Is WJTC (44) on NextGen TV?
Independent · channel 44 · Pensacola, FL (Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) market)
WJTC's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WPMI-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WJTC at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 44
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 35 · UHF
- Network
- Independent
- City of license
- Pensacola, FL
- TV market
- Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) (#59)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- September 22, 2020
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by WPMI-TV (ROAR 15)
- FCC facility ID
- 41210
How WJTC 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.
- WJTC’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of WEAR-TV (ABC 3) and WPMI-TV (ROAR 15).
- WJTC’s old-format programming now airs from WPMI-TV (ROAR 15) (RF 15).
Questions about WJTC
Is WJTC broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
WJTC's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WPMI-TV's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will WJTC stop working on my TV?
WJTC's programming already moved to WPMI-TV'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 outside the largest markets end old-format signals in February 2030. 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 44?
If channel 44 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to WPMI-TV's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. WJTC transmits on real (RF) channel 35, 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 Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)
- WDES-CD
- WBQP-CD
- WEAR-TV (ABC 3) · 3.0
- WKRG-TV (CBS 5) · 3.0
- WALA-TV (FOX 10)
- WPMI-TV (ROAR 15) · 3.0
- WDPM-DT (18)
- WMPV-TV (TBN 21)
- WSRE (PBS 23)
- WHBR (33)
- WFGX (MyNetworkTV 35) · 3.0
- WEIQ (PBS 42)
- WFBD (48)
- WPAN (53)
- WFNA (CW 55) · 3.0
- WAWD (58)
Full Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) station list and shutoff timeline →