Ark Seeks Special OK for ATSC 3.0 DTS Construction
Ark Multicasting wants FCC permission to modify its construction permits to build a single ATSC 3.0 transmitter and convert to a license before the permits expire in July, though rules authorizing distributed transmission system technology Ark wants to use haven’t…
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been published in the Federal Register, said a filing posted in docket 20-145 Friday. Tuesday, CEO Joshua Weiss spoke Media Bureau Video Division Chief Barbara Kreisman. Ark wants the agency to authorize the license and let company have its full DTS plans and construction approved later through a minor modification request. The FCC says “it seeks to avoid forcing” low-power TV stations “from making significant expenditures in new ATSC 1.0 facilities by July 13, 2021 only to later be faced with a further expenditure of resources if the station chooses to convert those facilities to ATSC 3.0,” Ark said.