If they don't make the same mistakes the company behind HDRadio, ATSC 3 radio might have a fighting chance. Expensive licensing I believe is what hindered HDRadio more than anything else.

New technology is nice and all, but the primary purpose of new standards is to generate new licensing ...

It would still require widespread availability of ATSC 3.0 tuners in cars (or phones), and that hasn't even happened in TVs yet.


If they don't make the same mistakes the company behind HDRadio, ATSC 3 radio might have a fighting chance. Expensive licensing I believe is what hindered HDRadio ...

Sinclair did some trials with music channels on several of their stations. If carried on a low-complexity PLP, these could theoretically be received by a portable receiver in a car.


I'm surprised that the company behind HDRadio didn't have a fit over this. (Or at least not that I'm aware of.) I ...

I've been following this saga from the start and watch Lon's videos all the time. If the FCC sides with a handful of billionaires vs. the millions of us who want access to unencrypted broadcasts, I know which path I'll be taking ...

https://capecodlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Pirates ...

Sounds like racketeering to me.

Pay up competitor because it would be a shame if you're suddenly unable to broadcast. Would be a terrible if no one could see your channel!

How can this possibly be legal?

I've read much hand-wringing about DRM causing concern during emergency situations. But I cannot fathom the issue. If there is an emergency the broadcasters can always turn DRM off. Pure ATSC 3.0, no certificates, no internet required. Then they turn DRM back on after the emergency is over.


If ...

nickk wrote: Thu Aug 07, 2025 6:34 am howardc1243 - do you mean AntennaMan rather than Lon?

Oh yeah you're right, it was Tyler. Lon & Tyler have been so intertwined on the DRM subject that it's easy to lose track of who said what.

as for the you-tube video by lon seidman saying to avoid the hdhomerun i say don't avoid the hdhomerun because doing so only eggs on this non-sense.


I've never disagreed with Lon on anything until he said that. I have 2 big reasons.

#1. The Flex 4k contains the best 1.0 tuners on the market ...

Huawei is irrelevant. They want to ban gateway devices and DVRs.


Or specifically it's the Gateway devices that conveniently allow viewing and DVR'ing of ATSC 3.0 broadcast content to multiple clients over a home network they seem to want banned.


They want to send us back to the stone age ...

Nice update from Lon Seidman concerning DRM.

https://youtu.be/-VY3n9cl7tk?si=P3cSnM8jXZdVFc0e

Anyone hear that flushing sound? I think that's the sound of ATSC 3 (Nextgen TV going down the toilet... I wonder when the broadcasters will realize pushing encryption was a huge mistake. They are the ones to blame for thos standard failing.
It is the networks that are forcing DRM on the ...

well that answers WPLG, but WSVN broadcasts Fox and that removed DRM.

Neither station will be in ATSC 3.0 after 7/28


Anyone hear that flushing sound? I think that's the sound of ATSC 3 (Nextgen TV going down the toilet... I wonder when the broadcasters will realize pushing encryption was a ...

Great news! WNDU channel 16 is now broadcasting in HDR!

https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nextgen-tv-the-push-is-on#:~:text=NextGen%20TV%3A%20The,Dolby%20Atmos%20sound

However a few days after their channel became available on ATSC 3, they turned on DRM. I emailed them telling them that DRM hurts ...

Long time lurker, but had a free moment so thought I'd chime in.

I bought an HDHR 4K Flex 4K about 5 months ago. I knew then that it could not decode encrypted channels but in my situation I currently don't care and will patiently wait for the day that it can.

Here's my situation...

I live in ...

Do we have an ETA when DRM will be enabled?
No ETA yet... we have to wait for A3SA to finish and release a spec that can be implemented.


Obviously they are dragging their feet, or so it seems. This is in my opinion not only harms the adoption of ATSC 3.0, but this especially harms ...