Is WESH (NBC 2) on NextGen TV?
NBC · channel 2 · Daytona Beach, FL (Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn market)
WESH's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WKCF's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WESH at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 2
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 11 · VHF-high
- Network
- NBC, MeTV
- City of license
- Daytona Beach, FL
- TV market
- Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn (#18)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- June 22, 2021
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by WKCF (CW 18)
- FCC facility ID
- 25738
How WESH 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.
- WESH’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of WKCF (CW 18) and WUCF-TV (PBS 24).
- WESH’s old-format programming now airs from WKCF (CW 18) (RF 23).
Questions about WESH
Is WESH broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
WESH's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WKCF's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will WESH stop working on my TV?
WESH's programming already moved to WKCF'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 2?
If channel 2 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to WKCF's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. WESH transmits on real (RF) channel 11, 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 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn
- WTMO-CD (Telemundo)
- WHDO-CD
- WRCF-CD (UniMás) · 3.0
- WDYB-CD
- WKME-CD (Telemundo)
- WZXZ-CD
- WMVJ-CD (Telemundo)
- WKMG-TV (CBS 6) · 3.0
- WFTV (ABC 9) · 3.0
- WDSC-TV (PBS 15)
- WKCF (CW 18) · 3.0
- WUCF-TV (PBS 24) · 3.0
- WOTF-TV (Grit 26)
- WRDQ (Telemundo 27) · 3.0
- WOFL (FOX 35) · 3.0
- WVEN-TV (Univision 43)
- WTGL (ETV 45)
- WHLV-TV (TBN 52)
- WACX (55)
- WOPX-TV (ION 56)
- WRBW (FOX 65) · 3.0
Full Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn station list and shutoff timeline →