<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
is	O
a	O
major	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
standards	I-Device
for	O
television	O
broadcasting	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Device
Television	I-Device
Systems	I-Device
Committee	I-Device
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
standards	O
are	O
designed	O
to	O
offer	O
support	O
for	O
newer	O
technologies	O
,	O
including	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
for	O
video	O
channels	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
2160p	B-Architecture
4K	I-Architecture
resolution	O
at	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
,	O
wide	O
color	O
gamut	O
,	O
high	B-General_Concept
dynamic	I-General_Concept
range	I-General_Concept
,	O
Dolby	B-Algorithm
AC-4	I-Algorithm
and	O
MPEG-H	O
3D	O
Audio	O
,	O
datacasting	O
capabilities	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
robust	O
mobile-television	B-Application
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
major	O
deployments	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
occurred	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
in	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
2018	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
approved	O
the	O
voluntary	O
use	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
(	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Next	B-Device
Gen	I-Device
TV	I-Device
"	O
)	O
for	O
television	O
broadcasting	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
;	O
there	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
mandatory	O
transition	O
as	O
there	O
was	O
from	O
analog	O
NTSC	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
full-power	O
stations	O
that	O
convert	O
must	O
preserve	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
their	O
programming	O
in	O
their	O
city	O
of	O
license	O
via	O
legacy	O
ATSC	B-Device
signals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Jamaica	O
adopted	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
for	O
its	O
impending	O
transition	O
from	O
analog	O
to	O
digital	O
television	O
,	O
with	O
Television	O
Jamaica	O
launching	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
service	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
bootstrap	O
signal	O
which	O
allows	O
a	O
receiver	O
to	O
discover	O
and	O
identify	O
the	O
signals	O
that	O
are	O
being	O
transmitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
highly	O
efficient	O
physical	O
layer	O
that	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
orthogonal	B-Protocol
frequency-division	I-Protocol
multiplexing	I-Protocol
(	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
)	O
modulation	O
with	O
low-density	B-Error_Name
parity-check	I-Error_Name
code	I-Error_Name
(	O
LDPC	B-Error_Name
)	O
FEC	O
codes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
is	O
limited	O
to	O
64	O
physical	O
layer	O
pipes	O
(	O
PLP	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
recommended	O
4	O
simultaneous	O
PLPs	O
per	O
complete	O
delivered	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
how	O
PLP	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
channel	O
that	O
delivers	O
HD	O
video	O
over	O
a	O
robust	O
PLP	O
and	O
enhances	O
the	O
video	O
to	O
UHD	O
with	O
Scalable	B-Algorithm
HEVC	I-Algorithm
Video	O
Coding	O
layer	O
over	O
a	O
higher	O
bitrate	O
PLP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
supports	O
Dolby	B-Algorithm
AC-4	I-Algorithm
and	O
MPEG-H	O
3D	O
Audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
supports	O
three	O
video	O
formats	O
:	O
legacy	O
SD	O
video	O
,	O
interlaced	O
HD	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
SD	O
video	O
supports	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
720×480	O
and	O
supports	O
High	B-Algorithm
Efficiency	I-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
Coding	I-Algorithm
(	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
)	O
Main	O
10	O
profile	O
at	O
Level	O
3.1	O
Main	O
Tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interlaced	O
HD	O
video	O
supports	O
1080-line	O
interlaced	O
video	O
with	O
1,920	O
or	O
1,440	O
pixels	O
per	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
Main	O
10	O
profile	O
at	O
Level	O
4.1	O
Main	O
Tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
supports	O
resolutions	O
up	O
to	O
3840×2160	O
progressive	B-Device
scan	I-Device
and	O
supports	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
Main	O
10	O
profile	O
at	O
Level	O
5.2	O
Main	O
Tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
supports	O
frame	O
rates	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
fps	O
and	O
the	O
Rec	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progressive	B-Device
video	I-Device
supports	O
HDR	O
using	O
hybrid	O
log	O
–	O
gamma	O
(	O
HLG	O
)	O
and	O
perceptual	B-Algorithm
quantizer	I-Algorithm
(	O
PQ	B-Algorithm
)	O
transfer	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
supports	O
digital	O
watermarking	O
of	O
the	O
audio	O
signal	O
and	O
video	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
U.S.-based	O
coalition	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Advanced	O
Warning	O
and	O
Response	O
Network	O
Alliance	O
has	O
advocated	O
for	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
features	O
,	O
including	O
datacasting	O
and	O
digital	O
network	O
interoperability	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
