Is WHDT (59) on NextGen TV?
Independent · channel 59 · Stuart, FL (West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce market)
No. WHDT 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.
WHDT at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 59
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 34 · UHF
- Network
- Independent
- City of license
- Stuart, FL
- TV market
- West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce (#38)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 83929
Questions about WHDT
Is WHDT broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WHDT 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 WHDT 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 59?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WHDT 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.
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Other stations in West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce
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- WWHB-CD (ROAR) · 3.0
- WTCN-CD (MyNetworkTV)
- WPTV-TV (NBC 5) · 3.0
- WPEC (CBS 12) · 3.0
- WTCE-TV (21)
- WPBF (ABC 25) · 3.0
- WFLX (FOX 29) · 3.0
- WTVX (CW 34) · 3.0
- WXEL-TV (PBS 42)
- WFGC (CTN 61)
- WPXP-TV (ION 67)
Full West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce station list and shutoff timeline →