Is WRBW (FOX 65) on NextGen TV?
FOX · channel 65 · Orlando, FL (Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn market)
WRBW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WOFL's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Source: FCC licensing records, checked October 29, 2026.
WRBW at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 65
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 28 · UHF
- Network
- FOX
- City of license
- Orlando, FL
- TV market
- Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn (#18)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- Yes — 3.0-only transmitter
- NextGen TV since
- June 22, 2021
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- Carried by WOFL (FOX 35)
- FCC facility ID
- 54940
How WRBW 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.
- WRBW’s transmitter carries the NextGen TV versions of WKMG-TV (CBS 6), WFTV (ABC 9), WRDQ (Telemundo 27) and WOFL (FOX 35).
- WRBW’s old-format programming now airs from WOFL (FOX 35) (RF 33).
Questions about WRBW
Is WRBW broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
WRBW's own transmitter now broadcasts only NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Its regular channel didn't go away — it moved to WOFL's signal, and a rescan finds it under the same channel number.
Will WRBW stop working on my TV?
WRBW's programming already moved to WOFL'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 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 65?
If channel 65 disappeared, it's almost always because its old-format signal moved to WOFL's transmitter. Run a full channel scan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) and it comes back under the same number. WRBW transmits on real (RF) channel 28, 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 Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn
- WTMO-CD (Telemundo)
- WHDO-CD
- WRCF-CD (UniMás) · 3.0
- WDYB-CD
- WKME-CD (Telemundo)
- WZXZ-CD
- WMVJ-CD (Telemundo)
- WESH (NBC 2) · 3.0
- WKMG-TV (CBS 6) · 3.0
- WFTV (ABC 9) · 3.0
- WDSC-TV (PBS 15)
- WKCF (CW 18) · 3.0
- WUCF-TV (PBS 24) · 3.0
- WOTF-TV (Grit 26)
- WRDQ (Telemundo 27) · 3.0
- WOFL (FOX 35) · 3.0
- WVEN-TV (Univision 43)
- WTGL (ETV 45)
- WHLV-TV (TBN 52)
- WACX (55)
- WOPX-TV (ION 56)
Full Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn station list and shutoff timeline →