Public Media Group Looks For Opportunities In ATSC 3.0
A group of public television stations have created the Public Media Venture Group as a way to coordinate efforts in taking advantage of opportunities within ATSC 3.0. The group will […]
Many Community Television Stations to Cease Broadcasts: ATBA Encouraged by T-Mobile Offer
July 17, 2017 — The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) is pleased that T-Mobile recognizes the tremendous hardships that the incentive auction has imposed on low power television stations […]
TUFF TV Launches in Los Angeles Market #2 & Dallas Market #5 DTV America Affiliates KHIZ-LD and KPFW-LD Are Now TUFF ENUFF!
ATLANTA, GA (July 15, 2017) – TUFF TV, America’s first multicast digital television network targeted at men, is pleased to announce KHIZ-LD in Los Angeles and KPFW-LD in Dallas as its […]
Plan Will Destroy Community TV Stations: ATBA Offers a Better Way for Microsoft
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) commends Microsoft President Brad Smith’s goal of broadband to all of rural America in the next five years. Unfortunately, the current plan laid out […]
ATBA Board Meets With FCC Chairman Pai
Members of the Executive and Advisory Boards for the Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) met with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Thursday, July 6, 2017 to discuss permanence for low power […]
DTV America To Be Acquired By HC2
DTV America announced recently that it has entered into a series of transactions to sell the majority of its common stock to HC2, Holdings Inc. and is awaiting FCC approval […]
Extended Channel-Sharing Becomes Law May 18
From TV Technology WASHINGTON—Post-auction channel-sharing becomes official May 18. The date was published today in the Federal Register, reflecting the March 23 unanimous vote by the Federal Communications Commission to allow […]
INCENTIVE AUCTION TASK FORCE AND MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCE REGIONAL COORDINATORS TO FACILITATE POST-AUCTION TRANSITION FOR BROADCAST STATIONS
The Incentive Auction Task Force and Media Bureau (the Bureau) announce the assignment of Regional Coordinators to support broadcast television stations moving to new channel assignments in the post-incentive auction […]
NAB 17 LPTV Events
Here are the LPTV related activities at NAB 2017 – For all ATBA events, admission is free with any level of NAB badge including the free Expo Only badge. _________________________________________________________ […]
Edge Spectrum Inc Acquires 3ABN Stations
Snoqualmie, WA (March 13, 2017) – Edge Spectrum Inc (ESI) announced today the acquisition of sixty operating Low Power Television (LPTV) Stations and ten LPTV construction permits from Three Angels Broadcasting Network […]