By Tom Butts, TVTechnology.com, 11-3-26
Low-power TV broadcasters told the Federal Communications Commission that while they support a transition from ATSC 1.0 to 3.0, they don’t support Sinclair’s push for a coordinated, nationwide transition that would include them.
In an Oct. 29 letter to the FCC, the Low Power Television Broadcasters Association addressed the commission’s current notice of proposed rulemaking to accelerate the transition to ATSC 3.0.
Broadcasters, led by the National Association of Broadcasters, have proposed a nationwide shutdown of 1.0 (aka “sunset”) at the end of 2028 in the top 55 U.S. markets with the remaining markets sunsetting 1.0 at the end of 2030. Those dates were proposed nearly two years ago and as the commission has delayed a final decision, it’s now highly unlikely that those deadlines will hold. » Read More