUD-LD
- KBTU-LD
- KPDR-LD
- K31QF-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.