Is WEDH (PBS 24) on NextGen TV?
PBS · channel 24 · Hartford, CT (Hartford & New Haven market)
No. WEDH 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.
WEDH at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 24
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 30 · UHF
- Network
- PBS
- City of license
- Hartford, CT
- TV market
- Hartford & New Haven (#30)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 13602
How WEDH 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.
- WEDH’s transmitter also carries the old-format signal of WEDN (PBS 53).
Questions about WEDH
Is WEDH broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WEDH 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 WEDH 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 24?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WEDH transmits on real (RF) channel 30, 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 Hartford & New Haven
- WRDM-CD (Telemundo 19)
- WHNH-CD (Heartland)
- WUTH-CD (UniMás)
- WFSB (CBS 3) · 3.0
- WTNH (ABC 8) · 3.0
- WUVN (Univision 18)
- WCCT-TV (CW 20) · 3.0
- WHPX-TV (ION 26)
- WVIT (NBC 30) · 3.0
- WEDN (PBS 53) · 3.0
- WCTX (MyNet 59)
- WTIC-TV (FOX 61) · 3.0
- WEDY (PBS 65)
Full Hartford & New Haven station list and shutoff timeline →