Public TV to Be 'Substantially Transitioned' to NextGenTV in 3-5 Years: APTS

Public TV stations are broadcasting ATSC 3.0 signals in nine U.S. markets, and America’s Public Television Stations President Patrick Butler expects “an accelerated pace of transition” to start next year, he said in a virtual talk Tuesday hosted by The Media Institute. Commercial ATSC 3.0 consortiums such as Pearl TV and BitPath worked with public TV stations on sharing arrangements for the transition, said Butler, conceding that public TV spectrum demands can make the hosting requirements difficult. Public TV stations will be “substantially transitioned" to 3.0 within three to five years, he said.