Will my TV stop working in San Francisco-Oak-San Jose?
San Francisco-Oak-San Jose · market #6 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 6 of 27
- since March 29, 2023
- 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 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (KRON-TV, KBKF-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 San Francisco-Oak-San Jose
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAXT-CD San Franciso, San Jo, CA · Class A | Catchy Comedy | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 28 | KDTV-CD Santa Rosa, CA · Class A | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 28 | KCNZ-CD San Francisco, CA · Class A | LATV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KTVU Oakland, CA | Independent | On 3.0 via KRON-TV · since March 29, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 4 | KRON-TV San Francisco, CA | CW | 3.0 host since March 29, 2023 | Moved to another station |
| 5 | KPIX-TV San Francisco, CA | CBS | On 3.0 via KRON-TV · since March 29, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 6 | KEDB Fort Bragg, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | KGO-TV San Francisco, CA | ABC | On 3.0 via KRON-TV · since March 29, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 8 | KQSL Cloverdale, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | KQED San Francisco, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KNTV San Jose, CA | NBC | On 3.0 via KRON-TV · since March 29, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 14 | KDTV-DT San Francisco, CA | Univision | On 3.0 via KRON-TV · since March 29, 2023 | Still on the air |
| 20 | KOFY-TV San Francisco, CA | Merit Street | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 22 | KRCB Cotati, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 26 | KTSF San Francisco, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 32 | KMTP-TV San Francisco, CA | ETV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 36 | KICU-TV San Jose, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 38 | KCNS San Francisco, CA | Shop LC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 42 | KTNC-TV Concord, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 44 | KPYX San Francisco, CA | Independent | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 48 | KSTS San Jose, CA | Telemundo | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 50 | KEMO-TV Fremont, CA | TIMELESS TV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 54 | KQEH San Jose, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 60 | KPJK San Mateo, CA | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 65 | KKPX-TV San Jose, CA | ION Bounce Court TV IONPlus Laff Busted Game Show Central QVC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 66 | KFSF-DT Vallejo, CA | UniMas | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 68 | KTLN-TV Palo Alto, CA | Heroes & Icons | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
7 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KPJC-LD (12)
- KQTA-LD (15)
- KMMC-LD (30)
- KBKF-LD · 3.0
- KDAS-LD
- KDTS-LD
- KURK-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.