Why We Should Care About ATSC 3.0

Most Radio World readers might wonder why the next television standard — ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV — would have any relevance to a radio engineer or manager. There is more to consider than you might have guessed.

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Election Night Proves It: Hyperlocal Is LPTV’s Franchise

November 3, 2026

On election night, nobody with a national budget covers the county commission race. An LPTV station twelve miles away can, and that capability is the most durable franchise in American television.

Building Your ATSC 3.0 Transition Roadmap

October 27, 2026

Most LPTV transitions don’t fail on technology. They fail because nobody wrote down the order of operations. Here is the sequence: audit, budget, posture, paperwork, timeline.

Cybersecurity and the Emergency Alert System: New Rules, Real Deadlines

October 20, 2026

The FCC’s new EAS security rules took effect September 29. Here’s what they require, the EAS dates still ahead this fall, and a short list a one-engineer station can work through at close to zero cost.