Is KMTW (ROAR 36) on NextGen TV?
ROAR · channel 36 · Hutchinson, KS (Wichita-Hutchinson Plus market)
KMTW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KSAS-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KMTW at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 36
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 35 · UHF
- Network
- ROAR
- City of license
- Hutchinson, KS
- TV market
- Wichita-Hutchinson Plus (#65)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- October 25, 2022
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by KSAS-TV (FOX 24)
- FCC facility ID
- 77063
How KMTW 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.
- KMTW’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of KSNW (NBC 3), KAKE (ABC 10) and KSAS-TV (FOX 24).
- KMTW’s old-format programming now airs from KSAS-TV (FOX 24) (RF 26).
Questions about KMTW
Is KMTW broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
KMTW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KSAS-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will KMTW stop working on my TV?
KMTW's programming already moved to KSAS-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 36?
If channel 36 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to KSAS-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. KMTW transmits on real (RF) channel 35, 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 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)
- KAKE (ABC 10) · 3.0
- 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
- KDCU-DT (Univision 46)
Full Wichita-Hutchinson Plus station list and shutoff timeline →