Will my TV stop working in Wausau-Rhinelander?
Your TV market
Wausau-Rhinelander · market #134 of 210
No, not yet — and nothing has changed in your market.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 0 of 9
- 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 Wausau-Rhinelander 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 Wausau-Rhinelander
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | WMOW Crandon, WI | ABC 4.1, Catchy Comedy 4.2, MeTV Toons 4.3, CourtTV 4.4 and True Crime 4.5 | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | WSAW-TV Wausau, WI | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | WAOW Wausau, WI | ABC 9.1, Catchy Comedy 9.2, MeTV Toons 9.3, Court TV 9.4, True Crime 9.5 | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | WJFW-TV Rhinelander, WI | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 20 | WHRM-TV Wausau, WI | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 34 | WYOW Eagle River, WI | CW | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 36 | WLEF-TV Park Falls, WI | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 46 | WTPX-TV Antigo, WI | ION Grit Mystery Laff Bounce ION Plus Busted HSN QVC2 | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| — | WNWE Eagle River, WI | MeTV | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
4 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- W27AU-D
- WZAW-LD
- WRJT-LD
- W36EI-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.