Broadcasters Want Changes to Fee for ATSC 3.0 Datacasting

ATSC 3.0-focused entities BitPath, OneMedia and Pearl TV want the FCC to delay or ameliorate congressionally required ancillary services fees on broadcaster datacasting, while public interest groups believe those fees should […]
Edge Spectrum, INC. Promoting Broadcast Internet Innovation through ATSC 3.0

Caleb Weiss, VP of Network Operations for Edge Spectrum, INC. states that “Broadcast Internet Services are a much-needed enhancement to broadcast communications in America.”. He also says that “Low Power […]
ARK Multicasting, INC. Promoting Broadcast Internet Innovation through ATSC 3.0

Ted Pierson, VP of Legal Affairs for ARK Multicasting, INC. states in his filing to the FCC “LPTV stations are in the best position to lead the implementation of Broadcasting […]
ATBA Files Comments in Promoting Broadcast Internet Innovation Through ATSC 3.0

Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance filed comments in the NPRM 20-145 supporting the future of LPTV in the Broadcast Internet Services future. In the comments, Lee Miller, ATBA Executive Director, commended […]
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Neb. Station Back to Full Power, Experimental LPTV Granted in Wis.

Davenport Adventist Radio reported that KRQC-LP/107.9 (Davenport) went off the air July 8 after a lightning strike damaged its transmitter and other components. As reported here Wednesday, iHeartMedia’s WMT/600 (Cedar Rapids) received special temporary authority […]
Dan Viles with LPTV WYBN TV 14 to be Guest this Wednesday

Dan Viles will be joining us for this week’s Wednesday LPTV Webinar at 3pmCentral time, August 12, 2020. Viles has been in the industry since 1991. Dan is the station […]
Omni Communications Pres./CEO, KWOX/Woodward, OK Host, Former NAB Radio Board Pres. J. Douglas Williams Dies At 78

OMNI COMMUNICATIONS Pres./CEO and MARCONI AWARD-winning Country KWOX (K-101)/WOODWARD, OK morning host J. DOUGLAS WILLIAMS passed away FRIDAY (8/7) in WOODWARD at 78. WILLIAMS, an attorney and former FBI Special […]
Tech in Place to Support Addressable Advertising With NextGen TV, But More Is Needed

NextGen TV offers broadcasters the opportunity to personalize ads sent to households or, a bit more broadly, zone ad delivery to neighborhoods in a DMA, creating entirely new competitive possibilities […]
Bringing Profits to NextGen TV

Besides proving themselves to be particularly popular during the COVID-19 pandemic, over-the-top video services like Netflix and Amazon Prime have provided a great service to the TV broadcast industry by […]
How NextGen TV Could Bridge Digital Divides

Cable TV operators, satellite service providers, and the behemoth telcos are happy to sell everyone their TV program service—to the tune of $217 per month on average, according to research […]