(like, yes, there are technically ATSC3 1080p feeds up right now, but they are encrypted, and just upscaled 1080i/720p anyway)
September 20, 2026 at 12:41 AM
(like, yes, there are technically ATSC3 1080p feeds up right now, but they are encrypted, and just upscaled 1080i/720p anyway)
What a drag you HAD the right wiring, but it was done okie-joe in the wrong way, so unusable for this. We just use the OTA for networks and MeTV cartoons, but if they work out ATSC3 so it isn't screwed with encryption, we'll probably add an HDHomerun to record the OTA stuff we want.
September 16, 2026 at 9:44 PM
What a drag you HAD the right wiring, but it was done okie-joe in the wrong way, so unusable for this. We just use the OTA for networks and MeTV cartoons, but if they work out ATSC3 so it isn't screwed with encryption, we'll probably add an HDHomerun to record the OTA stuff we want.
watching the 49ers game over ATSC3 over the air and it's in Dolby Atmos for some reason, which is fucking WEIRD for football
September 11, 2026 at 12:49 AM
watching the 49ers game over ATSC3 over the air and it's in Dolby Atmos for some reason, which is fucking WEIRD for football
Fred WIllard, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, CBNT, currently serving on the SBE Board of Directors, was recently profiled in the ATSC News for his efforts advancing digital television. Read the profile online:
https://www.atsc.org/news/someone-you-should-know-fred-willard/
https://www.atsc.org/news/someone-you-should-know-fred-willard/
August 18, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Fred WIllard, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, CBNT, currently serving on the SBE Board of Directors, was recently profiled in the ATSC News for his efforts advancing digital television. Read the profile online:
https://www.atsc.org/news/someone-you-should-know-fred-willard/
https://www.atsc.org/news/someone-you-should-know-fred-willard/
the funniest possible thing would be if trump forces cable companies to bring back CableCard and forces broadcasters to stop encrypting ATSC3
Trump professes his love of TiVo in weird tangent during interview
Trump professes his love of TiVo in weird tangent during interview
The beloved digital recording service launched in the 90s and was discontinued last year
trib.al
August 5, 2026 at 6:22 PM
the funniest possible thing would be if trump forces cable companies to bring back CableCard and forces broadcasters to stop encrypting ATSC3
Silicondust is pleased to announce that we have joined the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee) as a Voting Member. Our founder and president, Nick Kelsey, has also joined The Specialist Group on the ATSC 3.0 Security.
#silicondust #hdhomerun #atsc #atsc3 #broadcasting
#silicondust #hdhomerun #atsc #atsc3 #broadcasting
June 12, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Silicondust is pleased to announce that we have joined the ATSC (Advanced Television Standards Committee) as a Voting Member. Our founder and president, Nick Kelsey, has also joined The Specialist Group on the ATSC 3.0 Security.
#silicondust #hdhomerun #atsc #atsc3 #broadcasting
#silicondust #hdhomerun #atsc #atsc3 #broadcasting
Watching the Spurs-Knicks game on an ATSC3 NextGen 4K TV 😃
in smudgy and glitchy 720p SDR 😒
in smudgy and glitchy 720p SDR 😒
June 9, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Watching the Spurs-Knicks game on an ATSC3 NextGen 4K TV 😃
in smudgy and glitchy 720p SDR 😒
in smudgy and glitchy 720p SDR 😒
OTA TV has a rocky road ahead: ATSC3 has a massive chicken-and-egg problem. Will the FCC mandate it in new TVs? Will DRM kill it?
That, and everything else we saw and discussed at NAB 2026, in today's Geerling Engineering video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP3...
That, and everything else we saw and discussed at NAB 2026, in today's Geerling Engineering video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP3...
The broadcast industry is changing in 2026
YouTube video by Geerling Engineering
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
OTA TV has a rocky road ahead: ATSC3 has a massive chicken-and-egg problem. Will the FCC mandate it in new TVs? Will DRM kill it?
