Two More Miami Television Stations Launch NextGen Broadcasts

Two more Miami stations have come together to offer more NextGen TV service also known as ATSC 3.0.

The two additional stations add five new services to the Miami market, now bringing it to a combined total of 11 NextGen TV services, for Miami’s more than 1.7 million television households.

“We are thrilled to be able to provide our viewers NextGen TV in South Florida,” said Bert Medina, president-CEO of Berkshire Hathaway’s ABC affiliate WPLG. “Our goal is to provide our audience with the best quality video and audio experience available. Our mission continues to be to inform, entertain and educate our community. This is a natural evolution for us.”

Miami viewers can now access five more channels over the air for free with NextGen TV:

• WPLG-TV (ABC and Local 10 Plus that provides news, weather, traffic and entertainment. Until today, Local 10 Plus was available only via streaming).
• Sunbeam Television’s WSVN (Fox, TheGrio and This TV).

“WSVN’s strong, loyal viewership will benefit from NextGen TV’s technology, as it will greatly improve television reception,” said Paul Magnes, WSVN co-president/GM. “We can now offer our viewers a more compelling way to watch 7 NEWS, live sports and programming, over-the-air.”

“Underscoring the demand for NextGen TV, Miami is now a top U.S. media market with multiple major networks—ABC, FOX, CBS, NBC, PBS, Telemundo, and Univision—broadcasting NextGen TV for its viewers,” said Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV, the broadcaster business group leading the NextGen TV transition. “By launching a second stick, these local broadcasters share an ongoing commitment to expand this free service within the Miami area and deliver important local news stories, sports and entertainment. NextGen TV’s emergency alert system and dual language capabilities are essential to residents and we’re proud that we can give them even more options now.”