“Please clarify if this TV has a ATSC 3.0 Tuner. The information on the LG web sites, says it does have a ATSC 3.0 tuner, but that some unit may not have it yet.”
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Yes, the ATSC 3.0 "NEXTGEN" tuner is included in the GX series. The reference you mention was in regards to a software update that was needed to activate it after introduction. This has since been completed. If you live in an area that is broadcasting a NEXTGEN signal, you will now be able to use a digital antenna to receive the signal.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi Felix. There is nothing on the product page on our site that currently advertises the LG GX 65 inch Class with Gallery Design 4K Smart OLED TV w/AI ThinQ® (64.5'' Diag), Model # OLED65GXPUA as having an ATSC 3.0 tuner but we did mention that LG will support the standard in six of our OLED sets when the 2020 TVs were unveiled and showcased at CES2020. The specifications list it as having an ATSC tuner which would be the ATSC 1.0 tuner, but the TVs have not been launched yet and specifications are always subject to change without prior notice. As you are aware, ATSC 3.0 is not backward compatible. Updates on the forthcoming rollout of ATSC 3.0 in the U.S. states that the top 40 U.S. markets as ranked by Nielsen plan to have at least one ATSC 3.0 broadcast up and running this year, with an additional 20 markets to follow. Collectively those will cover about 70 percent of the population. You can see a full list of markets that will be getting ATSC 3.0 in 2020 at https://www.atsc.org/newsletter/coming-soon-to-a-tv-station-near-you-top-40-tv-markets-launching-atsc-3-0/ There still isn't any information on exactly which channels will be broadcasting in the new standard by year’s end, and the real boom in compatible hardware probably won’t happen until 2021 at the earliest. Besides, the Federal Communications Commission is requiring all broadcasters to simulcast an ATSC 1.0 version of their primary channel’s programming until at least February 2023, and the FCC could still push that cutoff date back further. But even as broadcasters try to push ahead on ATSC 3.0, there are several factors keeping them tied to the current standard. Antenna use is now at its highest level since 2005, and cable providers’ retransmission of ATSC 1.0-based signals is still a lucrative revenue source for broadcasters and TV networks. Cable companies haven't yet agreed with broadcasters on how to adopt the new standard in their retransmissions...^IFV
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