NEW ORLEANS—Six native TV stations have introduced that they’ve launched NextGen TV broadcasts in New Orleans, bringing NextGen TV aka ATSC 3.0 alerts to greater than 660,000 households out there. The launch consists of Tegna’s WUPL (MyNetwork; channel 54), which is serving because the shared sign for the market, and WWL (CBS; channel 4); Gray Television’s WVUE (Fox; channel 8); Hearst Television’s WDSU (NBC; channel 6); Nexstar Media Inc.’s WGNO (ABC; channel 26) and WNOL (CW; channel 38). The stations famous that NextGen TV is the primary main overhaul to the Advanced Television Systems Committee’s normal for receiving over-the-air (OTA) alerts in 25 years. In addition to offering the capabilities for numerous superior options, NextGen TV additionally allows New Orleans broadcasters to strengthen its emergency alert programs, serving to to make space communities safer throughout pure disasters or extreme climate occasions. The new normal allows improved location-targeting with notifications despatched to specific areas and viewers can select the language wherein they need to obtain the emergency info. Multimedia recordsdata may also be added, upgrading the alerts with particulars reminiscent of maps or photos. In occasions of disaster, NextGen TV’s subtle emergency alerting will allow viewers in that market to get all the knowledge they want with out affecting these not within the path of the emergency.”Local broadcast stations play an essential information and data function within the communities we serve,” stated Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV. “With adjustments within the broadcast tv market over time, the worth in bringing extra innovation to newsrooms and viewers with good options like NextGen TV is crystal clear. Launching NextGen TV allows broadcasters to ship the most recent information and emergency alerting info, which is important in a geography reminiscent of New Orleans, the place excessive climate occasions are widespread and native information updates and data is important.” TV Tech has been monitoring all of the launches of NextGen TV/ATSC 3.0 broadcasts right here (opens in new tab). Upcoming launches of NextGen TV are anticipated to happen in January of 2023 in Boston and Miami (opens in new tab).
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