House E&C Ready To Discuss Repack Fund
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has scheduled a markup for Wednesday afternoon (2/14) that will include a reauthorization of the FCC — and an amendment that would establish an all-important […]
LG Plans ATSC 3.0 4k Broadcast Testing In US This Year
At CES, LG announced they would be testing 4k Ultra HD broadcasts in the United States along with other companies in 2018. The company says all LG 4K Ultra HD […]
ATSC 3.0 Television Standard Finalized, Merges Broadband with Local Broadcast Video
The service delivery enhancements of ATSC 3.0, which include an IP-based backchannel, are expected to offer viewers a highly personalised and interactive content experience. At CES, LG announced they would […]
FCC Will Open April Window For Auction-Displaced LPTVs
The FCC has set the schedule for low-power TVs and translators displaced in the incentive auction to try and find new channels, inclduing advising stations to identify new channels as […]
Teri Monahan Promoted to GM at WMDT
Marquee Broadcasting’s ABC affiliate WMDT and co-owned Azteca America affil WGDV-LD promoted Teri Monahan to general manager. She succeeds the retired Kathleen G. McLain, who served as GM since 1996. […]
UPDATE: FCC Rules Reform OK’d By Court
On January 22, an entity comfortable with locking horns with the FCC went at it again. Prometheus Radio Project took the Commission to court, with the Media Mobilizing Project joining […]
FCC Repack In A Nutshell
By Doug Thompson, Hitachi-Comark TV We have been anticipating the effects of the FCC Incentive Auction “repack” for five years now. It’s finally here. The auctions are over, the 399’s have […]
FCC Commissioners to Testify in House Feb. 16
The House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Communications Subcommittee will get a chance to grill the FCC commissioners this month. The Committee has scheduled a Feb. 16 budget hearing in the […]
ATSC 3.0 Can Begin in Early March
WASHINGTON — Broadcasters will soon get the green flag on their race to an interactive, geo-targeted, video-on-demand future. The FCC’s framework for rolling out a new ATSC 3.0 advanced television […]
February Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – Including EEO, Online Public File, Biennial Ownership Reports, ATSC 3.0 and FM Translator Comments, Effective Dates of Ownership Rule Changes
We are already a full month into the New Year, and the regulatory issues for broadcasters keep on coming. February brings the usual requirements for Annual EEO Public File Reports, […]