Is KASW (61) on NextGen TV?
Independent · channel 61 · Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix (Prescott) market)
KASW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KNXV-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KASW at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 61
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 27 · UHF
- Network
- Independent
- City of license
- Phoenix, AZ
- TV market
- Phoenix (Prescott) (#11)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- March 27, 2020
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by KNXV-TV (ABC 15)
- FCC facility ID
- 7143
How KASW 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.
- KASW’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of KPHO-TV (CBS 5), KSAZ-TV (FOX 10), KPNX (NBC 12) and KNXV-TV (ABC 15).
- KASW’s old-format programming now airs from KNXV-TV (ABC 15) (RF 15).
Questions about KASW
Is KASW broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
KASW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KNXV-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will KASW stop working on my TV?
KASW's programming already moved to KNXV-TV's transmitter and is still free over the air in the old format. 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 61?
If channel 61 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to KNXV-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. KASW transmits on real (RF) channel 27, 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 Phoenix (Prescott)
- KTVW-CD (Univision 6)
- KAZT-CD (CW 27)
- KFPH-CD (UniMás 35) · 3.0
- KPDF-CD (TIMELESS TV 41)
- KNAZ-TV (NBC 2)
- KTVK (3) · 3.0
- KPHO-TV (CBS 5) · 3.0
- KMEE-TV (MeTV 6)
- KAZT-TV (CW 7)
- KAET (PBS 8) · 3.0
- KSAZ-TV (FOX 10) · 3.0
- KDTP (IND 11)
- KPNX (NBC 12) · 3.0
- KFPH-DT (UniMás 13)
- KNXV-TV (ABC 15) · 3.0
- KPAZ-TV (TBN 21)
- KTVW-DT (Univision 33) · 3.0
- KTAZ (Telemundo 39) · 3.0
- KUTP (MNT 45)
- KPPX-TV (ION 51)
- KAZF