Is KSAT-TV (ABC 12) on NextGen TV?
ABC · channel 12 · San Antonio, TX (San Antonio market)
KSAT-TV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KLRN's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KSAT-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 12
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 12 · VHF-high
- Network
- ABC
- City of license
- San Antonio, TX
- TV market
- San Antonio (#33)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- February 22, 2024
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by KLRN (PBS 9)
- FCC facility ID
- 53118
How KSAT-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.
- KSAT-TV’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of KENS (CBS 5), KLRN (PBS 9), KWEX-DT (Univision 41) and KVDA (Telemundo 60).
- KSAT-TV’s old-format programming now airs from KLRN (PBS 9) (RF 9).
Questions about KSAT-TV
Is KSAT-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
KSAT-TV's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to KLRN's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will KSAT-TV stop working on my TV?
KSAT-TV's programming already moved to KLRN'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 12?
If channel 12 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to KLRN's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. KSAT-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 12, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
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Other stations in San Antonio
- K25OB-D (14)
- KGMM-CD (Merit Street 24)
- KVDF-CD (CRTV 31)
- KCOR-CD (Univision 34)
- KCWX (2) · 3.0
- WOAI-TV (NBC 4) · 3.0
- KENS (CBS 5) · 3.0
- KLRN (PBS 9) · 3.0
- KYVV-TV (Merit Street 10)
- KVAW (16)
- KNIC-DT (UniMás 17)
- KHCE-TV (23)
- KPXL-TV (26)
- KABB (FOX 29) · 3.0
- KMYS (ROAR 35) · 3.0
- KWEX-DT (Univision 41) · 3.0
- KVDA (Telemundo 60) · 3.0