ATSC 1.0 terrestrial broadcast for a US local TV station. MPEG-2 is still mandatory for over-the-air ATSC 1.0 compliance, 15 Mbps for HD, AC-3 (Dolby Digital) as the required audio codec, MPEG-TS for broadcast transport.
| Video Codec | MPEG-2 |
| Bitrate | 15M |
| Resolution | 1080p |
| Audio | AC-3 |
| Container | TS |
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -c:v mpeg2video -b:v 15M -c:a ac3 -b:a 384k -f mpegts output.tsATSC 1.0 was standardized in 1995 and still mandates MPEG-2 video + AC-3 audio. Despite ATSC 3.0 supporting HEVC, most US stations still transmit ATSC 1.0 because receiver upgrades cost billions across 120M+ households.
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