Silicondust LPTV

[nickk]

Last week we have applied for LPTV licenses in 4 cities:
Phoenix AZ
Tucson AZ
Hartford CT
Fort Myers FL

There are multiple applicants so we don't know yet if we will get all locations.

We have a technology plan, content plan, and lots of ways everyone can be involved.

More locations may be possible working with other licensees.

More info to follow...

[AlbumMan]

Interesting. Am anxious for more info when available.

[signcarver]

I'm about 5 miles (NNW) from the channel 7 proposal in Phoenix but it looks like I may not even be able to pick it up due to the heart shaped pattern. I just got a smartkom, which actually helped me out with several channels, and it seems to be begging me to attach a low vhf antenna to one of its inputs.

[Cabal]

Come to Austin!

[DigitalBrad]

Last week we have applied for LPTV licenses in 4 cities:
Phoenix AZ
Tucson AZ
Hartford CT
Fort Myers FL

There are multiple applicants so we don't know yet if we will get all locations.

We have a technology plan, content plan, and lots of ways everyone can be involved.

More locations may be possible working with other licensees.

More info to follow...

Awesome....
Raleigh / Durham, NC is an excellent ATSC 3.0 market

[sdust]

I hope the plan is not to go with ATSC 3.0 which is DOA.

I am surprised seeing ATSC 3.0 infrastructure being build - AVSend. How did Silicon Dust end up on the wrong side? Advertising?

[nickk]

I hope the plan is not to go with ATSC 3.0 which is DOA.

Hoping to do both ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 in Phoenix. With ATSC 3.0 we can demonstrate technology. With ATSC 1.0 we can get viewers.

Hartford will be ATSC 1.0.
Fort Myers we might go ATSC 3.0 as there are no ATSC 3.0 stations there.
Tucson is TBD and will depend on what channels we get.

I am surprised seeing ATSC 3.0 infrastructure being build - AVSend. How did Silicon Dust end up on the wrong side? Advertising?

Our AVSend service is good for stations and good for viewers... win-win. You are not being tracked by AVSend.

[Cabal]

Will you be demoing some 4K content, like in Eugene, OR?

[jasonl]

I'm about 5 miles (NNW) from the channel 7 proposal in Phoenix but it looks like I may not even be able to pick it up due to the heart shaped pattern. I just got a smartkom, which actually helped me out with several channels, and it seems to be begging me to attach a low vhf antenna to one of its inputs.

KAZT-DT's protected contour from Mingus Mountain extends well into the north part of Phoenix even though it isn't receivable in most of the area because of the Rim, so Shaw Butte with a directional antenna with a big null to the north is the best option for 7 to reach the largest part of Phoenix. There are a couple other sites that applications have been submitted for 7, one from the White Tanks, one from the Usery Mountains, and a couple from South Mountain with very little power to the north.

[RickD_99]

Come to Birmingham Alabama and give us some 4K OTA via ATSC 1.0!

[cncb]

What exactly is LPTV?

[Cabal]

What exactly is LPTV?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-power_broadcasting

Specifically:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-power ... Television

[bobchase]

I'm about 5 miles (NNW) from the channel 7 proposal in Phoenix but it looks like I may not even be able to pick it up due to the heart shaped pattern. I just got a smartkom, which actually helped me out with several channels, and it seems to be begging me to attach a low vhf antenna to one of its inputs.

KAZT-DT's protected contour from Mingus Mountain extends well into the north part of Phoenix even though it isn't receivable in most of the area because of the Rim, so Shaw Butte with a directional antenna with a big null to the north is the best option for 7 to reach the largest part of Phoenix. There are a couple other sites that applications have been submitted for 7, one from the White Tanks, one from the Usery Mountains, and a couple from South Mountain with very little power to the north.

If you go with the Shaw Butte location be sure your lease agreement covers whatever you intend to do now and in the future. The reason we killed the FSN up there was that the tower owner decided that even though we only had one transmitter operating on one channel, they decided that we owed them 6X the original lease amount per month because we were re-broadcasting six stations on that one channel. They figured that every station on the 3.0 SFN owed them the full lease amount. So the SFN site for ch27 on Shaw is no more.

[nickk]

If you go with the Shaw Butte location be sure your lease agreement covers whatever you intend to do now and in the future. The reason we killed the FSN up there was that the tower owner decided that even though we only had one transmitter operating on one channel, they decided that we owed them 6X the original lease amount per month because we were re-broadcasting six stations on that one channel. They figured that every station on the 3.0 SFN owed them the full lease amount. So the SFN site for ch27 on Shaw is no more.

Wow... thanks for the heads up.