AJR 43 - Television Audio Loudness

• Urges Congress and the President to enact legislation establishing a standard for broadcasters to minimize the "audio loudness differential" in television programming and commercials.

• Notes that advertisers use dynamic range compression and peak loudness techniques to make commercials sound louder than program content while remaining within FCC legal limits.

• References the Advanced Television Systems Committee's approval of technical standards for controlling commercial loudness on November 4, 2009, which the industry can voluntarily adopt.

• Cites H.R. 1084 (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act) passed by the House on December 15, 2009, which would require the FCC to regulate advertisement loudness within one year of adoption.

• Directs the California Legislature to transmit copies of this resolution to the President, Vice President, Congress leadership, and California's congressional delegation.