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FCC Considering Petition for Voluntary Adoption of ATSC 3.0 Transmission Standard

A broad coalition of consumer technology companies, commercial and public television stations and public safety advocates has filed a joint petition with the FCC requesting that the Commission adopt rules to allow local television stations and TV manufacturers to implement ATSC 3.0 on a voluntary, market-driven basis.

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NVISA and ATSC Deploy Next Generation ATSC 3.0 Warning System at FEMA IPAWS Technical Support Services Facility

System to Provide IPAWS With Hands-on Testing and Simulation Capabilities for Enhanced Emergency Alerting and Advanced Emergency Information WASHINGTON — June 11, 2024 — The NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance (NVISA) and the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), the broadcast standards association, today announced a strategic partnership with Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Integrated Public Alert […]

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Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call

Imagine the unthinkable: a natural disaster strikes, vehicles collide on a snowy highway, a 5-alarm fire blazes through the night. In these moments, we rely on our first responders to arrive on the scene and render lifesaving care swiftly and efficiently. Every second counts, and open communication is essential to mission success. This is why […]

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ATSC Full Steam Bios

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CHAT ROOM Advanced Emergency Alerting: A Key Aspect of ATSC 3.0

In the Chat Room this month, THE STANDARD sat down with John Lawson, Executive Director of the AWARN Alliance, the group that’s developing the Advanced Warning and Response Network for implementation of the Advanced Emergency Alerting capabilities of ATSC 3.0.

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AWARN ALLIANCE ELECTS 2021 STEERING COMMITTEE; TAYLOR ELECTED CHAIR, DECHANT VICE CHAIR

ORGANIZATION’S UPDATED VISION AND MISSION SUPPORT VOLUNTARY SOLUTIONS FOR ADOPTING ADVANCED EMERGENCY ALERTING AND INFORMING POWERED BY NEXTGEN TV WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2021 – The AWARN Alliance has elected its 2021 Steering Committee, the organization’s governing body that provides guidance to the AWARN Alliance and its executive director.  The Alliance also clarified its core education, promotion and […]

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ATSC 3.0 Goes Live in Baltimore

BALTIMORE–Six leading local television stations in Baltimore, MD, including WMAR-TV (ABC affiliate), WBAL-TV (NBC affiliate), WBFF (FOX affiliate), WNUV (CW affiliate), and WMPT and WMPB (Maryland Public Television/MPT), today became among the first in the nation to begin broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. Based on the same fundamental technology as […]

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Indiana Public Broadcasters Using Datacasting to Keep Kids on Track

The core mission of Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS) is to educate.  So, when the pandemic hit and children were forced to stay home from school, IPBS knew this could potentially widen the learning gap between those with reliable broadband access and those without it. IPBS partnered with local school districts to launch a pilot […]

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UNC-TV in-house Media Innovation Lab to test additional NEXTGEN TV capabilities

UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina continues its work exploring the capabilities of NEXTGEN TV, particularly around how it may benefit Public Safety communications. UNC-TV, North Carolina’s statewide public television network, won the 2017 NAB Pilot Innovation Challenge grant for our proposed efforts to address a very specific problem brought to us by North Carolina Public Safety Communications leaders.

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ATSC Implementation Team DocumentATSC 3.0 Advanced Emergency Information SystemImplementation Guide – Doc. AEA-IT-024r31

ATSC Implementation Team DocumentATSC 3.0 Advanced Emergency Information SystemImplementation Guide – Doc. AEA-IT-024r31

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