TV stations hope to tap in to the huge market of mobile customers and move big groups of people back to the broadcast model. Pictured: A phone showing a 5G broadcast of France24’s English language programming. (Photo: Bill Christian)
The Boston low-power station demoed a programming stream and tests of emergency alerts using a Rohde & Schwarz transmitter. The organizers described the event as the first 5G broadcasts from a U.S. station to a smartphone.
The Boston low-power stations says the experimental license it’s requesting could become a “game changer” for TV stations and consumers.
In the home of Purdue University, Bill Christian and Mike Reed have launched a low-power TV station with the dual affiliation and bought four radio stations to go with it.