That, and everything else we saw and discussed at NAB 2026, in today's Geerling Engineering video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP3...
That, and everything else we saw and discussed at NAB 2026, in today's Geerling Engineering video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEP3...
This patent expires in 2028. I can’t see why any TV maker would ship an ATSC3 tuner compatible tv to the USA anytime before then.
Also, given that the FCC is going to ban any product tested for FCC certification in a Chinese laboratory, new models of any tv may not ship here any time soon.
Also, given that the FCC is going to ban any product tested for FCC certification in a Chinese laboratory, new models of any tv may not ship here any time soon.
May 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This patent expires in 2028. I can’t see why any TV maker would ship an ATSC3 tuner compatible tv to the USA anytime before then.
Also, given that the FCC is going to ban any product tested for FCC certification in a Chinese laboratory, new models of any tv may not ship here any time soon.
Also, given that the FCC is going to ban any product tested for FCC certification in a Chinese laboratory, new models of any tv may not ship here any time soon.
Apparently 4K and Dolby Atmos can be done with ATSC 1.0 o_O
www.linkedin.com/posts/gert-s... via @gertskovpetersen.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/gert-s... via @gertskovpetersen.bsky.social
#nabshow #atsc #atsc3 #dvb #ott #ota #broadcast #broadcasting #streamingmedia | Gert S.
𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿
I was reading about TV Azteca bringing Dolby Atmos to ATSC 1.0 in Mexico in TV Tech, and it brought me straight back to the LPTV station K03IM-D in Eugene, Ore...
www.linkedin.com
May 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Apparently 4K and Dolby Atmos can be done with ATSC 1.0 o_O
www.linkedin.com/posts/gert-s... via @gertskovpetersen.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/posts/gert-s... via @gertskovpetersen.bsky.social
ATSC3, the blu-ray of OTA (derogatory)
March 19, 2026 at 2:15 AM
ATSC3, the blu-ray of OTA (derogatory)
oh, no, not this time. it'll get you there faster, if you care about that, but the video quality OTA is trash now compared to Paramount+ (though you do trade the 5.1 audio) unless you have a non-encrypted full-bandwidth ATSC3 station, which there are... maybe two of ? in the country?
March 19, 2026 at 2:08 AM
oh, no, not this time. it'll get you there faster, if you care about that, but the video quality OTA is trash now compared to Paramount+ (though you do trade the 5.1 audio) unless you have a non-encrypted full-bandwidth ATSC3 station, which there are... maybe two of ? in the country?
This, plus DRM on ATSC3 channels, and the fact that young people seldom if ever watch broadcast TV, is why I think network affiliates are living on borrowed time. They will soon be as irrelevant as Ma Bell. The locals don't care that nobody wants to see their weather nerds on endless repeat!
February 9, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This, plus DRM on ATSC3 channels, and the fact that young people seldom if ever watch broadcast TV, is why I think network affiliates are living on borrowed time. They will soon be as irrelevant as Ma Bell. The locals don't care that nobody wants to see their weather nerds on endless repeat!
As yesterday was the Comments deadline for the latest FCC ATSC3 NextGenTV proposal, there were a lot of filings from major groups yesterday including this 43 page filing from Weigel Broadcasting which calls out all the issues with the big broadcast groups plans.
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
January 21, 2026 at 4:36 PM
As yesterday was the Comments deadline for the latest FCC ATSC3 NextGenTV proposal, there were a lot of filings from major groups yesterday including this 43 page filing from Weigel Broadcasting which calls out all the issues with the big broadcast groups plans.
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/...
The FCC is taking comments on Docket 16-142 UNTIL JAN 20, 2026. Tell them to STOP the DRM and keep TV free for everyone. #savefreetv #atsc3 #stopdrm #fcc
January 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
The FCC is taking comments on Docket 16-142 UNTIL JAN 20, 2026. Tell them to STOP the DRM and keep TV free for everyone. #savefreetv #atsc3 #stopdrm #fcc
Silicondust is now an ATSC 3.0 Certificate Authority:
www.silicondust.com/commercial/a...
