Is WPXL-TV (49) on NextGen TV?
ION Grit Court TV ION Plus Busted HSN QVC HSN2 · channel 49 · New Orleans, LA (New Orleans market)
No. WPXL-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.
WPXL-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 49
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 33 · UHF
- Network
- ION Grit Court TV ION Plus Busted HSN QVC HSN2
- City of license
- New Orleans, LA
- TV market
- New Orleans (#51)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 21729
Questions about WPXL-TV
Is WPXL-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WPXL-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 WPXL-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 49?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WPXL-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 33, 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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