The FCC’s unanimous approval today of a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement ATSC 3.0 has drawn industry kudos. The AWARN Alliance issued a statement this morning praising the action. “We … appreciate Chairman [Ajit] Pai and Commissioner [Mignon] Clyburn acknowledging advanced alerting as one of the key benefits of the new standard,” said John […]
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APTS Announces ’17 Public Media Summit Speakers
America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) will hold The 2017 Public Media Summit on Feb. 27-March 1 in Washington, APTS said today. The summit this year will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act. The Public Broadcasting Act, the future of television, the broadcast spectrum auction and ATSC 3.0 are on the agenda for […]
APTS Commits Spectrum To FirstNet
America’s Public Television Stations today committed in principle to support the FirstNet nationwide safety network with 1 Mb/s of public TV spectrum allocation during its annual membership meeting at the APTS Public Media Summit in Washington. “This commitment of a small portion of spectrum to FirstNet will allow public broadcasters to deepen and broaden this public safety commitment at both the community […]