TV Technology:
www.tvtechnology.com/news/silicon...
www.silicondust.com/commercial/a...
TV Technology:
www.tvtechnology.com/news/silicon...
ATSC3-CA – Silicondust
www.silicondust.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Silicondust is now an ATSC 3.0 Certificate Authority:
www.silicondust.com/commercial/a...
TV Technology:
www.tvtechnology.com/news/silicon...
www.silicondust.com/commercial/a...
TV Technology:
www.tvtechnology.com/news/silicon...
Just saw this article about the possibility of ASTC1 switching to MPEG4 during the transition to ATSC3. Interesting quote from Weigel Broadcasting about how many people's TV's can't receive MPEG4.
www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/mpeg...
www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/mpeg...
MPEG-4 to the Rescue
Broadcasters are hopeful the codec can handle the heavy lifting of transitioning from ATSC 1.0
www.tvtechnology.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Just saw this article about the possibility of ASTC1 switching to MPEG4 during the transition to ATSC3. Interesting quote from Weigel Broadcasting about how many people's TV's can't receive MPEG4.
www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/mpeg...
www.tvtechnology.com/opinion/mpeg...
... This will especially happen where Station groups have a duopoly where one Station goes ATSC3 while the other goes ATSC1 with MPEG4 to carry all the Channels from the other station. It still means older non-smart TV won't be able to decode the video.
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
... This will especially happen where Station groups have a duopoly where one Station goes ATSC3 while the other goes ATSC1 with MPEG4 to carry all the Channels from the other station. It still means older non-smart TV won't be able to decode the video.
The way I see this working out based on the proposal is, at least for the now, more of the big corporate Stations will transition to ATSC3 while some Stations will stay in ATSC1, but transition from MPEG2 to H264/AVC/MPEG4 to allow them to carry the Channels from the Stations that go ATSC3. ...
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The way I see this working out based on the proposal is, at least for the now, more of the big corporate Stations will transition to ATSC3 while some Stations will stay in ATSC1, but transition from MPEG2 to H264/AVC/MPEG4 to allow them to carry the Channels from the Stations that go ATSC3. ...
Nothing like having to tell your tuner to rescan because #atsc tuners are too smart to just lock onto anything and show whatever you got, but too stupid to figure out where the channels are on the fly...
And #atsc3 aka #nextgentv is 100% horseshit and I'm kinda glad to see the viewing public […]
And #atsc3 aka #nextgentv is 100% horseshit and I'm kinda glad to see the viewing public […]
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social.tulsa.ok.us
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Nothing like having to tell your tuner to rescan because #atsc tuners are too smart to just lock onto anything and show whatever you got, but too stupid to figure out where the channels are on the fly...
And #atsc3 aka #nextgentv is 100% horseshit and I'm kinda glad to see the viewing public […]
And #atsc3 aka #nextgentv is 100% horseshit and I'm kinda glad to see the viewing public […]
... possibly make MPEG4 mandatory for ATSC1 stations that choose not to transition to ATSC3. FCC also seeks comments about concerns related to the DRM, Signature Signing requirements, and theA3SA. There is also a whole section seeking comments about ATSC3 tuner mandate and MVPDs I haven't read.
October 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
... possibly make MPEG4 mandatory for ATSC1 stations that choose not to transition to ATSC3. FCC also seeks comments about concerns related to the DRM, Signature Signing requirements, and theA3SA. There is also a whole section seeking comments about ATSC3 tuner mandate and MVPDs I haven't read.
The FCC must disallow DRM over ATSC3 and they must have a longer transition period than what the NAB wants. But at this point, it seems like lobbyists will get what they want as long as they "submit" to this administration and censor speech.
September 18, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The FCC must disallow DRM over ATSC3 and they must have a longer transition period than what the NAB wants. But at this point, it seems like lobbyists will get what they want as long as they "submit" to this administration and censor speech.