Is WOTV (ABC 41) on NextGen TV?

ABC · channel 41 · Battle Creek, MI (Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk market)

Yes. WOTV 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 WXSP-CD's transmitter (since April 22, 2021).

Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.

WOTV at a glance

Channel on your TV
41
Real (RF) broadcast channel
17 · UHF
Network
ABC
City of license
Battle Creek, MI
TV market
Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk (#40)
License type
Full-power
NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
Yes — via WXSP-CD
NextGen TV since
April 22, 2021
Old-format (1.0) signal
On its own transmitter
FCC facility ID
10212

How WOTV 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.

Questions about WOTV

Is WOTV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?

Yes. WOTV 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 WXSP-CD's transmitter (since April 22, 2021).

Will WOTV 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 41?

Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WOTV transmits on real (RF) channel 17, 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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