Is KFOX-TV (FOX 14) on NextGen TV?
FOX · channel 14 · El Paso, TX (El Paso (Las Cruces) market)
KFOX-TV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KTSM-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KFOX-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 14
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 15 · UHF
- Network
- FOX
- City of license
- El Paso, TX
- TV market
- El Paso (Las Cruces) (#91)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- December 13, 2023
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by KTSM-TV (NBC 9)
- FCC facility ID
- 33716
How KFOX-TV 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.
- KFOX-TV’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of KDBC-TV (CBS 4), KVIA-TV (ABC 7), KTSM-TV (NBC 9) and KTDO (Telemundo 48).
- KFOX-TV’s old-format programming now airs from KTSM-TV (NBC 9) (RF 16).
Questions about KFOX-TV
Is KFOX-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
KFOX-TV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KTSM-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will KFOX-TV stop working on my TV?
KFOX-TV's programming already moved to KTSM-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 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 14?
If channel 14 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to KTSM-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. KFOX-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 15, 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 El Paso (Las Cruces)
- KDBC-TV (CBS 4) · 3.0
- KVIA-TV (ABC 7) · 3.0
- KTSM-TV (NBC 9) · 3.0
- KCOS (PBS 13)
- KRWG-TV (PBS 22)
- KINT-TV (Univision 26)
- KSCE (ETV 38)
- KTDO (Telemundo 48) · 3.0
- KTFN (UniMás 65)
Full El Paso (Las Cruces) station list and shutoff timeline →