(Advanced Television Systems Committee) From their web site "The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is an international organization of 200 members that is establishing voluntary technical standards for advanced television systems. ATSC Digital TV Standards include digital high definition television (HDTV), standard definition television (SDTV), data broadcasting, multichannel surround-sound audio, and Satellite direct-to-home broadcasting. As detailed in the "Development of the ATSC Digital Television Standard," on December 24, 1996, the United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted the major elements of the ATSC Digital Television Standard (A/53) for the nation's next generation of broadcast television. In addition, Canada, S. Korea, Taiwan and Argentina have adopted the ATSC DTV Standard for digital terrestrial broadcasts.