Given that some of your translators just managed to convert to DTV not too long ago, Next Gen could be a ways off (or perhaps a flash cut with the mother ship) depending on how the translator does its thing.
Check out the differences between Buda and Pest in Hungary (combined, they comprise the country's capitol) and you may get some insight. Additional insights may be gained from comparing London's East End to the West End or East LA to the rest of LA.
Do additions and revisions to the ATSC standards (such as the addition of AVC in 2008) get adopted by reference (without action) from the FCC?
Just about all of the newer DTV converters support it. Heck, my ViewTV AT-163 even DVR's in it. The DVR files are MPEG4 AVC. The converter box was about $35.
The question is whether the percentage of TVs and STBs support AVC is high enough to bail on those that don't.
WBFF is owned by Sinclair - one of the main supporters of ATSC 3.0.
Yes, stations want the ATSC 3.0 since it is the next "big" thing but until consumers see the advantage of it they won't buy. The Feds had to step in during the digital transition to get consumers to switch. Here is a chart of what some stations are planning.
Not that I've seen or heard.Just curious does WBFF-DT openly mention about their MPEG-4 to the public?
Since they are sending on their sub channels.
