A Timeline of Innovation
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Guideposts to Innovation at the Radio Show
With new radio-related apps on smartwatches, phones, cars and voice assistants, it’s a very exciting time for innovation in the radio industry. Let the Innovation Stage at the Radio Show be your guide to the power of these new opportunities. The Innovation Stage, located in the Marketplace, will host a track of programming on Wednesday [...]
Matheny Explains The Possibilities of Next Gen TV
On June 29, NAB CTO Sam Matheny sat down for a conversation with Colin Dixon, founder and chief analyst of nScreenMedia at the TV of Tomorrow (TVOT) conference in San Francisco, Calif., to discuss the next-generation television standard, ATSC 3.0. You can listen to the audio of their entire discussion above and read more about [...]
Applications for Next Generation TV
On Monday, July 24, 2017, 2-3 p.m. EDT, NAB will present a webcast on the topic of “Applications for ATSC 3.0 – The Next Generation Television Standard.” The webcast will feature a non-technical overview of the capabilities of the Next-Gen standard, intended to inform television producers and managers about what new and enhanced functionality the [...]
Broadcasting Returns to Lower Manhattan
Broadcasting is back in lower Manhattan! At a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on Friday, June 23, 2017, Telemundo 47 / WNJU turned on its state-of-the-art, solid-state 100 kilowatt transmitter situated on the 90th floor of New York's One World Trade Center, and began broadcasting on (RF) channel 36 from an antenna on the roof of the building. [...]
Changing Channels: It’s Harder Than You Think
Up to now, the hardest part about changing channels has been digging the remote out from the back of the couch cushions. However, with the conclusion of the recent broadcast spectrum incentive auction, nearly 1,000 TV stations must move to new channels or frequencies – an incredibly complicated, dangerous and expensive task. The above video [...]