The FCC Approves Letting ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Station Owners Shut Down ATSC 1.0 OTA TV & Fully Switch to ATSC 3.0

The FCC Approves Letting ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Station Owners Shut Down ATSC 1.0 OTA TV & Fully Switch to ATSC 3.0

The Federal Communications Commission unanimously adopted new rules Tuesday to speed the nationwide shift from legacy television signals to the advanced ATSC 3.0 standard known as NextGen TV, ending the requirement that stations simultaneously broadcast in both the older ATSC 1.0 and the new 3.0 and handing broadcasters greater authority to set their own conversion […] The post The FCC Approves Letting ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Station Owners Shut Do…

FCC approves proposed rule to transition broadcast TV to NextGen TV

The front of the Federal Communications Commission building in Washington, D.C. (FCC public domain image) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the publication of a proposed rule that takes a significant step toward transitioning the country’s broadcast television standard. The vote allows the FCC to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that aims to make it easier for local TV broadcasters to…

FCC Approves NextGen TV Proposal to Give Broadcasters More Flexibility on When to Shut Down ATSC 1.0

Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking does not impose a firm cutoff date or mandate 3.0 tuners in new sets Source: FCC Approves NextGen TV Proposal to Give Broadcasters More Flexibility on When to Shut Down ATSC 1.0

FCC Takes Next Step Toward Accelerating ATSC 3.0 Adoption

A Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on rule changes designed to support the nation’s ongoing transition to ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast signals, which power NEXTGEN TV, has gotten an affirmative nod to proceed from all three of the FCC’s Commissioners. Please Login to view this premium content. (Not a member? Join Today!)

FCC Approves Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on NextGen TV

The proposals would give broadcasters more flexibility making the transition to ATSC 3.0 but does not impose a firm cutoff or mandate 3.0 tuners in new sets

Public Knowledge Urges FCC To Ensure Consumers Don’t Bear Cost of Next Gen TV

Today, the Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to seek comment on steps to support the nation’s voluntary, market-based broadcast television transition to Next Gen TV, a new broadcasting standard also known as ATSC 3.0. Public Knowledge argues that any transition to Next Gen TV should not limit consumer access to over-the-air television or force consumers to pay for new equipment needed for ol…