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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California (S - Z)
SACRAMENTO 3 33 3915.9 591.0 43582 4795 42119 4221 0.0 0.0 97.6
SACRAMENTO 6 45 3912.4 567.0 42159 4680 38510 4021 0.0 0.0 97.7
SACRAMENTO 10 59 1731.3 595.0 36687 4518 35767 4076 0.3 0.0 96.9
SACRAMENTO 29 14 333.4 321.0 12379 1546 12763 1564 0.7 0.2 95.7
SACRAMENTO 31 21 412.2 558.0 25953 3732 24988 3540 6.8 2.1 97.5
SACRAMENTO 40 53 408.7 597.0 25704 3733 25297 3427 2.0 0.5 98.0
SALINAS 8 43 778.9 896.0 28937 4714 26763 2870 0.0 0.0 92.5
SALINAS 35 31 146.5 735.0 17285 916 16564 745 1.4 0.1 99.9
SAN BERNARDINO 18 19 307.9 725.0 22712 12165 21882 11777 0.5 0.2 99.9
SAN BERNARDINO 24 25 73.9 509.0 13793 7746 12677 5352 2.5 9.9 100.0
SAN BERNARDINO 30 55 72.0 713.0 19025 11812 18423 11416 1.2 0.3 100.0
SAN DIEGO 8 23 3209.3 226.0 24913 2737 23563 2663 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN DIEGO 10 29 2024.8 229.0 20929 2686 20069 2632 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN DIEGO 15 17 218.2 613.0 22022 2535 21403 2505 15.6 1.9 100.0
SAN DIEGO 39 40 175.9 577.0 21034 2460 20840 2328 0.0 0.0 97.8
SAN DIEGO 51 52 209.3 579.0 21092 2467 21182 2424 0.4 2.7 97.1
SAN DIEGO 69 46 399.6 594.0 20655 2530 20238 2475 0.0 0.0 97.9
SAN FRANCISCO 4 18 3812.9 512.0 41007 6515 37369 5896 0.6 0.1 97.0
SAN FRANCISCO 5 28 3770.3 506.0 40251 6474 37367 5960 0.0 0.0 96.8
SAN FRANCISCO 7 61 1589.9 509.0 33669 5813 31937 5854 0.6 0.7 97.3
SAN FRANCISCO 9 57 1591.3 509.0 33320 5823 30024 5414 0.1 0.0 99.2
SAN FRANCISCO 14 15 163.7 381.0 19124 5188 18347 5099 3.0 4.0 99.0
SAN FRANCISCO 20 24 255.2 472.0 18623 5486 17073 5287 4.2 3.6 99.8
SAN FRANCISCO 26 27 161.1 421.0 15339 5121 14169 4936 1.2 2.0 98.8
SAN FRANCISCO 32 30 68.8 491.0 15024 5175 13512 4814 1.7 1.1 99.9
SAN FRANCISCO 38 39 406.2 440.0 17528 5258 15252 4756 2.3 1.2 99.9
SAN FRANCISCO 44 19 400.8 491.0 17342 5297 15785 4877 0.7 0.2 99.0
SAN JOSE 11 12 3.2 844.0 33502 5477 29610 4961 0.0 0.0 99.4
SAN JOSE 36 55 352.4 686.0 16496 5319 14377 5059 5.5 4.6 99.7
SAN JOSE 48 49 390.9 631.0 15387 5019 13687 4833 0.4 0.6 99.8
SAN JOSE 54 47 50.0 585.0 9060 4686 7971 4308 4.0 2.5 99.8
SAN JOSE 65 50 268.0 812.0 18228 4583 17003 4464 0.0 0.1 99.4
SAN LUIS OBISPO 6 10 22.0 543.0 41616 401 41912 412 0.0 0.0 97.6
SAN LUIS OBISPO 33 19 50.0 440.0 6592 261 5464 246 0.4 7.5 100.0
SAN MATEO 60 29 241.9 362.0 13023 4804 12237 4673 9.0 4.3 98.2
SANGER 59 36 75.0 591.0 16211 853 15422 842 2.5 0.9 100.0
SANTA ANA 40 66 50.0 881.0 19238 12400 18469 12222 8.1 1.7 100.0
SANTA BARBARA 3 51 1673.4 917.0 42231 1158 46654 1290 0.0 0.0 88.5
SANTA BARBARA 38 22 185.9 887.0 23782 768 23378 763 4.0 4.1 97.9
SANTA MARIA 12 25 541.0 591.0 26470 377 25407 362 2.9 0.7 99.7
SANTA ROSA 50 41 50.0 939.0 19064 1173 14792 881 5.9 12.1 100.0
STOCKTON 13 69 1731.3 594.0 37187 4597 36195 4666 0.0 0.0 98.0
STOCKTON 58 25 411.9 559.0 24531 3759 23524 3462 2.4 3.2 99.9
STOCKTON 64 63 144.7 874.0 30567 6954 28321 6056 0.4 0.2 100.0
TWENTYNINE PALM 31 28 50.0 90.0 2937 41 2719 41 0.0 0.0 100.0
VALLEJO 66 51 255.9 466.0 14897 5268 13078 3890 0.0 0.0 98.1
VENTURA 57 43 370.2 530.0 16381 2891 14674 1760 0.0 0.0 99.8
VISALIA 26 27 299.3 792.0 26345 1122 25565 1118 0.0 0.0 100.0
VISALIA 49 9 3.2 835.0 23246 1387 21185 1319 0.0 0.0 100.0
WATSONVILLE 25 52 50.0 675.0 11802 1187 10965 718 1.0 0.3 100.0
California Listings For Cities A to R
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