Will my TV stop working in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus?
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus · market #65 of 210
Not yet — but your market has already started the switch.
- Stations already on NextGen TV (3.0)
- 7 of 23
- since July 28, 2022
- 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 Wichita-Hutchinson Plus is still sending a signal your current antenna TV can receive. 2 stations (KSCW-DT, KMTW) 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 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 Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | KAGW-CD Wichita, KS · Class A | COZI | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 2 | KSNC Great Bend, KS | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | KSWK Lakin, KS | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 3 | KSNW Wichita, KS | NBC | On 3.0 via KMTW · since October 25, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 4 | KLBY Colby, KS | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 6 | KBSD-DT Ensign, KS | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 7 | KBSH-DT Hays, KS | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 8 | KPTS Hutchinson, KS | PBS | On 3.0 via KSCW-DT · since July 28, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 8 | KSNK Mccook, NE | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 9 | KOOD Hays, KS | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 10 | KAKE Wichita, KS | ABC | On 3.0 via KMTW · since October 25, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 10 | KBSL-DT Goodland, KS | CBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 11 | KSNG Garden City, KS | NBC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 12 | KWCH-DT Hutchinson, KS | CBS | On 3.0 via KSCW-DT · since July 28, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 13 | KUPK Garden City, KS | ABC | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 14 | KOCW Hoisington, KS | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 18 | KAAS-TV Salina, KS | FOX | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 19 | KWKS Colby, KS | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 21 | KDCK Dodge City, KS | PBS | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
| 24 | KSAS-TV Wichita, KS | FOX | On 3.0 via KMTW · since October 25, 2022 | Still on the air |
| 33 | KSCW-DT Wichita, KS | CW | 3.0 host since July 28, 2022 | Moved to another station |
| 36 | KMTW Hutchinson, KS | ROAR | 3.0 host since October 25, 2022 | Moved to another station |
| 46 | KDCU-DT Derby, KS | Univision | 1.0 only | Still on the air |
14 low-power stations in this market (not covered by the proposed shutoff rules)
- KSAS-LP
- KAAS-LP
- KFVT-LD
- KCTU-LD
- KSMI-LD
- K29NL-D
- KHDS-LD
- KGBD-LD
- KWKD-LD
- KWNB-LD
- KSNL-LD
- KGCE-LD
- KDDC-LD
- K29JU-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.