27 January 2026

5G Broadcast For Boston Television A Reality in 2026

40 million plus coverage potential after FCC approval

5G Broadcast is an LTE-based Terrestrial Broadcast technology, supported by broadcasters for future digital terrestrial television (DTT). In the US, 2026 starts off with Boston TV stations WCRN and WWOO both applying to the FCC for experimental 5G Broadcast licenses in anticipation of fully licensed 5G Broadcast facilities in 2026. The combined station coverage is 8,386,887 people. Using the X1 Mobile’s proprietary 5G Broadcast core, tests will include use of the 5G Broadcast core to deliver content (video, audio, and data) to the stations for broadcast. This will include field test reliability of new 5G Broadcast receivers with 5G Broadcast configured chips and testing of app’s developed specifically for 5G Broadcast use.  

The next phase for the US deployment involves a network rollout of ten, 5G Broadcast enabled television stations covering over 40 million people plus various single 5G Broadcast network affiliates throughout the US.


With commercial 5G Broadcast receivers being released in Q2, 2026, 5G Broadcast is set to offer its cutting-edge technology. With the 3gpp’s Release 19, Broadcast Bands 112 (470-608 MHz) and 113 (606-698 MHz) become a standard for receivers. XGN Global, X1 Mobile, Tyche Media and Milachi Media are committed to rolling out the deployment of 5G Broadcast along with use cases and revenue models in 2026.

 5G Broadcast is not the same as 5G which is the fifth generation of mobile networks, a new standard that builds on the foundation set by 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks. 5G Broadcast is a specific application defined by 3GPP that utilizes existing DTT infrastructure to distribute radio, television and data content. 5G Broadcast is or has been on trial in 23 countries.