Is KAKE (ABC 10) on NextGen TV?
ABC · channel 10 · Wichita, KS (Wichita-Hutchinson Plus market)
Yes. KAKE still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KMTW's transmitter (since October 25, 2022).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KAKE at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 10
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 10 · VHF-high
- Network
- ABC
- City of license
- Wichita, KS
- TV market
- Wichita-Hutchinson Plus (#65)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via KMTW
- NextGen TV since
- October 25, 2022
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 65522
How KAKE shares transmitters
During the switch, stations in a market pair up: one transmitter (the “lighthouse”) goes NextGen-only and carries everyone’s 3.0 versions, while its own old-format programming moves to a partner. Your TV shows the same channel numbers either way.
- KAKE’s NextGen TV version airs from KMTW (ROAR 36) (RF 35).
Questions about KAKE
Is KAKE broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KAKE still broadcasts its regular signal from its own transmitter, so nothing changed for your TV. A NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) version also airs from KMTW's transmitter (since October 25, 2022).
Will KAKE stop working on my TV?
Not under today's rules. Any full-power or Class A station that switches to NextGen TV must keep an old-format (ATSC 1.0) simulcast on the air, and that requirement has no end date. What could change it: broadcasters have asked the FCC to let full-power stations outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030. The FCC's own October 2025 proposal leaned the other way — letting each station choose when to stop. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026.
Why can't I get channel 10?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KAKE transmits on real (RF) channel 10, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
- KAGW-CD (COZI)
- KSNC (NBC 2)
- KSWK (PBS 3)
- KSNW (NBC 3) · 3.0
- KLBY (ABC 4)
- KBSD-DT (CBS 6)
- KBSH-DT (CBS 7)
- KPTS (PBS 8) · 3.0
- KSNK (NBC 8)
- KOOD (PBS 9)
- KBSL-DT (CBS 10)
- KSNG (NBC 11)
- KWCH-DT (CBS 12) · 3.0
- KUPK (ABC 13)
- KOCW (FOX 14)
- KAAS-TV (FOX 18)
- KWKS (PBS 19)
- KDCK (PBS 21)
- KSAS-TV (FOX 24) · 3.0
- KSCW-DT (CW 33) · 3.0
- KMTW (ROAR 36) · 3.0
- KDCU-DT (Univision 46)
Full Wichita-Hutchinson Plus station list and shutoff timeline →