Is WDME-CD (MeTV) on NextGen TV?
MeTV · Washington, DC (Washington DC (Hagrstwn) market)
No. WDME-CD broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WDME-CD at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- —
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 20 · UHF
- Network
- MeTV
- City of license
- Washington, DC
- TV market
- Washington DC (Hagrstwn) (#8)
- License type
- Class A (low-power with full-power protections)
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 168449
Questions about WDME-CD
Is WDME-CD broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WDME-CD broadcasts only the current (ATSC 1.0) signal that every digital TV can receive. There is no NextGen TV filing for it on record with the FCC.
Will WDME-CD 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 request names full-power stations; how a final order treats Class A stations is still open). 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 WDME-CD?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WDME-CD transmits on real (RF) channel 20, 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 Washington DC (Hagrstwn)
- WZDC-CD (Telemundo 44)
- WMDO-CD (LATV)
- WDCO-CD
- WIAV-CD · 3.0
- WRC-TV (NBC 4) · 3.0
- WTTG (FOX 5) · 3.0
- WJLA-TV (ABC 7) · 3.0
- WUSA (CBS 9) · 3.0
- WFDC-DT (Univision 14)
- WDCA (MNT 20)
- WDVM-TV (25)
- WETA-TV (PBS 26)
- WNVC (ETV 30)
- WNVT (ETV 30)
- WWPB (PBS 31)
- WHUT-TV (PBS 32) · 3.0
- WMDE (Shop LC 36)
- WVPY (PBS 42)
- WDCW (CW 50)
- WWPX-TV (60)
- WFPT (PBS 62)
- WPXW-TV (66)
- WJAL (Altavision 68)
Full Washington DC (Hagrstwn) station list and shutoff timeline →