An Overview of the ATSC Digital Television Standard

Glenn A. Reitmeier, Terrence R. Smith

This paper provides an overview of the ATSC Digital Television (DTV) standard. The standard is based upon the Grand Alliance HDTV system, but has been extended to also include SDTV formats. This industry standard is currently under final consideration by the FCC for adoption as the approved method of DTV terrestrial broadcasting in the U.S.

Published
1996-10
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/M001266
ISBN
978-1-61482-947-8