D.C. Memo: LPTV Stations Pitch FCC on New Datacasting Plan That Preserves Free TV
Unlike HC2 Broadcasting, XGN/X1 Mobile and Tyche Media promise to transmit at least one free over‑the‑air 720p program stream. Proposal would not be open to LPTV stations with cable must carry rights
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TV: Low power TV owners want to ditch the NextGen TV standard (ATSC 3.0) and beam datacasting services not just to TVs but also to millions of mobile devices. XGN/X1 Mobile and Tyche Media LLC asked the FCC to authorize voluntary use of the 3GPP 5G Broadcast standard for LPTV stations, saying the move would modernize LPTV service while strengthening public‑safety capabilities. The Aug. 10 petition for rulemaking urged the FCC to begin a formal proceeding. “The FCC should launch a rulemaking to make this model a permanent fixture of the FCC’s regulations,” said Frank Copsidas, CEO of XGN / X1 Mobile and Chairman of the LPTV Broadcasters Association. (More after paywall)
