Schedule-based channel bonding for delivery of media content

A method, comprising:

• in a system for a broadcast station:
• determining a schedule of delivery of a media file to a plurality of receiver devices that are within a coverage area of the broadcast station;
• broadcasting, over a signal, signaling information that includes the schedule to the plurality of receiver devices;
• performing, based on the signaling information, a channel bonding operation to combine a plurality of radio channels into a bonded channel, wherein the plurality of radio channels is associated with one or more radio transmission spectrums;
• and
• transmitting the media file to the plurality of receiver devices over the bonded channel, based on the schedule.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a system, cause the system to execute operations, the operations comprising:

• determining a schedule of delivery of a media file to a plurality of receiver devices that are within a coverage area of the broadcast station;
• broadcasting, over a signal, signaling information that includes the schedule to the plurality of receiver devices;
• performing, based on the signaling information, a channel bonding operation to combine a plurality of radio channels into a bonded channel, wherein the plurality of radio channels is associated with one or more radio transmission spectrums;
• and
• transmitting the media file to the plurality of receiver devices over the bonded channel, based on the schedule.