WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) is pleased to announce the approval of the ATSC Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television. The ballot was approved by the ATSC membership on November 4, 2009; the same day the ATSC hosted a seminar on the topic of Audio Loudness at the Wiley Rein Conference Center in Washington, DC.