Things are about to get messy for free, over-the-air TV. This week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed a ...

WASHINGTON —Despite the government shutdown, the Federal Communications Commission has passed, with some revisions, a previously announced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the agency believes will ...

ACA Connects and the American Television Alliance (ATVA) have made their thoughts loud and clear to the FCC that a NAB licensing proposal permitting originating stations to arrange for “host” stations ...

At the FCC’s Open Meeting on October 28, 2025, the FCC adopted a Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) seeking ...

The tasks of defining and socializing NextGen’s vision require a “break glass” resolve we haven’t seen or needed in a while ...

For years, the unanswered question among some media observers monitoring the transition of the broadcast TV standard to ATSC 3.0 from ATSC 1.0 was just how multichannel video programming distributors ...

For years now, the broadcast TV industry has been talking up plans to overhaul over-the-air TV with a new standard called ATSC 3.0. Also known as NextGen TV, ATSC 3.0 can deliver 4K HDR video, ...

New revenue models, deeper community engagement and a truly modernized local media landscape are all now within reach. The ...

After years of false starts, ATSC 3.0 is close to delivering on its promises. The latest standard for broadcast TV, also known as NextGen TV, will be easier to get this year, with several new ...

This past Friday, the FCC released a Third Report and Order and Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Multicast Licensing Order), setting forth rules regarding Next Gen multicast hosting ...

If you want an ATSC 3.0 tuner that does everything you need at a fair price, the Zat-600B is the tuner to choose. It supports classic ATSC 1.0 TV channels, as well as newer NextGen TV options, and can ...

1. What is ATSC 3.0? ATSC 3.0 is the next generation terrestrial broadcast system designed from the ground up to improve the television viewing experience with higher audio and video quality, improved ...