CLEVELAND – As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote this month to authorize voluntary implementation of the new Next Gen TV broadcast standard, the broadcasting and consumer technology industries are collaborating on a “living laboratory” ATSC 3.0 test station in Cleveland, Ohio.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has been granted an FCC experimental license to operate a full-power Channel 31 transmission facility in Cleveland to help broadcasters and manufacturers prepare to deliver Next Gen TV services powered by the new ATSC 3.0 standard. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA™), a long-time proponent of next-generation television technologies, has joined forces with NAB to oversee and manage the station’s activities going forward.

 

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