FCC Lets Class A Low Powers Kick Tires on ATSC 3.0

The Federal Communications Commission is allowing a test of the new ATSC 3.0 transmission standard in the Portland (OR) area. The grant, which was reported by the LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition, is for six months on four channels (16, 20, 35, 38) and was requested by WatchTV's class A low-power outlets KORS-CD, KOXI-CD, KKEI-CD, and KORK-CD. Also backing the test, according to WatchTV, is a "manufacturer of broadcast transmitters for the U.S. market."