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Opinion: FCC Rules Need To Be Updated For ATSC 3.0

8/31/24

All radio spectrum, whether it’s private wireless licenses, or public licenses, needs to be in the public interest. But, the public licenses are incredibly regulated, and with these regulations comes great power. Regulations should be chosen carefully, as they could make or break the OTA TV broadcast industry.

TCL TVs With ATSC 3.0 Tuners Now Available

5/13/24

At CES in January, TCL announced that certain 2024 models would begin to include ATSC 3.0 tuners. Here’s a list of all of the TCL 2024 TVs with ATSC 3.0 tuners that are now available to purchase:

These Channels Will Not Be Included In The New Disney, Fox, WarnerBros. Discovery Streaming Service

2/7/24 | Venu (Defunct) | Streaming

Opinion: Lo-VHF Should Be Mandated To Switch To ATSC 3.0 First

2/3/24 | ATSC 3.0 | Lo-VHF

ATSC 3.0 has the potential to drastically help the reception of stations operating on RF channels 2-6.

Spectrum Is Dropping WROC, WBGT In Some WNY Counties

2/1/24 | Western New York | Spectrum

Your monthly payments to Spectrum may be increasing, but your channel variety is decreasing.

Another ATSC 3.0/NEXTGEN TV Lighthouse Is Launching in Miami, FL

10/26/23 | ATSC 3.0

WPLG in Miami, FL will be transitioning to ATSC 3.0 on December 4, 2023.

Opinion: Forget HD Radio. Use ATSC 3.0 and xHE-AAC Instead.

9/14/23 | ATSC 3.0

xHE-AAC, the audio codec that makes streaming decent sounding music on 2G networks possible, is an incredibly efficient audio codec that is the perfect match with ATSC 3.0’s incredibly efficient physical layer.

ATSC 1.0 uses 8VSB for modulation. If OFDM is superior, why was 8VSB used?

9/14/23 | ATSC 1.0

When creating the original ATSC standard, a choice had to be made on whether 8VSB could function as the modulation technique for ATSC television broadcasts.

There Could Be An ATSC 3.0 Mandate In New York State

8/18/23 | ATSC 3.0 | New York

New York State Senate Bill S4943 Would Require “Portable Electronic Devices Manufactured For Sale In The State To Be Equipped With An ATSC 3.0 Chip”

ATSC 3.0/NEXTGEN TV Is Launching in Rochester, NY

2/21/23 | ATSC 3.0 | New York

WUHF in Rochester, NY will be transitioning to ATSC 3.0 on March 23, 2023.

Trinidad and Tobago Becomes Fourth Country to Adopt ATSC 3.0

2/17/23 | ATSC 3.0 | via tvtechnology.com

Trinidad and Tobago is the second Caribbean nation to adopt ATSC 3.0 after Jamaica.

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