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Channel 6 grant watch

New channel 6 grants mapped as they happen, plus every channel 6 application still pending.

Opens in 15 days: 12:01 am EST Wednesday, November 4, 2026. Closes 6:00 pm EST Tuesday, November 17, 2026.

Channel 6 grants

StationGrantedCommunityTypeLimits sites in
K06RJ-DLPTVOctober 19, 2026Brownfields, LANew stationBaton Rouge, Central and Gonzales
W06DV-DLPTVOctober 15, 2026Richmond, KYNew stationRichmond, Nicholasville and Winchester
KFLZ-LDLPTVOctober 1, 2026San Antonio, TXChangeSan Antonio, Schertz and Cibolo
W06DW-DLPTVAugust 28, 2026Georgetown, SCNew stationMyrtle Beach, Conway and North Myrtle Beach
W06DU-DLPTVAugust 12, 2026Albany, NYNew stationAlbany, Schenectady and Troy
K06RH-DTV translatorAugust 12, 2026Kansas City, MONew stationKansas City, Overland Park, KS, and Kansas City, KS
K06RG-DLPTVJuly 31, 2026Little Rock, ARNew stationLittle Rock, Conway and North Little Rock
K06RD-DLPTVJuly 30, 2026Winslow, ARNew stationFayetteville, Fort Smith and Springdale
K06RC-DTV translatorJuly 2, 2026Townsend, MTNew stationTownsend
KTVY-LDLPTVJune 29, 2026Boise, IDChangeBoise, Meridian and Nampa
KTVY-LDLPTVJune 22, 2026Boise, IDChangeBoise, Meridian and Nampa
K06QI-DLPTVJune 11, 2026Alamogordo, NMChangeEl Paso, TX, Las Cruces, and Sunland Park
K30MN-DLPTVJune 11, 2026Barstow, CAChangePalm Desert, Cathedral City and Palm Springs
W06DQ-DTV translatorApril 22, 2026Toledo, OHChangeDetroit, MI, Warren, MI, and Sterling Heights, MI
W27EH-DLPTVMarch 10, 2026Hattiesburg, MSChangeMobile, AL, Daphne, AL, and Prichard, AL
K04SF-DLPTVMarch 10, 2026Modesto, CAChangeOakland, Hayward and Berkeley
K11XG-DLPTVMarch 2, 2026Logan, UTChangeSalt Lake City, West Valley City and West Jordan
W14FB-DLPTVMarch 2, 2026Florence, SCChangeIndian Trail, NC, Monroe, NC, and Fort Mill
W22FC-DLPTVFebruary 25, 2026Greenville, NCChangeRaleigh, Durham and Fayetteville
KFMY-LDLPTVFebruary 9, 2026Petaluma, CAChangeSan Francisco, Oakland and Fremont

Pending channel 6 applications: 99

Not protected in a window application today; any one the FCC grants first must be.

