Is WFXT (FOX 25) on NextGen TV?
FOX · channel 25 · Boston, MA (Boston (Manchester) market)
Yes. WFXT 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 WUNI's transmitter (since December 15, 2022).
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WFXT at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 25
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 34 · UHF
- Network
- FOX
- City of license
- Boston, MA
- TV market
- Boston (Manchester) (#7)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — via WUNI
- NextGen TV since
- December 15, 2022
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 6463
How WFXT 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.
- WFXT’s NextGen TV version airs from WUNI (Univision 66) (RF 27).
Questions about WFXT
Is WFXT broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
Yes. WFXT 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 WUNI's transmitter (since December 15, 2022).
Will WFXT 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 25?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WFXT transmits on real (RF) channel 34, 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? →
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- WMUR-TV (ABC 9)
- WENH-TV (PBS 11)
- WPXG-TV (21)
- WUTF-TV (UniMás 27)
- WSBK-TV (38)
- WGBX-TV (PBS 44)
- WWDP (ROAR 46)
- WYDN (IND 48)
- WWJE-DT (True Crime 50) · 3.0
- WEKW-TV (PBS 52)
- WLVI (CW 56)
- WDPX-TV (Grit 58)
- WNEU (Telemundo 60)
- WMFP (Shop LC 62)
- WUNI (Univision 66) · 3.0
- WBPX-TV (68)
Full Boston (Manchester) station list and shutoff timeline →