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 […]
More Thoughts on What ATSC 3.0 Can Teach Radio
Over-the-air TV, like broadcast radio, is the cheapest and fastest way to communicate to large audiences. These are one-way communication systems where the whole audience gets the same thing simultaneously. It […]
CONSUMER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATSC 3.0
Horowitz Research recently completed a project that looked at, among other things, the opportunities for using next-generation broadcast television to support sports betting. In this 18-minute video, ATSC President Noland […]
What Is ‘Broadcast Internet?’
At the 2019 NAB Show, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr was enthusiastic about the potential for ATSC 3.0 (aka NextGen TV)—particularly the IP element—urging broadcasters to take advantage of its potential applications. “It’s […]
TAB Welcomes Seven New Board Directors
Seven Radio and TV broadcasters are joining the TAB Board of Directors now that the annual summer elections process has concluded. Two other directors have been re-elected, and Mark Krieschen […]