This table shows the proposed channel assignments for DTV (digital television, also called HDTV or ATV) in the U.S., as listed in the FCC's Sixth Further Notice Of Proposed Rule Making - Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Mass Media Docket No. 87-268, released August 14, 1996 (FCC 96-317). Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table. This information was extracted directly from FCC 96-317. It is possible, although unlikely, that errors may have been introduced in the conversion process. If you find an error, e-mail me at dlung@transmitter.com.
DTV Service Existing NTSC Interference to NTSC DTV/NTSC
State NTSC DTV DTV Antenna (During Transition) Service (During Transition) Service
CITY Ch Ch Power Height Area People Area People Area Population Match
(kW) (m) (sq. km) (thous) (sq. km) (thous) (% NL Area) (% NL Pop) (%)
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Alaska
ANCHORAGE 2 51 5011.9 219.0 28607 265 28907 265 0.0 0.0 99.0
ANCHORAGE 4 23 478.6 55.0 10968 256 10912 256 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 5 21 4897.8 250.0 30785 266 30730 266 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 7 16 1258.9 238.0 22498 264 22456 265 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 9 15 436.5 366.0 22176 265 22184 265 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 11 14 79.4 91.0 10270 250 10259 250 0.0 0.0 99.9
ANCHORAGE 13 17 2511.9 238.0 26028 265 25978 265 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 33 32 0.3 160.9 1208 212 1175 212 0.0 0.0 100.0
BETHEL 4 16 8.5 61.0 5648 7 5629 7 0.0 0.0 100.0
DILLINGHAM 2 11 16.2 305.0 33890 4 33677 4 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 2 44 123.0 200.0 6744 77 6670 77 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 9 5 1.1 152.0 13637 78 13637 78 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 11 13 0.4 51.2 4966 76 4966 76 0.0 0.0 100.0
JUNEAU 3 34 1.3 78.9 2195 27 2155 27 0.0 0.0 100.0
JUNEAU 8 9 0.1 33.0 3096 27 771 25 0.0 0.0 100.0
KETCHIKAN 9 17 436.5 366.0 22177 17 22184 17 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORTH POLE 4 28 436.5 485.0 30801 79 30801 79 0.0 0.0 100.0
SITKA 13 4 0.1 47.2 2148 8 1132 8 0.0 0.0 100.0
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