(Newswire.net — March 1, 2021) — Central stations are among the first to launch broadcasting services with Sinclair Broadcast Group and NEXTGEN TV in Norfolk. NEXTGEN TV is a revolutionary technology in digital broadcasting involving TV stations like WTVZ-TV (MyNet), WVBT & WNLO-CD (FOX), and WAVY-TV (NBC).
NEXTGEN TV was developed and run on the same significant technology as digital applications, the internet, and other web services. The platform can support a broad range of features presently in development. For instance, it can support video (up to 4K), immersive audio, advanced emergency alerts, personalized viewing tools, and mobile device broadcasting.
Vital Broadcast Technology
The emergency alerts give rich media rather than simple text messages. NEXTGEN TV fully integrates 5G and other internet content that broadband delivers. NEXTGEN TV is currently one of the only vital broadcast technologies. The recent launch in the Norfolk Beach Market is among the country’s first. It follows a decade of developing new technology and months of preparation and planning by local stations. BitPath is responsible for building new data broadcasting services, coordinating efforts, and spearheading the four TV stations’ planning process.
The four stations will become part of BitPath’s broadcast data network charter members, which began in 2021. The involved stations have collaborated to ensure the present programming benefits all viewers. It doesn’t matter whether a user receives television service through satellite company, cable, or over-the-air. Those who depend on the antenna can rescan their TV sets to get full service. They can access the rescan instructions at fcc.gov/rescan. Satellite and cable subscribers don’t have to take any action.
Major Broadcasters
WNLO-CD, WAVY-TV, and WVBT are frontline television stations in Norfolk operated and owned by Nexstar Inc, a wholly-owned affiliate of Nexstar Media Group. Nexstar is the biggest operator of local TV stations in the country and a frontline diversified media organization that leverages localism. The operator brings value to advertisers, consumers, and services through its mobile, digital, and broadcasting platforms. WAVY-TV is a subsidiary of the NBC network, while WNLO-CD and WVBT are part of the FOX network.
WTVZ-TV – Sinclair
WTVZ-TV is a frontline Norfolk television and a subsidiary of MyNetworkTV that is operated and owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair is a leading supplier of news and local sports across the country. The Sinclair Broadcast Group possesses and runs 23 regional sports network brands and owns and supplies services to 88 markets with 190 television stations. Critical broadcast networks own these stations and multiple national networks. You can get more information at http://mytvz.com/and sbgi.net.
BitPath
BitPath is establishing the country’s first commitment broadcast data network to offer innovative new wireless services. The network charges a cost fraction of cellular systems. In Arlington (Virginia), the BitPath network will begin in 2021 to cover seventeen cities, with several other cities covered by 2022.
KXAN-TV (NBC), KNVA (CW), KBVO-CD (MyNet), and KEYE-TV (CBS) are some of the first major TV stations in Austin, TX, to broadcast with NEXTGEN TV. The Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President for Nexstar Media, Brett Jenkins, said they are pleased to add more markets to the increasing list of covered areas.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 23 regional sports network brands; owns, operates, and/or provides services to 191 television stations in 89 markets; is a leading local news provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks. Sinclair Broadcast Group delivers content via various platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital media. The Company regularly uses its website as a critical source of Company information you can access at www.sbgi.net.