NAB Show

NAB Show

Session.

Broadcast Positioning System (BPS): ATSC 3.0 Timing, Monitoring, SFN Deployment and PNT Coverage at Scale

Sunday, April 19 | 3 – 4:40 p.m. | N256

Broadcast Engineering and IT (BEIT) Conference

Broadcast Positioning System (BPS) is emerging as a GNSS-independent timing and PNT backbone built on ATSC 3.0 infrastructure. This session brings together five real-world advances: delivering sub-nanosecond UTC(NIST) timing into stations via optical synchronization; using BPS as a complementary time source for datacenters; DevOps-driven monitoring with AI-assisted stability analysis and anomaly detection; enabling BPS in Single Frequency Networks without interference pitfalls; and coverage modeling across diverse U.S. markets to quantify reliability and future positioning potential. Together, these papers chart the path from field trials to national-scale deployment.

  • Liam PowerLiam PowerSenior Systems EngineerONE Media Technologies / Sinclair Broadcast GroupSpeaker
  • Paul ShulinsPaul ShulinsCo-ownerOver The Air RF Consulting LLCSpeaker
  • Nicholas HottingerNicholas HottingerSr. Systems EngineerONE MediaSpeaker
  • Tariq MondalTariq MondalVice President, Advanced TechnologyNational Association of BroadcastersSpeaker
  • Jim StenbergJim StenbergCo-ownerOver The Air RF Consulting LLCSpeaker
  • Harvey ArnoldHarvey ArnoldSVP EngineeringSinclair Broadcast GroupSpeaker
  • Francisco Girela LopezFrancisco Girela LopezBusiness Development and Sales Engineering LeadSafran Electronics and DefenseSpeaker
  • Alison MartinAlison MartinVP, Innovation and StrategyNational Association of BroadcastersSpeaker

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