Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in Charleston, West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W. Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Charleston’s leading television stations today officially began broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology. The launch includes WCHS-TV (ABC), WOWK-TV (CBS), WSAZ-TV (NBC), WQCW […]
GRAY TELEVISION CLOSES ON ACQUISITION OF MEREDITH CORPORATION’S LOCAL MEDIA GROUP
Atlanta, Georgia – Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) today closed on itspreviously announced acquisition of Meredith Corporation’s Local Media Group (“Meredith”) and its17 television stations in 12 local markets […]
BIA: NextGen TV Could Add $10.7B in New Revenue by 2030
During a recent webinar sharing ATSC 3.0 tests and insights from Korean and the U.S. experts, BIA Advisory Services presented new data estimating that datacasting revenue from NextGen broadcasts could […]
Scaled-Back CES Returns to Vegas After Pandemic Hiatus
LAS VEGAS—TVs and related video devices—once a mainstay of the annual CES trade show—will still play a smaller but still highly visible role in the show, which returns to a […]
A Telemundo Spin, With No Changes To Viewers
A digital low-power TV station licensed to Logan, Utah, is poised to leave the NBC Universal family. Read More at: https://www.rbr.com/telemundo-sheds-a-utah-lptv-facility/
FCC Plans Vote on Improving Accessibility of Emergency Alerts
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The FCC is planning to vote on a proposal to improve the accessibility of the Emergency Alert System on December 14th at its December Open Meeting. Read More at: […]
Another Mako Stations Sale Closes
It was the third transaction to involve a “unique” group of low-power TV construction permits, given their construction deadline. And, the deal was first announced in late August. Read More: […]
IBC Cancels Amsterdam Event
IBC just announced that the in-person IBC 2021 event has been canceled. The move follows growing concerns about the COVID-19 situation in The Netherlands, which has deteriorated over the past […]
December Television License Renewal and Announcements Reminder: CO, MN, MT, ND, and SD
Television stations licensed in Colorado, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota must file license renewal applications by Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Pursuant to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s or […]
San Diego TV Station Broadcasting Hybrid FM-ATSC 3.0 Signal on TV Channel 6
A local San Diego low-power TV station is testing the broadcast of FM signals over ATSC 3.0 (aka “NextGen TV”). KRPE-LD San Diego, low power TV channel 6, atop Mt. […]