emergency	O
alert	O
system	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
embedded	O
rich	O
media	O
and	O
finer	O
geo-targeting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2021	O
,	O
AWARN	O
and	O
ATSC	B-Device
jointly	O
filed	O
comments	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
questions	O
posed	O
about	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
alerting	O
capabilities	O
in	O
the	O
FCC	O
's	O
Further	O
Notice	O
of	O
Proposed	O
Rulemaking	O
as	O
required	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Defense	O
Authorization	O
Act	O
of	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
theoretically	O
supports	O
the	O
continued	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
analog	O
audio	O
subcarrier	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
digital	O
signal	O
by	O
narrowing	O
the	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
the	O
channel	O
to	O
5.5MHz	O
wide	O
(	O
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
requires	O
the	O
full	O
6MHz	O
bandwidth	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
Advanced	B-Device
Television	I-Device
Systems	I-Device
Committee	I-Device
announced	O
a	O
call	O
for	O
proposals	O
for	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
physical	O
layer	O
which	O
states	O
that	O
the	O
plan	O
is	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
to	O
support	O
video	O
with	O
a	O
resolution	O
of	O
3840×2160	O
at	O
60fps	O
(	O
4K	B-Architecture
UHDTV	I-Architecture
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
test	O
involved	O
multiplexing	O
multiple	O
HD	O
and	O
SD	O
subchannels	O
together	O
,	O
experimenting	O
with	O
both	O
current	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
/	O
H.262	B-Algorithm
and	O
MPEG-4	B-Application
AVC	I-Application
/	O
H.264	B-Application
video	O
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
decided	O
that	O
H.264	B-Application
would	O
not	O
be	O
considered	O
for	O
ATSC-3.0	O
,	O
but	O
rather	O
the	O
newer	O
MPEG-H	B-Algorithm
HEVC	I-Algorithm
/	O
H.265	B-Algorithm
codec	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
instead	O
,	O
with	O
OFDM	B-Protocol
instead	O
of	O
8VSB	B-Device
for	O
modulation	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
28	O
Mbit/s	O
to	O
36	O
Mbit/s	O
or	O
more	O
of	O
bandwidth	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
6-MHz	O
channel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
continuing	O
on	O
for	O
six	O
months	O
afterward	O
,	O
the	O
temporary	O
digital	O
transition	O
transmitter	O
and	O
antenna	O
of	O
Cleveland	O
,	O
Ohio	O
's	O
Fox	O
affiliate	O
,	O
WJW	O
,	O
was	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Association	O
of	O
Broadcasters	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
"	O
Futurecast	O
"	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
standard	O
advanced	O
by	O
LG	O
Corporation	O
and	O
GatesAir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
ATSC	O
1.0/2.0	O
'	O
s	O
Distributed	O
Transmission	O
System	O
's	O
pseudo-single-frequency	O
network	O
operations	O
,	O
WI9XXT	O
's	O
two	O
transmitters	O
operate	O
as	O
a	O
true	O
Single-Frequency	B-Device
Network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
tests	O
began	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
with	O
High	B-General_Concept
Dynamic	I-General_Concept
Range	I-General_Concept
(	O
using	O
the	O
Scalable	B-Algorithm
HEVC	I-Algorithm
video	O
codec	O
with	O
HE-AAC	O
audio	O
)	O
from	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
independent	O
station	O
,	O
KHMP-LD	O
on	O
UHF	O
18	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
working	O
group	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
led	O
by	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
and	O
others	O
performed	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
end-to-end	O
"	O
broadcast	O
of	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
programming	O
via	O
an	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
signal	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
IP	O
transmission	O
from	O
the	O
Seoul	O
Broadcasting	O
System	O
's	O
Mok-dong	O
studio	O
to	O
feed	O
a	O
transmitter	O
on	O
Gwanak	O
Mountain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
broadcaster	O
's	O
technical	O
director	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
successful	O
test	O
"	O
highlights	O
the	O
potential	O
for	O
Korea	O
's	O
launch	O
of	O
terrestrial	O
UHD	B-Device
TV	I-Device
commercial	O
services	O
using	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
in	O
February	O
2017.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
test	O
broadcast	O
,	O
South	O
Korean	O
broadcasters	O
announced	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
launch	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
services	O
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
bootstrap	O
component	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
(	O
System	O
Discovery	O
and	O
Signalling	O
)	O
was	O
upgraded	O
from	O
candidate	O
standard	O
to	O
finalized	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
29	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
NBC	O
affiliate	O
WRAL-TV	O
in	O
Raleigh	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
,	O
a	O
station	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
pioneering	O
roles	O
in	O
testing	O
the	O
original	O
ATSC	B-Device
