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[Justin Hill]

The future of free TV is dead

I decided I didn't need cable TV when I moved out of my foster parents' house. I hope this does not become true. More and more people have ditched cable in favor of OTA or streaming. I just hope the FCC rethinks their strategies for the ATSC 3.0 standard, until then, I'll stick to ATSC 1.0...

 

[Bruce]

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make a hard deadline for shutting down ATSC 1.0 and transitioning to ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV.

The petition to the FCC suggests a two-phase plan. First, they ask that stations in the top 55 markets, which cover about 70% of U.S. households, switch to ATSC 3.0 by February 2028. The second phase would have all remaining markets make the switch before February 2030.

Broadcasters Ask FCC for NextGen TV Deadlines of 2028 & 2030 | Cord Cutters News

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to make a hard deadline for shutting down ATSC 1.0 and transitioning to ATSC 3.0, also known as NextGen TV. The petition to the FCC suggests a two-phase plan. First, they ask that stations in...

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[TNGuy84]

I think they'll get their way on this. The consumer will get shafted, but that's been the plan all along. Those so called people's airwaves are at the bidding of whoever wants to pay the highest price. We'll get the DRM encrypted stuff on lesser bandwidth.

 

[moonwink]

And of course, it'll be great for the economy with everyone watching OTA having to replace their TVs. The treasury will benefit also because all those tariffs will add up. The consumer will be screwed and thousands of tons of electronic waste will be generated because of the obsolescence of technology. Oh, for joy...
My needs are trivial compared to what's available. A good OTA signal and my 720p TV screen is all it takes to make me happy.

 

[Paul289]

And of course, it'll be great for the economy with everyone watching OTA having to replace their TVs. The treasury will benefit also because all those tariffs will add up. The consumer will be screwed and thousands of tons of electronic waste will be generated because of the obsolescence of technology. Oh, for joy...
My needs are trivial compared to what's available. A good OTA signal and my 720p TV screen is all it takes to make me happy.

I don't believe all that will happen. Most hdtv are made in Japan and other counties that are fair and do not have tariffs. So the tvs will not go up in price do to any tariff. Most people will eventually upgrade there tvs for streaming, gaming, other things and not for ota tv. The tv station owners think they can get the FCC to mandate a set date for a forced change to gen3 tv. This will not work and the stations will not have a choice but to keep nex1 alive because they will still not have enough gen3 viewers. The only way gen3 tv will happen and be successful is by keeping it fta by dropping the DRM and getting all the mfrs to add gen3 tuners, lower the price of the gen 3 tvs/tuner boxes and provide the programing that will make it worth while to upgrade to gen3.

 

[TNGuy84]

Where have you been? The FCC the past decade or more has been on the side of the broadcasters and cell phone companies. They were on the side of consumers back when the cable card was authorized for TV manufacturers and when they forced locals to be carried in the clear. Then, they reversed both of those decisions and sold off more of the UHF bandwidth for 5G. The FCC will do whatever for whoever has the most money.