First ATSC 3.0 TV Station To Go Live In Las Vegas May 26th
One of the nation’s first NextGen TV stations will be CW-affiliate KVCW in Las Vegas, when its transmissions go live starting May 26th, the broadcaster announced this week. According to broadcast TV industry trade news site, TV Technology, the Sinclair station in Las Vegas will…
Silicondust Raises Funds For ATSC 3.0 HDHomeRun Gateway
The first ATSC 3.0 “NextGen TV” broadcasts are about to go live in various markets around the country, but so far the number of televisions equipped with the necessary tuners to receive the new signals are few and far between. As we have previously reported…
CES Provided A Glimpse At The First `NextGen TVs’
LG, Samsung and Sony became the first TV makers to announce support for the NextGen TV (ATSC 3.0) over-the-air broadcast format that may soon clear the way for regular transmissions of native 4K Ultra HD pictures with high dynamic range (HDR) and advanced sound as…
Sony Unveils 2020 TVs With 8K, OLED Offerings At CES
Sony Electronics introduced at its CES 2020-eve press conference its “premium” TV series lineup including the new flagship Z8H 8K LED-LCD TVs, A8H and Master Series A9S 4K OLED TVs, and X950H and X900H 4K LED-LCD series televisions. Among the a bunch of new offerings…
2020 LG TV Lineup Adds ATSC 3.0, Film Maker Mode
LG Electronics used CES 2020 to unveil its 2020 TV lineup, which this year will place greater emphasis on very large screen size models (72-inches and up), 8K sets in both NanoCell LED-LCD TVs and OLED technologies, and the actual delivery of the first rollable…
CTA Unveils `NEXTGEN TV’ As New Age Of OTA Begins
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced late last week that it has adopted the name “NEXTGEN TV” and accompanying logo program to help identify forthcoming new television sets and devices that will be enabled to receive ATSC 3.0 over-the-air digital broadcasts. The naming program preceeds…
FCC Starts Taking ATSC 3.0 License Applications
Beginning today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting applications from local TV broadcasters for ATSC 3.0 licences through its Licensing and Management System (LMS). ATSC is the latest system for over-the-air digital television broadcasting bringing a host of new features and capabilities, including transmission…
Broadcasters Collaborate To Advance ATSC 3.0
Leading executives with U.S. TV station groups used the NAB Show in New York this week to pledge cooperation and commitment to a collaborative effort aimed at providing national ATSC 3.0 over-the-air broadcasts in the next several years. Stations aligned with Fox, NBCUniversal, Pearl TV,…
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