standards	I-Device
,	O
launched	O
an	O
experimental	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
channel	O
carrying	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
programming	O
in	O
1080p	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
4K	B-Architecture
demo	O
loop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
WRAL-EX	O
has	O
also	O
carried	O
4K	B-Architecture
coverage	O
of	O
the	O
2016	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
and	O
2018	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
in	O
an	O
experimental	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
27	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
South	O
Korea	O
's	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Science	O
,	O
ICT	O
and	O
Future	O
Planning	O
officially	O
endorsed	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
as	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
broadcasting	O
standard	O
for	O
ultra-high-definition	B-Device
television	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
LG	O
Electronics	O
announced	O
that	O
their	O
2017	O
4K	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
sold	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
would	O
include	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
tuners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
SBS	O
,	O
MBC	O
,	O
and	O
KBS	O
officially	O
launched	O
their	O
full-time	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
services	O
in	O
major	O
South	O
Korean	O
markets	O
such	O
as	O
Seoul	O
and	O
Incheon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
transition	O
made	O
South	O
Korea	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
deploy	O
a	O
terrestrial	O
UHD	O
format	O
,	O
and	O
enabled	O
4K	B-Architecture
broadcasts	O
of	O
the	O
2018	O
Winter	O
Olympics	O
in	O
Pyeongchang	O
County	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
issued	O
a	O
notice	O
of	O
proposed	O
rulemaking	O
(	O
NPRM	O
)	O
that	O
would	O
allow	O
for	O
the	O
deployment	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
voted	O
unanimously	O
to	O
approve	O
two	O
portions	O
of	O
the	O
NPRM	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
door	O
for	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
begin	O
producing	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
Pearl	O
consortium	O
(	O
comprising	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
major	O
broadcasting	O
conglomerates	O
,	O
including	O
Cox	O
Media	O
Group	O
,	O
Graham	O
Media	O
Group	O
,	O
Hearst	O
Television	O
,	O
Gray	O
Television	O
,	O
Nexstar	O
Media	O
Group	O
,	O
E	O
.	O
W	O
.	O
Scripps	O
Company	O
,	O
and	O
Tegna	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
use	O
Phoenix	O
,	O
Arizona	O
as	O
a	O
test	O
market	O
for	O
an	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
transition	O
in	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
voted	O
3	O
–	O
2	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
an	O
order	O
authorizing	O
voluntary	O
deployments	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
(	O
referred	O
to	O
under	O
the	O
branding	O
"	O
Next	B-Device
Gen	I-Device
TV	I-Device
"	O
)	O
;	O
stations	O
that	O
choose	O
to	O
deploy	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
services	O
must	O
continue	O
to	O
maintain	O
an	O
ATSC	O
1.0-compatible	O
signal	O
that	O
is	O
"	O
substantially	O
similar	O
"	O
in	O
programming	O
to	O
their	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
signal	O
(	O
besides	O
programming	O
that	O
leverages	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
features	O
,	O
and	O
advertising	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
covers	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
entire	O
community	O
of	O
license	O
(	O
the	O
FCC	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
expedite	O
approval	O
for	O
transitions	O
if	O
the	O
loss	O
in	O
over-the-air	O
coverage	O
post-transition	O
is	O
5%	O
or	O
less	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
clause	O
will	O
remain	O
in	O
effect	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
five	O
years	O
;	O
permission	O
from	O
the	O
FCC	O
must	O
be	O
obtained	O
before	O
a	O
full-power	O
station	O
can	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
ATSC	B-Device
signal	O
,	O
but	O
low-power	O
stations	O
are	O
exempt	O
from	O
the	O
simulcasting	O
requirement	O
and	O
are	O
allowed	O
to	O
flash-cut	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
if	O
they	O
choose	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
signals	O
will	O
still	O
be	O
subject	O
to	O
mandatory	O
carriage	O
rules	O
for	O
television	O
providers	O
during	O
the	O
five-year	O
simulcasting	O
mandate	O
;	O
the	O
FCC	O
stated	O
that	O
voluntary	O
carriage	O
of	O
3.0	O
signals	O
by	O
television	O
providers	O
would	O
be	O
left	O
to	O
the	O
marketplace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
order	O
does	O
require	O
stations	O
to	O
provide	O
sufficient	O
on-air	O
notice	O
about	O
transitions	O
to	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
multiple	O
broadcasters	O
in	O
each	O
market	O
cooperate	O
by	O
locating	O
multiple	O
degraded	O
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
services	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
transmitter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
the	O
broadcasters	O
would	O
share	O
the	O
remaining	O
transmitters	O
