Yet another FCC notice.
https://cordcuttersnews.com/the-fcc-wants-to-let-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-stations-decided-when-to-shutdown-atsc-1-0-ota-tv-as-they-move-to-atsc-3-0/
I have a post in the Internet television section under the "How things have changed" title. In my message I posted the call sign of a local TV station. The last letter of the call sign was changed to a frown face. The call sign is WWA, followed by third letter from end of alphabet. Wondering why.
How things have changed for us. My wife is a huge UCONN women's basketball fan. In past seasons we tried to leave cable and went to Hulu because they carried SNY, an RSN, that had many UCONN games. Well my wife hated the steps to get to Hulu, and to actually use it to get to channels. So we are...
Article about how the costs will effect LPTV stations. Protest filed with FCC.
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/lptv-broadcasters-costs-of-atsc-3-0-transition-could-force-many-stations-out-of-business
I'm posting this here because I know some of our members are interested in the magic of RF transmission. Interesting article out of RIT. OTA has to be captured somehow, and this may be part of an improvement at the reception end. Or it's just plain interesting...
Pearl TV Doubles Down on 'National Security Threat' Posed by SiliconDust's 3.0 Tuners
Ran into this article which may interest some of you.
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/pearl-tv-doubles-down-on-national-security-threat-posed-by-atsc-3-0-tuners
The ATSC's NextGen Broadcast Conference took place this week. Read about some of the opinions presented. Eager for ATSC 3.
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/1-0-sunset-bps-and-nextgen-broadcasts-potential-dominate-atsc-meeting
Looks like the House approved a funding cut for public broadcasting yesterday. The bill will move on to the Senate. I fear this bill approval could darken quite a few stations. I was employed by a local PBS/NPR station and it was always a battle to raise funding. Have to see what the future brings.
Here's some more of the nuts and bolts of the split. Not that simple.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warner-bros-split-leaves-bondholders-140616171.html
An interesting read about the twists and turns of the future of off air.
https://cordcuttersnews.com/5g-could-kill-free-abc-cbs-fox-nbc-ota-tv-as-atsc-3-0-5g-tv-start-a-format-war-threatening-to-push-viewers-to-streaming-cutting-out-local-tv-station-owners/
Today, 4/4/25, my local PBS station is airing Austin City Limits Celebrates 50 Years, 9 to 11 eastern. A great show with a wide varity of music, leaning towards country. I always thought there audio was spot on. Very good production wise.
Just read this. It's over my head and my TV doesn't support it but maybe good news for some of you.
https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/netflix-will-stream-shows-and-movies-in-hdr10-on-supported-devices-222134243.html
Looks like Warner Brothers is splitting linear and streaming.
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/12/wbd-announces-restructuring-into-linear-streaming-units.html