NextGen TV emergency alerts program faces crisis after Congress pulls funding

A program called the Next Generation Warning System will shut down in September after cuts to public broadcast funding.

A decision by Congress to pull funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has resulted in a major setback for the development of an advanced emergency warning notification system that is intended to be utilized over ATSC 3.0, the next-generation broadcast television system known as NextGen TV.

On Friday, the CPB said it will close the Next…