File numberCommunityTypeFiledStatus
0000293585New LPTVPhoenix, AZNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000293165New LPTVTucson, AZNew stationMarch 19, 2026Under Review
0000291920K06RL-D TV translatorBakersfield, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292762New LPTVConcord, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000296314New LPTVConcord, CANew stationMay 6, 2026Pending
0000292772New LPTVHemet, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293243New LPTVIrvine, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293273K06RE-D TV translatorRedding, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293375New LPTVSalinas, CANew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000293311New LPTVSan Bernardino, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293226New LPTVSan Mateo, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293320New LPTVSanta Clara, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293231New LPTVVentura, CANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293507New LPTVBridgeport, CTNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000291699W06DX-D LPTVHartford, CTNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291839New TV translatorHartford, CTNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292807New LPTVHartford, CTNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293251New LPTVHartford, CTNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294425New LPTVDade City, FLNew stationMarch 26, 2026Pending
0000293160New LPTVFort Myers, FLNew stationMarch 19, 2026Under Review
0000292582New LPTVHobe Sound, FLNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292944New LPTVJacksonville, FLNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294440New LPTVLakeland, FLNew stationMarch 26, 2026Pending
0000293153New LPTVMyakka City, FLNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293679New LPTVNaples, FLNew stationMarch 20, 2026Under Review
0000294462New LPTVThe Villages, FLNew stationMarch 27, 2026Pending
0000293714New LPTVSavannah, GANew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000292097K06RI-D LPTVSlater, IANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000299120New LPTVWalker, IANew stationJune 12, 2026Pending
0000299300New LPTVSeaton, ILNew stationJune 17, 2026Pending
0000303604New LPTVChandler, INNew stationSeptember 17, 2026Pending
0000292240New LPTVIndianapolis, INNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291857New TV translatorIndianapolis, INNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292974New LPTVTipton, INNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294214K06RM-D LPTVColwich, KSNew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000293046New LPTVOwenton, KYNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292310New LPTVKenner, LANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000299418New LPTVLafayette, LANew stationJune 18, 2026Pending
0000292692New LPTVNew Orleans, LANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293444New LPTVBaltimore, MDNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000071750WOWZ-LD LPTVSalisbury, MDModificationApril 17, 2019Pending
0000292252New LPTVAlma, MINew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292724New LPTVFaribault, MNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292336New LPTVMinneapolis, MNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292000New TV translatorSt. Paul, MNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293677K06RK-D LPTVFordland, MONew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000293106New LPTVSt. Louis, MONew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291879New TV translatorSt. Louis, MONew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293193New LPTVSt. Louis, MONew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294620New LPTVAsheville, NCNew stationMarch 30, 2026Pending
0000291985New LPTVLumberton, NCNew stationMarch 19, 2026Under Review
0000293110New LPTVRaleigh, NCNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294197New LPTVOmaha, NENew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000292877New LPTVAlbuquerque, NMNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291733New TV translatorAlbuquerque, NMNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293526New LPTVBuffalo, NYNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000296892New LPTVManhattan, NYNew stationMay 19, 2026Pending
0000293471New LPTVNew City, NYNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000293465New LPTVPoughkeepsie, NYNew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000294757New LPTVRochester, NYNew stationMarch 30, 2026Pending
0000291758W06DS-D TV translatorCincinnati, OHNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292116New LPTVCleveland, OHNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294747New LPTVColumbus, OHNew stationMarch 30, 2026Pending
0000291713New LPTVDayton, OHNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292999New LPTVWilmington, OHNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292958New LPTVOklahoma City, OKNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000293189New LPTVSand Springs, OKNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294744New LPTVPortland, ORNew stationMarch 30, 2026Pending
0000297424New LPTVHarrisburg, PANew stationMay 19, 2026Pending
0000292303W06DT-D LPTVLopez, PANew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000294144New LPTVPittsburgh, PANew stationMarch 23, 2026Under Review
0000295093New LPTVWilkes-Barre, PANew stationApril 7, 2026Pending
0000303861New LPTVSan Juan, PRNew stationSeptember 22, 2026Pending
0000295848New LPTVCharleston, SCNew stationApril 24, 2026Pending
0000294193New LPTVElgin, SCNew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000293257New LPTVGreenville, SCNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292262New LPTVKnoxville, TNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291863New LPTVLa Vergne, TNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000291796W06DR-D TV translatorNashville, TNNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000297473New LPTVSignal Mountain, TNNew stationMay 20, 2026Pending
0000293003New LPTVAustin, TXNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000292048New LPTVBeaumont, TXNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000296036New LPTVBrownsville, TXNew stationApril 30, 2026Pending
0000304430K06RN-D LPTVCorpus Christi, TXNew stationOctober 1, 2026Pending
0000295011New LPTVDevers, TXNew stationApril 6, 2026Pending
0000293705New LPTVGainesville, TXNew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000292078New LPTVMoody, TXNew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending
0000296111New LPTVWeslaco, TXNew stationMay 1, 2026Pending
0000299307New LPTVWinona, TXNew stationJune 17, 2026Pending
0000299105New LPTVBent Mountain, VANew stationJune 12, 2026Pending
0000071752WDCN-LD LPTVFairfax, VAModificationApril 17, 2019Pending
0000292346New LPTVRichmond, VANew stationMarch 19, 2026Under Review
0000293376New LPTVOlympia, WANew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000293748New LPTVPort Orchard, WANew stationMarch 23, 2026Pending
0000295845New LPTVSnohomish, WANew stationApril 23, 2026Pending
0000293411New LPTVSpokane, WANew stationMarch 20, 2026Pending
0000294702New LPTVGlenmore, WINew stationMarch 30, 2026Pending
0000299116New LPTVMadison, WINew stationJune 12, 2026Pending
0000293258New LPTVMilwaukee, WINew stationMarch 19, 2026Pending

Dismissed, denied or withdrawn lately

Applications that no longer block anything.

File numberCommunityStatus
0000302065New LPTVChandler, INDismissed, September 5, 2026
0000293384New LPTVAmsterdam, NYDismissed, August 12, 2026

Why channel 6 matters

  • TV channel 6 (82-88 MHz) sits right below the reserved FM band. An FM translator on channels 201 to 220 (88.1 to 91.9 MHz) near a channel 6 station has to keep its interfering contour off the TV station's 47 dBu contour (47 CFR 74.1205); LPFM stations have their own channel 6 spacings (47 CFR 73.825).
  • The NCE FM translator window opens November 4, 2026. FCC staff has said pending channel 6 applications need not be protected in a window application. One granted before the window opens must be: the translator applicant needs extra steps, and a grant can keep a new translator permit from being granted.
  • So this page lists every channel 6 grant as it happens, and every channel 6 application still pending.

Planning a translator or LPFM near a channel 6 station?

Nexus Broadcast checks every channel 6 station and pending application in its translator and LPFM studies, and prepares the showing when a site needs one. Every study runs on RF Navigator, our own broadcast engineering software.

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From the FCC's LMS public database as of October 20, 2026, updated every morning. Contours are the FCC contour API's 47 dBu F(50,50) service contour from the filing's ERP and antenna height, drawn non-directional; towns are incorporated places of 1,000 people or more (Census 2024 estimates). Not a product of the FCC; check LMS and run a full study before you rely on it.