PHILADELPHIA—Six local TV stations have launched NextGen TV aka ATSC 3.0 broadcasts in Philadelphia, the nation’s fourth largest TV market.
The August 10 launch means that Philadelphia viewers can now access six channels over-the-air for free with NextGen TV from: CBS’s KYW-TV (CBS, channel 3) and WPSG-TV (CW, channel 57); ABC’s WPVI (ABC, channel 6); NBC’s WCAU-TV (NBC, channel 10); FOX’s WTXF-TV (FOX, channel 29); and Univision’s WUVP-TV (Univision, channel 65).
“NextGen TV gives consumers unprecedented entertainment, information and engagement opportunities,” said Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV, the broadcaster business group that is leading the NextGen TV transition. “Today, and in the future, Philly viewers will have a television experience that is more immersive, with better picture quality and enhanced audio features, and it will continue to be enhanced as…
