Is KUSA (NBC 9) on NextGen TV?
NBC · channel 9 · Denver, CO (Denver market)
Yes. KUSA 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 KWGN-TV's transmitter (since December 21, 2020).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
KUSA at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 9
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 9 · VHF-high
- Network
- NBC
- City of license
- Denver, CO
- TV market
- Denver (#17)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via KWGN-TV
- NextGen TV since
- December 21, 2020
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 23074
How KUSA 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.
- KUSA’s NextGen TV version airs from KWGN-TV (CW 2) (RF 34).
Questions about KUSA
Is KUSA broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. KUSA 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 KWGN-TV's transmitter (since December 21, 2020).
Will KUSA 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 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 9?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. KUSA transmits on real (RF) channel 9, 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.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Denver
- KSBS-CD (10)
- KVAI-CD
- KQDK-CD (CTN)
- KWGN-TV (CW 2) · 3.0
- KCDO-TV (3)
- KREG-TV (MeTV 3)
- KCNC-TV (CBS 4)
- KRMA-TV (PBS 6)
- KMGH-TV (ABC 7) · 3.0
- KWYP-DT (PBS 8)
- KFNR (FOX 11)
- KBDI-TV (PBS 12)
- KRNE-TV (PBS 12)
- KTNE-TV (PBS 13)
- KCEC (Univision 14)
- KTVD (MyNetworkTV 20)
- KFCT (FOX 22)
- KDEN-TV (Telemundo 25)
- KDVR (FOX 31) · 3.0
- KPJR-TV (TBN 38)
- KRMT (IND 41)
- KTFD-TV (UniMás 50)
- KETD (EstrellaTV 53)
- KPXC-TV (ION 59)