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New Full Power DTS/SFN Rules Set to Take Effect on May 24th; Low Power Stations Still Waiting April 26, 2021

According to a recent Federal Register publication, May 24, 2021, will mark the effective date for many of the Commission’s new rules “modestly easing limitations” on transmitter deployment for distributed...

DTS/SFN Rules to be Modified to Accommodate Defined Amount of Spillover and Increase Transmitter Placement Flexibility February 26, 2021

The Commission has adopted a Report and Order (the “Order”) “modestly easing limitations” on transmitter deployment for distributed transmission systems (“DTSs,” also known as single frequency networks, or “SFNs”) and...

Commission Considers Loosening Restrictions on Television Broadcasters’ Use of Distributed Transmission Systems in Light of Impending ATSC 3.0 Deployment April 8, 2020

A petition filed late last year by America’s Public Television Stations (“APTS”) and NAB related to the deployment of ATSC 3.0 (the next generation broadcast television standard) may have struck...

ATSC 3.0 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Comments Due May 9; Reply Comments Due June 8 March 9, 2017

The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“Notice”) proposing to authorize television stations to use the “Next Generation” broadcast television transmission standard, ATSC 3.0 (also known as “Next...