for	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
transmissions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
sufficient	O
consumer	O
adoption	O
,	O
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
transmissions	O
would	O
be	O
abandoned	O
,	O
allowing	O
stations	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
operation	O
on	O
their	O
owned	O
transmitters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
unclear	O
how	O
the	O
complications	O
of	O
this	O
approach	O
would	O
be	O
overcome	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
spectrum	B-Algorithm
reallocation	I-Algorithm
in	O
heavily	O
populated	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
FCC	O
published	O
its	O
final	O
rules	O
on	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
to	O
the	O
Federal	O
Register	O
on	O
February	O
2	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
formally	O
took	O
effect	O
30	O
days	O
afterward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
transition	O
is	O
voluntary	O
,	O
the	O
FCC	O
will	O
not	O
require	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
tuners	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
new	O
televisions	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
a	O
subsidy	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
distribution	O
of	O
ATSC	O
3.0-compatible	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
trials	O
by	O
Pearl	O
,	O
Univision	O
's	O
KFPH-CD	O
in	O
Phoenix	O
was	O
converted	O
to	O
an	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
station	O
on	O
April	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
be	O
shared	O
by	O
Univision	O
and	O
several	O
other	O
broadcasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Univision	O
and	O
Sinclair	O
Broadcast	O
Group	O
were	O
also	O
planning	O
a	O
trial	O
in	O
Dallas	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
utilize	O
spectrum	O
vacated	O
by	O
KSTR-DT	O
and	O
KTXD-TV	O
to	O
test	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
transmission	O
using	O
a	O
single-frequency	B-Device
network	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
26	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Technology	O
Association	O
(	O
CTA	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
use	O
the	O
certification	O
mark	O
"	O
NextGen	B-Device
TV	I-Device
"	O
(	O
stylized	O
"	O
NEXTGEN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
"	O
)	O
to	O
promote	O
equipment	O
that	O
is	O
compliant	O
with	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
network	O
affiliates	O
in	O
Las	O
Vegas	O
became	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
launch	O
permanent	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
signals	O
on	O
May	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
the	O
Jamaica	O
Broadcasting	O
Commission	O
established	O
that	O
Jamaica	O
would	O
adopt	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
analog	O
to	O
digital	O
television	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
transition	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Television	O
Jamaica	O
concurrently	O
joined	O
the	O
ATSC	B-Device
as	O
its	O
first	O
full	O
member	O
from	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Television	O
Jamaica	O
launched	O
their	O
first	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
transmitter	O
in	O
Kingston	O
,	O
making	O
Jamaica	O
the	O
first	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
country	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
to	O
launch	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
broadcasting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2023	O
,	O
the	O
Telecommunications	O
Authority	O
of	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
(	O
TATT	O
)	O
announced	O
that	O
Trinidad	O
and	O
Tobago	O
would	O
adopt	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
nation	O
's	O
transition	O
from	O
analog	O
to	O
digital	O
television	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
transition	O
expected	O
to	O
be	O
completed	O
in	O
2026	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Consumer	O
advocates	O
have	O
noted	O
the	O
opportunity	O
in	O
which	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
can	O
allow	O
advertisers	O
to	O
run	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
consortium	O
of	O
U.S.	O
television	O
providers	O
criticized	O
the	O
domestic	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
transition	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
"	O
voluntary	O
"	O
transition	O
,	O
inconsistencies	O
in	O
commitments	O
to	O
simulcasting	O
arrangements	O
for	O
compatibility	O
,	O
and	O
potential	O
downgrades	O
in	O
service	O
for	O
ATSC	B-Device
1.0	I-Device
viewers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
how	O
these	O
signals	O
will	O
factor	O
into	O
retransmission	O
consent	O
negotiations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Early	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
"	O
lighthouse	O
"	O
stations	O
involved	O
sharing	O
agreements	O
with	O
major	O
station	O
ownership	O
groups	O
such	O
as	O
Nexstar	O
,	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
Scripps	O
,	O
and	O
Tegna	O
,	O
while	O
leaving	O
out	O
public	O
television	O
stations	O
and	O
independent	O
broadcasters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
Buffalo	O
launch	O
of	O
ATSC	B-Device
3.0	I-Device
left	O
out	O
WNED-TV	O
and	O
WBBZ-TV	O
.	O
</s>
