2026 NTA Convention
May 6 - 9, 2026 | Whitney Peak Hotel | Reno, Nevada
We look forward to bringing our members the FCC connections and information that supports their everyday work.
We will have general sessions, breakouts and exhibitors that bring you up to date information.
This year we have selected a location which is non-smoking, free parking, casino free and pet friendly.
Convention Schedule
May 6
4:00 p.m. Registration
1:00–5:00 p.m. Educational workshop: IT Workshop — Wayne Pecena
6:00 p.m. Board meeting (board members only)
May 7
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Opening remarks and introductions — Jack Mills (President, NTA)
Morning sessions: DC policy updates
8:30 a.m. Session 1: FCC Video Division updates — Mark Columbo (Video Division, FCC)
9:15 a.m. Session 2: FCC Audio Division updates — Rob Gates (Audio Division, FCC)
9:45 a.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
10:05 a.m. Session 3: NAB Washington update — Bob Weller (NAB)
10:35 a.m. Exhibitor presentation — TBA
10:45 a.m. Session 4: Legal review — Davina Sashkin (WBK Law)
11:15 a.m. Session 5: Technical consultant review — Kyle Fisher (Smith & Fisher)
11:45 a.m. Break for lunch
Afternoon sessions: Maximizing your station’s potential
12:30 p.m. Session 6: Maximizing your existing signal: Understanding MER — Jason Quinn (PBS New Mexico)
1:15 p.m. Exhibitor pitch — TBA
1:25 p.m. Session 7: Maximizing your RF signal: Beyond the 15 kW ERP limit — Kyle Fisher (Smith & Fisher), Cory Edwards (Dielectric)
2:10 p.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
2:30 p.m. Session 8: Home antennas: Simple, effective — Doug Lung (NBC)
3:15 p.m. Exhibitor pitch — TBA
3:25 p.m. Session 9: Panel: Site reliability — Wayne Johnson, moderator; Jason Quinn (NM PBS), Aaron Larson (Larson Towers), Mike Johnson (Scala), Jack Mills (Griffin Media)
4:10 p.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
4:30 p.m. Session 10: SNMP monitoring: let your equipment notify you of problems — Tony Simons (Weigel)
5:15 p.m. Mixer with exhibitors
May 8
7:00 a.m. Breakfast
Morning sessions: ATSC 3.0, ATSC 1.0
8:15 a.m. Session 1: FCC’s ATSC 3.0 Fifth Further NPRM explained — Susan Hansen (St Clair Consulting)
9:00 a.m. Session 2: Converting a translator network to ATSC 3.0 — Jack Mills (Griffin Media)
9:45 a.m. Exhibitor pitch — TBA
9:55 a.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
10:15 a.m. Session 3: Panel: A mixed world of ATSC 3.0 and 1.0 — Kyle Walker, moderator (Weigel); Mark Columbo (FCC), Doug Lung (NBC), Wayne Johnson (SW Colorado TV), Mike Schmidt (HVS)
11:00 a.m. Session 4: Understanding BPS — Bob Weller (NAB)
11:45 a.m. Break for lunch
Afternoon sessions: Modern solutions for TV broadcasters
12:45 p.m. Session 5: Building a reliable, cost-effective SRT network — Kyle Walker (Weigel)
1:30 p.m. Exhibitor pitch — TBA
1:40 p.m. Session 6: Malware and bad actors—protecting your critical systems — Bartt Nelson (Cache Co)
2:25 p.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
2:45 p.m. Session 7: High channel count + high quality in ATSC 1.0 — Mike Schmidht (Heartland Video Systems)
3:30 p.m. Exhibitor pitch — TBA
3:40 p.m. Session 8: Incremental revenue for your diginets — Steve Doll (D2D)
4:25 p.m. Coffee break (vendor visits)
4:45 p.m. Session 9: Open mic: Questions and answers
6:00 p.m. Mixer with exhibitors
7:00 p.m. Dinner (special guest to be announced)
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