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An ATSC Standard is a document that states basic specifications or criteria that are necessary for effective implementation and interoperability of Advanced Television Systems.
A/49 Ghost Canceling Reference Signal for NTSC PDF
A/52B Digital Audio Compression (AC-3, E-AC3) Standard, Rev. B PDF
A/53 ATSC Digital Television Standard, Parts 1 - 6, 2007 ZIP
  "A/53: ATSC Digital Television Standard, Parts 1-6, 2007". This integrated file provides A/53, Parts 1-6, as adopted by the Federal Communications Commission. Note: the version adopted by the FCC is not necessarily the current version of the Standard. PDF
A/55 Program Guide for Digital Television (withdrawn on 8 September 2006)
A/57A Content Identification and Labeling for ATSC Transport PDF
A/63 Standard for Coding 25/50 Hz Video PDF
A/64A Transmission Measurement and Compliance for Digital Television, Rev. A PDF
A/65C Program and System Information Protocol for Terrestrial Broadcast and Cable, Revision C, with Amendment No. 1 PDF
A/68 PSIP Standard for Taiwan PDF
A/70A Conditional Access System for Terrestrial Broadcast, Revision A, with Amendment No. 1 PDF
A/71 ATSC Parameterized Services Standard PDF
A/76B Programming Metadata Communication Protocol (PMCP), Revision B PDF
A/80 Modulation and Coding Requirements for Digital TV (DTV) Applications Over Satellite PDF
A/81 Direct-to-Home Satellite Broadcast Standard PDF
A/82 Automatic Transmitter Power Control (ATPC) Data Return Link (DRL) Standard PDF
A/90 Data Broadcast Standard – with Amendment 1 and Corrigendum 1& 2 PDF
A/92 Delivery of IP Multicast Sessions over Data Broadcast Standard PDF
A/93 Synchronized/Asynchronous Trigger Standard PDF
A/94 ATSC Data Application Reference Model PDF
A/95 Transport Stream File System Standard PDF
A/96 ATSC Interaction Channel Protocols PDF
A/97 Software Data Download Service PDF
A/98 System Renewability Message Transport PDF
A/100 DTV Application Software Environment - Level 1 (DASE-1) ZIP
A/101 Advanced Common Application Platform (ACAP) PDF
A/102 ACAP Service Signaling and Announcement PDF
A/110B Synchronization Standard for Distributed Transmission PDF
 
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Important Note:

As part of its ongoing review of documents at or beyond the 5-year review cycle, on September 20 the ATSC Technology and Standards Group approved withdrawal of A/68, “PSIP Standard for Taiwan.” Per ATSC policies, this question will be submitted to the ATSC membership for final consideration by 1 March 2008.
 
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Please note that some of these documents contain Normative References from Organizations that meet the criteria stated in the ATSC Policy on Copyright and References.
 
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