Is KARE (NBC 11) on NextGen TV?
NBC · channel 11 · Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul market)
Yes. KARE 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 WUCW's transmitter (since August 16, 2023).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KARE at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 11
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 31 · UHF
- Network
- NBC
- City of license
- Minneapolis, MN
- TV market
- Minneapolis-St. Paul (#15)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via WUCW
- NextGen TV since
- August 16, 2023
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 23079
How KARE 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.
- KARE’s NextGen TV version airs from WUCW (CW 23) (RF 22).
Questions about KARE
Is KARE broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KARE 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 WUCW's transmitter (since August 16, 2023).
Will KARE 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 in the 55 largest markets end old-format signals in February 2028. 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 11?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KARE transmits on real (RF) channel 31, which is UHF. UHF (channels 14–36) is what most indoor antennas are designed for. Reception problems on UHF are usually about distance, walls, or line of sight to the tower — try a window facing the transmitter.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Minneapolis-St. Paul
- KTCA-TV (PBS 2) · 3.0
- WCCO-TV (CBS 4) · 3.0
- KSTP-TV (ABC 5) · 3.0
- KAWE (PBS 9)
- KMSP-TV (FOX 9) · 3.0
- KWCM-TV (PBS 10)
- KCCW-TV (CBS 12)
- KTCI-TV (PBS 17) · 3.0
- KAWB (PBS 22)
- WUCW (CW 23) · 3.0
- KFTC (MyNetworkTV 26)
- WFTC (MyNetworkTV 29)
- KPXM-TV (ION 41)
- KSAX (ABC 42)
- KRWF (ABC 43)
- KSTC-TV (45)
- KONC
Full Minneapolis-St. Paul station list and shutoff timeline →