What channel is MyNetworkTV on antenna in New Orleans?

MyNetworkTV is channel 54.1 (WUPL).

WUPL's own transmitter (RF 17, UHF) now sends NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0). Ordinary TVs get MyNetworkTV 54.1 from WBXN-CD's signal on RF 36 (UHF), and it still shows up as 54.1.

Updated November 11, 2026 from FCC data

Lost MyNetworkTV? Rescan your TV first

MyNetworkTV 54.1 moved onto WBXN-CD's signal when WUPL switched to NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) A newer broadcast format. Older TVs can't decode it, so stations also send the old format from a partner station. More in the glossary . TVs that haven't rescanned since are still looking on the old frequency. Run your TV's channel scan (often called "auto-program"); MyNetworkTV comes back as 54.1.

Where MyNetworkTV 54.1 comes from

Works on any digital TV

WBXN-CD RF 36 · UHF

A partner station carrying MyNetworkTV for WUPL.
NextGen TV only (ATSC 3.0)

WUPL RF 17 · UHF

WUPL's own transmitter.

Which way to point for MyNetworkTV around New Orleans

Aim at WBXN-CD's tower, which carries the version any TV can use . It stands apart from the main tower site, so it may need its own aim.

From	Point	Distance
Kenner, LA	east-southeast (119°)	15 mi
Houma, LA	east-northeast (60°)	46 mi
Slidell, LA	south-southwest (210°)	31 mi
Mandeville, LA	south (173°)	33 mi
Covington, LA	south (174°)	40 mi

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The antenna you need for MyNetworkTV in New Orleans

MyNetworkTV reaches ordinary TVs on UHF, so any antenna that picks up UHF will do. Close to the towers an indoor antenna by a window often works; farther out, height matters most: attic beats window, roof beats attic.

The best antenna for all of New Orleans · VHF Lower frequencies (RF 2–13). Needs an antenna with longer elements; many flat indoor antennas are weak here. More in the glossary

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