ATSC 3.0 is now live in Grand Rapids, MI with six stations now broadcasting with the NextGen TV transmissions standard. The stations in Grand Rapids are WOTV (ABC), WOOD-TV (NBC), WXSP-CD , WOLP-CD (MyNet), WWMT (CBS), and WXMI (Fox)
The participating stations have cooperated to ensure that current programming remains available to all viewers, regardless of whether their television service is provided over-the air or by a cable or satellite company. Antenna viewers can simply rescan their TV sets to ensure full service.
NextGen TV will be able to support new features incusing immersive audio and video, broadcasting to mobile devices, personalized viewing tools, and advanced emergency alerts providing rich media instead of simple text messages.
Grand Rapids is the 26th market to introduce ATSC 3.0. The other US cities that have launched ATSC 3.0 include:
- Austin, Texas
- Boise, Idaho
- Buffalo, New York
- Columbus, Ohio
- Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas
- Denver, Colorado
- Detroit, Michigan
- East Lansing, Michigan
- Las Vegas, Nevada
- Mobile, Alabama-Pensacola, Florida
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Norfolk-Portsmith-Newport News, Virginia
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Orlando-Daytona Beach-Melbourne, Florida
- Phoenix, Arizona
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Portland, Oregon
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Santa Barbara-Santa Marie-San Luis Obispo, California
- Seattle-Tacoma, Washington
- Springfield-Holyoke, Massachusetts
- Syracuse, NY
- Tallahassee, Florida
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Florida