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    The FCC Will Allow ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC TV Stations to Shutdown Free ATSC 1.0 & Switch to ATSC 3.0 Only

    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/
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    Forum rules

    Thank you. I agree about the station and wonder why WFSB wanted it. Does it make a profit?
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    Forum rules

    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.
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    How things have changed

    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...
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    Comcast announces cuts

    Just read this. Sounds like a fair sized change. https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-comcast-plans-cut-jobs-222040707.html
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    LPTV stations file opposition to ATSC3

    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
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    New antenna design

    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...
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    Article, Direct TV against ATSC 3

    Saw this article about Direct TV's objections to ATSC3. https://cordcuttersnews.com/directv-objects-to-atsc-3-0-ota-tv/
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    Pearl TV / Silicon dust article

    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
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    Warner Brothers Discovery split

    I think b4pjoe was referring to Magnolia ownership, since it is partially owned by Warner. Yes?
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    Yet another ATSC 1 or 3 back and forth article

    The beat goes on. https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nab-slams-nextgen-tv-critics-for-protecting-their-turf
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    Interesting ATSC Read

    OOPS. Wanted to say They are eager for ASTC3. I am not the least bit interested in 3.
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    Interesting ATSC Read

    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
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    PBS/NPR funding cut

    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.
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    Warner Brothers Discovery split

    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
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    Warner Brothers Discovery split

    Looks like WBD is going to split its services. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/warner-bros-discovery-split-two-110955221.html
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    Cox, Charter merging?

    Looks like these two are maybe merging. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-cable-giants-charter-cox-111216275.html
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    Interesting 5G/ ATSC article

    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/
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    50 years of Austin City Limits

    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.
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    Netflix offers HDR10+

    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
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    5G (BLUE) Filter Issues

    In my broadcasting days sun outages did not occur twice a day.
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    ABC does some chopping

    Looks like Disney is working on ABC. More to come? https://finance.yahoo.com/news/disney-cuts-6-abc-network-035622671.html
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    Traditional Providers Losses, 4th Quarter 2024 Edition

    On my street there are two fibers offered, Frontier and Gonetspeed.
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    Netflix Price Increase

    Seems to me with $1.87 billion in profits for 2024 they could have held out a little longer.
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    Warner Bros splitting services

    Looks like Warner Brothers is splitting linear and streaming. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/12/wbd-announces-restructuring-into-linear-streaming-units.html