HC2 Gives A ‘Poquito Más’ Oomph For Crosby, Nonberg
In November 2017, the principals in Poquito Más Communications LLC made headlines for capturing a “zombie” TV station in the San Francisco Bay Area that emerged from the FCC’s incentive auction. Now, […]
Nexstar Move To Impressions For Ad Sales Could, Finally, Be Harbinger For All Broadcasters
Nexstar, the nation’s biggest owner of broadcast stations, said it’s dumping traditional ratings for a new cost-per-impressions system. That approach, developed with comScore, is designed to capture all the views its shows […]
C-Band Alliance Joins With U.S. Wireless Community on FCC Filing Detailing C-Band Auction Principles
Washington, D.C. – October 29, 2019 – The C-Band Alliance (CBA) announced today that it joined a number of national, regional, and rural wireless operators in an FCC filing detailing […]
New Bill Would Force C-Band Auction
A bipartisan quartet of House members want to force the FCC to auction C-Band spectrum rather than repurpose it via free-market deals between satellite operators and wireless carriers, as those […]
FCC Responds to WVUX-LD Petition
On October 24, the FCC announced its denial of WVUX-LD’s complaint and petition claiming that they were both based on a misunderstanding of the Communications Act of 1934. Michael Karr, […]
Translator Surge, UHF Growth: The Latest FCC Station Totals
Don’t think for a minute that broadcasters have quenched their thirst for FM translators or a booster. The number of translators and boosters surged again in the third quarter, just-released […]
ATBA Board Member Rod Payne Sees Educational Opportunities with LPTV and ATSC 3.0
Rod Payne, ATBA Board member and President of Christian Family Network Television, sees an opportunity for broadcasters to offer more educational and entertaining broadcasts with the help of LPTV and […]
South Korea Introduces The World’s First ATSC 3.0 Emergency Alert Service
The opening ceremony of Korea’s 2019 Broadcast Industry Promotion Week included a launch ceremony for an ATSC 3.0 emergency alert system. At the ceremony, The Korean Ministry of Information and […]
FCC presses ahead with 3.5GHz auction
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a mid-2020 start date for its first mid-band spectrum auction, despite pressure from one member to pull the timeline forward into 2019. Bidding on […]
CTA Unveils ATSC 3.0 Branding
The Consumer Technology Association has unveiled a new logo for devices–4K Ultra HD TVs, gateway receivers, portable devices–that meet new ATSC 3.0 interoperability specs. CTA is billing NEXTGEN TV as […]