Tag: OTA TV

  • A Date Has Been Set for When 3.0 OTA TV Will Roll Out For Cord Cutters

    A Date Has Been Set for When 3.0 OTA TV Will Roll Out For Cord Cutters

    This week at the 2018 NAB Show in New York, executives from FOX television stations; NBC and Telemundo Owned Stations Group; Univision; TEGNA, Inc. (for Pearl TV), and Nexstar Media Group (for SpectrumCo) announced their support for the new ATSC 3.0 OTA TV. This next generation standard will bring 4K HDR and better reception to…

  • 3.0 Over The Air TV Testing is Coming to California

    3.0 Over The Air TV Testing is Coming to California

    Today it was announced that the new ATSC 3.0 OTA TV standard is expanding their testing into Santa Barbara, CA. This comes as the family-owned News-Press & Gazette Company (NPG) announced that they will start testing the new OTA TV standard. “While most people wouldn’t expect cutting-edge technology in a relatively small market, the fact is…

  • What Cord Cutters Need to Know About the Future of 4K Over-the-Air TV (Guest Post)

    What Cord Cutters Need to Know About the Future of 4K Over-the-Air TV (Guest Post)

    Todays post is a guest post from the great team over at TabloTV.com. Laura Slater is one of the cord cutting experts at TabloTV.com and has been blissfully cable-free since 2010. She enjoys sharing the money saving tips and tricks she’s learned to help others join the cord cutting revolution. One of the biggest buzzwords in television these…

  • Wind Farms Are Blocking OTA TV Signals

    Wind Farms Are Blocking OTA TV Signals

    Have you found your antenna is not getting the over-the-air (OTA) TV signals it should? No hills or other issues between you and the tower you want to pick up? It turns out wind turbines that generate power may be the issue. Recently Cord Cutters News has head from multiple readers who thought local wind…

  • Sling TV’s President Says The Cost of Locals Will Likely Be $15 a Month Next Year

    Sling TV’s President Says The Cost of Locals Will Likely Be $15 a Month Next Year

    Yesterday at the Denver Pay TV Show, Sling TV’s President Warren talked about the future of over-the-air TV. One of the points he hammered home was the high cost of locals and the advantages of an antenna. Warren said the cost of locals on your traditional pay-TV service next year will likely be $15 a…

  • OTA Digital Subchannels Are Outperforming Cable Networks

    OTA Digital Subchannels Are Outperforming Cable Networks

    Over-the-air TV (OTA) is now outperforming many popular cable TV networks. A Katz Media Group report found that with the growth of cord cutting many new over-the-air TV networks, such as Antenna TV, MeTV, Grit, and Laff, are now more widely available and beat cable in household ratings. These digital subchannels are not just beating…

  • Over-the-Air TV Is About to Get Better

    Over-the-Air TV Is About to Get Better

    Sinclair is the largest owner of over-the-air TV stations, and it is about to make a major investment in making them even better. It recently announced plans to keep investing in its over-the-air TV networks. Not only in the many popular ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC affiliates but in the sub networks that it owns.…