ATSC 3.0 is coming: TV antenna users should prepare for chaos

Newly-proposed FCC rules would let broadcasters drop ATSC 1.0 whenever they want.

Jared Newman   |   October 29, 2025
Photo by Nancy Hughes on Unsplash

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