They are killing OTA so it will all be streaming. Look at NBC with Peacock and CBS with Paramount +.



inserted by: howardc1243 at 01:43 am pay close attention to these time periods when comparing the differences between the local broadcasters and the streaming service 4:30am to 7:00am, 9 ...

the a3sa may have the blessing of the pearl group...

Have the blessing of? They're essentially the same thing.


that is where JefferMC the collusion comes in many of those smucks that set on the board of the pearl group are involved with the a3sa and are very biased in their handling of the ...

I've got a hunch the fcc is about to drop a bombshell on the broadcasters with regards to encryption.


What makes you think that after all this time?


the amount of time that has passed since the public comment and the subsequent responses from the parties involved for and against.

and with ...

They are killing OTA so it will all be streaming. Look at NBC with Peacock and CBS with Paramount +.


That's not going to help the actual broadcasters. On the contrary, that will cut them out completely. Although networks do own some stations, most are owned by the tv mafia of Nexstar, Tegna ...

No symbol quality on ATSC 3.0 when signal quality is good means there's no data coming in, which either means there just isn't anything being broadcast at the time or there's something about the way the broadcast is configured that means the HDHomeRun isn't finding the data. I would probably lean ...

lenlab wrote: Sat Jun 06, 2026 4:41 am Well done but will it all fall into a black hole?

the more facts the fcc has, the more likely silicondust will knock the broadcasters on their ass.

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Our pending Wichita KS license poses an interesting problem... do we ATSC 1.0 or ATSC 3.0?

Is that set in stone as part of the paperwork, or can you change with sufficient notice? Despite the long-term uncertainty of 3.0, there certainly aren't many 3.0 LPTV stations around.

It requires ...

nickk wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 3:57 pm Our application for CH20 in Wichita just got assigned a call sign! K20PL-D

any idea nick, of what channels you plan to carry on the silicondust LPTV network if I can mention it.

What does this mean to a consumer?


It won't have much of a direct impact, but it gives Silicondust another seat at the "table" to also be a broadcaster. It also gives us valuable experience that will help the HDHomeRun-side of things (special testing, trying ATSC 3.0 features that other ...

If a network decided to do an encrypted channel that required people to buy a converter box to view, that is not considered broadcasting under FCC policy. There is no ambiguity.

If all 4 networks decide to encrypt their primary channels, informing TV manufacturers that they have to build the ...

...It also remains unclear if tuners will be able to work with third-party DVR software, such as Plex and Channels. For those reasons, ATSC 3.0 might remain toxic among tech enthusiasts even as the DVR options improve.

Unclear? The ONLY "third party" dvr software that handled DRM was Windows ...

I'll reiterate that, for me, this functionality isn't high on my list of desired features. Now, if DRM was removed from some of the IP channels in my area that would change overnight.

I'll also echo what the previous posters suggested above - if there's a way to allow the user to opt-in I think ...

according to the last video uploaded to you-tube lon seidman revealed some good news regarding drm and the broadcasters, nab, pearl and the a3sa are going to have to answer some hard questions from the fcc with regard to encryption among other things.

joblo wrote: Wed Sep 03, 2025 12:43 am

roadhazard wrote: Tue Sep 02, 2025 8:04 am

Steady as she goes... https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-789A1.pdf

looks like that roadhazard is looking for a wreck.

anyone been stockpiling movies or tv progs?