ATSC 3.0 Sunset Order Circulated to 10th Floor

A report and order and further notice on sunsetting certain aspects of the ATSC 3.0 rules was circulated to the FCC's 10th-floor offices, according to Friday’s circulation list. The draft item would extend the sunset dates for the requirements that broadcasters’ 3.0 and 1.0 programming streams be substantially similar (see 2209070048) and transmit their primary 3.0 video streams in compliance with ATSC's A/322 physical layer protocol standard, industry officials told us. Without FCC action, the substantially similar requirement would end in June, and the A/322 requirement will expire Monday (2208090040). The item is also expected to include language clarifying the agency’s stance on ATSC 3.0 multicasting, which broadcasters requested (see 2302020075).