Low-power TV operators are fighting for their existence, Greg Herman,...
Low-power TV operators are fighting for their existence, Greg Herman, president of Spectrum Evolution, told other LPTV owners and advocates on a teleconference Friday. Herman, also president of LPTV operator WatchTV, is lobbying the FCC for flexibility in the use…
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of LPTV spectrum by current licensees. The ATSC standard for TV broadcasting is “far from state-of-the-art and far from being the envy of the world,” Herman said. LPTV stations should be allowed to provide “exactly what people want with the best services that are available today,” and not be “shackled to a 20-year-old technology,” he said. Spectrum Evolution is developing talking points for LPTV owners to use at their local congressional offices during the holidays, said Amy Brown, its executive director. Spectrum Evolution was recently formed and Brown, Herman and other officials used to work for the Community Broadcasters Association of LPTV stations (CD Nov 2 p7) before it shuttered in 2009.