Over 60 Local TV Stations May Soon Stop Offering Free OTA Broadcasts & Replace Them With for 5G TV if The FCC Approves The Changes.

[primestar31]

Of course, it's HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc, which can barely keep their stations up and running 24/7 as it is. They do NOT monitor any of them in real time!

Over 60 Local TV Stations May Soon Stop Offering Free OTA Broadcasts & Replace Them With for 5G TV if The FCC Approves The Changes | Cord Cutters News

More than 60 local television stations across the U.S. could soon abandon their free over-the-air (OTA) broadcasts in favor of a cutting-edge 5G digital signal, pending a groundbreaking proposal from HC2 Broadcasting Holdings Inc. Submitted to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on...

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[FTA4PA]

Doesn't affect our viewing but still don't agree with it.

 

[vcr1980]

The only bright side is that it potentially mucks up the ATSC 3.0 debacle. hehe.

 

[k4otl]

The only bright side is that it potentially mucks up the ATSC 3.0 debacle. hehe.

Still loving the fact there are NO ATSC 3.0 stations in my market, none in one of the adjacent markets (Knoxville which I can pick up decently), and very little in the other adjacent market (Asheville, not receivable here, Mtns are in the way).

 

[TNGuy84]

Competition is generally a good thing. There were competing standards for the original NTSC color standard before the backwards compatible standard took hold.

 

[Radioguy41]

OK, everybody in the room with a 5G capable TV raise your hand. Hmmmm. What's that you say, only tablets and smartphones? And only those capable of casting? And only to a TV capable of casting? "Revolutionary" is not the word that comes to mind but then no one ever accused the FCC of having a mind of their own. They will probably approve the idea and then you can set it up there on the back shelf with ATSC 3.0.

 

[comfortably_numb]

"5G TV" sounds DOA to me. They mucked up ATSC 3.0 pretty bad, so I have little faith this will work either.

 

[navychop]

I hear all work on the Holosuite has been halted until they can fit it in a 5G signal.

 

[Trip]

Competition is generally a good thing. There were competing standards for the original NTSC color standard before the backwards compatible standard took hold.

Considering the FCC ultimately mandated sole use of the backwards-compatible standard, and only after the non-backwards-compatible standard had completely failed, I'm not sure that's really applicable here.

I think the better comparison is AM stereo. There were some four or five standards and the FCC decided to let the market decide. AM stereo ultimately failed entirely and no longer exists for all intents and purposes.

- Trip