Ezra McMullen
National EAS Test Rescheduled for Oct. 3
FEMA's National EAS test previously planned for Sept. 20, 2018, has been delayed to the backup date, Oct. 3, 2018, following the effects of...
Sinclair Promises 3.0 Mobile Chips In January
Sinclair Broadcast Group is planning to unveil an ATSC 3.0 receiver chip at the CES show in January that it is hoping will open...
Road to ATSC 3.0: Hot In Phoenix – Next Gen TV
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai visited Phoenix late last month, meeting with broadcasters and consumer electronics companies behind the Phoenix Model Market, the groundbreaking Next...
South Carolina Public Broadcaster Chooses GatesAir For Repack Transmitters
The South Carolina Educational Television Commission is turning to GateAir for nine UHF and one VHF transmitter to support the statewide repack of 10...
Gray-Raycom Merger Spawns Station Acquisitions
TEGNA this week announced it will acquire Gray Television stations in Toledo, Ohio, and Odessa-Midland, Texas, for $105 million in cash, and E.W. Scripps...
Finally Some Good News: Trust in News is Up, Especially for...
After decades of declining trust in the press, coupled with relentless rhetorical attacks on the media by President Trump, there’s finally some good news:...
FCC Helps Outlets Prep for Hurricane Lane
The FCC has activated its disaster information reporting system (DIRS) as Hurricane Lane bears down on the Hawaiian islands. At the same time, it...
Hyperlocal Political Ads Should Serve As Major Wake-Up Call
The ad opens in a grocery store. The text on the screen says: “If life was like politics.”
The letters in “Politics” are evenly divided—the...
Pai Sees ATSC 3.0 Benefits Firsthand In Phoenix
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai described the ongoing trial of ATSC 3.0 as “really exciting” Aug. 19 after a visit to the Univision station in...
Get Ready For Broadcast TV’s Next Generation
While next-generation technology may not always lead to the next generation of a business, industry or culture, it’s clear that local broadcast television stands...
