(TV Tech): Major Broadcasters Launch NextGen TV Signals in Roanoke-Lynchburg
NextGen TV broadcasts have come to the Roanoke-Lynchburg market where WSET-TV, WDBJ, WWCW, WSLS and WZBJ have launched NextGen TV, aka ATSC 3.0 signals. As part of the launch, WZBJ, which is owned by Gray Television, Inc., has converted to ATSC 3.0 transmissions. WZBJ is broadcasting its own programming, as well as the programming of […]
(TV Newscheck): Five Stations Launch NextGen TV In Louisville
(Image credit: TV NewsCheck.com) Five stations serving the Louisville, Ky., television market today began broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0. Switching on the new transmission standard are Block Communications’ WBKI (CW) and WDRB (Fox), Gray Television’s WAVE (NBC), Tegna’s WHAS (ABC) and Word Broadcasting Network’s WBNA (independent). Kentucky Educational Television’s WKMJ will […]
(TV Tech): NextGen TV Expands to Android TV Marketplace with iWedia Fast Track Program
Pearl TV and iWedia have launched a fast track program that should speed up and simplify the adoption of NextGen TV technologies by consumer electronic makers producing smart TVs and related devices in the Android TV marketplace. “Android TV is one of the most versatile operating systems in existence, powering smart televisions and streaming boxes […]
ATSC Standards Update : Four New Documents Published
Four new documents have published within the last month, and four others are currently at TG3 ballot. The newly published documents are: A/331:2022-03 Corrigendum No. 1, “SLT and S-TSID”, approved 22 September 2022. This corrigendum describes: 1) removal of a duplicate definition of Service@configuration in the text; and 2) correction of the cardinality of S-TSID.SrcFlow.Payload […]
Someone You Should Know : Kang-ok “Jay” Jeon of Korea Radio Promotion Association (RAPA)
Jay first got involved in ATSC 3.0 when he joined a Standards working group in 2015 to review and select the most appropriate next-generation digital terrestrial broadcasting standard for UHD transmission service in Korea. “My role was to examine features and benefits of ATSC 3.0 as compared to DVB-T2, to collect test data to share with the group to support […]
A Word From Our Sponsor : ENENSYS Technologies
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Welcome to Our New ATSC Members!
“ATSC has grown its membership by 3 new organizations over the last quarter, bringing our total membership to 177. It is thrilling to watch our ATSC community expand as the industry itself finds new adopters and use cases for 3.0, ” said Amy Lodes, Director of Communications. ATSC would like to welcome the following new members […]
Trinity Broadcasting Network to merge 5G and ATSC 3.0 with Trilogy spinoff
Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN), an international, Christian-based broadcast television network, is officially getting into the private wireless 5G networking game. The company is currently putting together a new leadership team for its Trilogy 5G technology spinoff in order to use its ATSC 3.0 spectrum holdings for applications beyond broadcast TV. Specifically, TBN’s Trilogy 5G subsidiary […]
(TV Tech): Hisense NextGen TVs Now on Sale Starting at $799
(Image credit: Hisense via TV Technology) Pearl TV, the coalition of U.S. broadcasters transitioning to NextGen TV, announced new NextGen TV models from Hisense are now available on Amazon and Best Buy’s online retail website, starting at $799 MSRP. Hisense is the first Chinese manufacturer to offer the ATSC 3.0-enabled sets and join the more […]
Want to watch free TV? This station owner is here to help (LA Times)
(Image, via the LA Times): A family watches television with a Rembrandt TV antenna circa 1955, left. Use of the original TV technology that delivers programming for free is growing in the digital age. (Graphic House via Getty Images; iStockphoto via Getty Images) As inflation puts pressure on household budgets, consumers are taking a closer […]
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