Is WTPC-TV (TBN 21) on NextGen TV?
TBN · channel 21 · Virginia Beach, VA (Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws market)
No. WTPC-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.
WTPC-TV at a glance
- Channel on your TV
- 21
- Real (RF) broadcast channel
- 7 · VHF-high
- Network
- TBN
- City of license
- Virginia Beach, VA
- TV market
- Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws (#42)
- License type
- Full-power
- NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0)
- No
- Old-format (1.0) signal
- On its own transmitter
- FCC facility ID
- 82574
Questions about WTPC-TV
Is WTPC-TV broadcasting in ATSC 3.0 (NextGen TV)?
No. WTPC-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 WTPC-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 21?
Start with a full channel rescan (Settings → Channels → Auto scan) — stations change transmitters and frequencies more often than people expect. WTPC-TV transmits on real (RF) channel 7, which is VHF-high. Many flat and "HD" indoor antennas are built mainly for UHF and do poorly on VHF-high (channels 7–13). If this station drops out while UHF stations come in, try an antenna that lists VHF-high reception, or one with rabbit-ear dipoles extended.
Why channels disappear → · Where the FCC decision stands → · Does my TV have a 3.0 tuner? →
Other stations in Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws
- WNLO-CD · 3.0
- WYSJ-CD (Story Television)
- WJGN-CD
- WITD-CD
- WKTD-CD
- WPMC-CD
- WUND-TV (PBS 2)
- WTKR (CBS 3)
- WSKY-TV (4)
- WAVY-TV (NBC 10) · 3.0
- WVEC (ABC 13)
- WHRO-TV (PBS 15)
- WGNT (Antenna TV 27)
- WTVZ-TV (MYNET 33) · 3.0
- WVBT (FOX 43) · 3.0
- WPXV-TV (ION 49)
Full Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws station list and shutoff timeline →