Is WKPC-TV (PBS 15) on NextGen TV?
PBS · channel 15 · Louisville, KY (Louisville market)
No. WKPC-TV 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.
WKPC-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 15
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 30 · UHF
- Network
- PBS
- City of license
- Louisville, KY
- TV market
- Louisville (#49)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 21432
How WKPC-TV 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.
- WKPC-TV’s transmitter also carries the old-format signal of WKMJ-TV (PBS 68).
Questions about WKPC-TV
Is WKPC-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WKPC-TV 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 WKPC-TV 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 15?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WKPC-TV 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 Louisville
- WJYL-CD
- WLCU-CD (WALK)
- WMYO-CD (Laff)
- WRLW-CD
- WAVE (NBC 3) · 3.0
- WHAS-TV (ABC 11) · 3.0
- WBNA (21) · 3.0
- WKZT-TV (PBS 23)
- WLKY (CBS 32) · 3.0
- WDRB (FOX 41) · 3.0
- WBKI (CW 58) · 3.0
- WKMJ-TV (PBS 68) · 3.0