Is KATV (ABC 7) on NextGen TV?
ABC · channel 7 · Little Rock, AR (Little Rock-Pine Bluff market)
Yes. KATV 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 KARZ-TV's transmitter (since June 30, 2021).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KATV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 7
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 22 · UHF
- Network
- ABC
- City of license
- Little Rock, AR
- TV market
- Little Rock-Pine Bluff (#56)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via KARZ-TV
- NextGen TV since
- June 30, 2021
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 33543
How KATV 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.
- KATV’s NextGen TV version airs from KARZ-TV (MyNetworkTV 42) (RF 28).
Questions about KATV
Is KATV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KATV 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 KARZ-TV's transmitter (since June 30, 2021).
Will KATV 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 7?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KATV transmits on real (RF) channel 22, 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 Little Rock-Pine Bluff
- KKYK-CD (Telemundo 30)
- KRAH-CD (Telemundo)
- KLRA-CD (Univision)
- KETS (PBS 2)
- KARK-TV (NBC 4) · 3.0
- KEMV (PBS 6)
- KETG (PBS 9)
- KTHV (CBS 11) · 3.0
- KLRT-TV (FOX 16) · 3.0
- KVTN-DT (25)
- KVTH-DT (26)
- KKAP (IND 36)
- KASN (CW 38)
- KARZ-TV (MyNetworkTV 42) · 3.0
- KMYA-DT (ME-TV 49)
Full Little Rock-Pine Bluff station list and shutoff timeline →