COLUMBIA, S.C. – America s Public Television Stations (APTS) today presented its 2021 Excellence in Innovation Award to South Carolina ETV (SCETV) for the network’s pioneering work in educational datacasting. The award was presented to SCETV President and CEO Anthony Padgett and Vice President for Education Dr. Stephanie Frazier virtually during APTS’ annual Public Media Summit.
Announced last spring, SCETV’s datacasting initiative seeks to increase access to educational resources for students that reside in areas without adequate broadband connectivity. Utilizing the network’s existing tower infrastructure, datacasting allows for the transmission of files, videos and other computer data to computers and similar devices using an inexpensive tuner and TV antenna.
Susi Elkins
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EAST LANSING, MI; Feb. 11, 2021 - America s Public Television Stations announced today that Susi Elkins, Director of Broadcasting and General Manager of WKAR Public Media at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, has been elected to serve as Professional Vice Chair on the board of the non-profit organization.
The mission of APTS is to ensure a strong and financially sound public television system and help member stations provide essential public services in education, public safety, and civic leadership for their communities.
“It s an honor to be selected by my public television peers to serve in this leadership position on the APTS board,” said Elkins. “I look forward to our work ahead as the board focuses on increasing federal and state funding for our stations so they can continue to expand critical services to their communities, including NextGen TV and broadcast Internet educational services.”
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On January 19, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Report and Order adopting technical changes to the agency’s rules pertaining to the use of a distributed transmission system (DTS), or single frequency network (SFN), by broadcast television stations. Specifically, the Commission’s Report and Order replaces the current, subjective “minimal amount” standard governing DTS signal “spillover” beyond a station’s authorized service area with an objective “bright-line” approach that the agency believes will provide the regulatory certainty needed to promote DTS deployment. The Report and Order also removes the requirement that Class A, low power television (LPTV) and television translator stations must apply for DTS facilities on an experimental basis, and adopts specific technical requirements governing such stations’ use of DTS transmitters. The Commission states that i
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