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NextGen TV is Live in Pittsburgh
June 17, 2020 - Three Pittsburgh stations have joined the list of markets that have launched NextGen TV. WPGH (Fox), WTAE (ABC) and WPNT (MyNet) stations are now broadcasting ATSC 3.0. Read More...
Pittsburgh launch for NextGen TV
June 17, 2020 - Three of Pittsburgh’s leading local network-affiliated television stations – WPGH (FOX), WTAE (ABC) and WPNT (MyNet) – have become among the first in the United States to begin broadcasting with NextGen TV digital broadcast technology based on the ATSC...
NextGen TV Goes Live on Three Pittsburgh Stations
June 17, 2020 - PITTSBURGH—Pittsburgh joins the list of growing markets that have launched the ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV) standard, as WPGH (Fox), WTAE (ABC) and WPNT (MyNet) stations began broadcasting ATSC 3.0 on this week. Read More...
A RF System Checklist for NextGen TV
June 16, 2020 - With NextGen TV’s adoption accelerating, Dielectric has prepared a transition plan for broadcasters that could serve as a helpful guide in ensuring a smooth adoption of the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard. Read More...
ATSC 3.0 Goes Live At Full Power In Las Vegas
June 15, 2020 - The three networks involved are Sinclair Broadcast Group, Nexstar Media Group and The E.W. Scripps Co, which in late May 2020 started transmitting services at their Las Vegas stations. Planning and coordination was led by BitPath, a broadcaster-owned...
One Media: DTS Boosts Broadcast Localism
June 15, 2020 - WASHINGTON—One Media, which is owned by advanced TV pioneer Sinclair, said the FCC should adopt the "modest" modifications to its plan for deployment of the ATSC 3.0 advanced broadcast transmission standard, but should also look to be a little less...
FCC Seeks to Unlock Potential of TV Spectrum for Advanced Broadband Services
June 12, 2020 - The Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted on June 9, 2020, to adopt a Declaratory Ruling and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to promote broadcast internet services through a new broadcast standard called ATSC 3.0. This standard promises to...
Industry Alliance to Promote ATSC 3.0 Capabilities
June 11, 2020 - A group of video technology vendors has announced the formation of a coalition to promote the potential of ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV) and accelerate deployment of the new U.S. television broadcast standard. Read More...
Honing Advanced Television’s Leading Edge
June 11, 2020 - Many of the BEIT ATSC 3.0 sessions were originally scheduled to be presented Saturday before the NAB Show exhibits should have opened. The virtual BEIT Express was a welcome alternative to a day in LVCC room N257, and a tremendous opportunity to learn...
FCC Declares TV Ownership Rules Don’t Apply to ATSC 3.0’s ‘Broadcast Internet’
June 10, 2020 - This week, the Federal Communications Commission ruled that existing television station ownership rules won’t apply to efforts to build out what FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr has described as “broadcast internet.” Read More...