Six Stations Launch NextGen TV In San Francisco

Six television stations serving the San Francisco Bay Area have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV, also known as ATSC 3.0.

Switching on the new transmission standard were ABC-owned KGO (ABC), CBS-owned KPIX (CBS), NBC-owned KNTV (NBC), Fox-owned KTVU (Fox), TelevisaUnivision’s KDTV (Univision) and Nexstar’s KRON (MyNetworkTV).

Launch of NextGen TV follows a decade of development and months of planning and preparation by the local stations. KRON has converted to ATSC 3.0 transmissions and will broadcast its own programming, as well as the programming of the other participating stations, in NextGen TV format. All programming of all participating stations will continue to be available in the existing DTV format, which can be received on all modern television sets.

BitPath, which is developing new data broadcasting services, led the planning process and coordinated efforts across the six television stations.

Antenna viewers without NextGen TV sets can simply rescan their TV sets to ensure uninterrupted service. Rescan instructions are available at fcc.gov/rescan. Cable and satellite subscribers do not need to take any action.