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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Hawaii
HILO 2 25 1.3 39.6 2195 59 2155 58 0.0 0.0 100.0
HILO 4 35 4073.8 366.0 33483 112 30256 110 0.0 0.0 99.8
HILO 9 19 1.9 86.9 2444 58 2391 58 0.0 0.0 100.0
HILO 11 21 11.5 42.4 4106 65 4051 65 0.0 0.0 100.0
HILO 13 16 11.5 33.0 4106 65 4051 65 0.0 0.0 100.0
HILO 14 18 0.1 44.2 572 44 751 46 0.0 0.0 75.6
HILO 32 31 43.7 366.0 17549 80 17557 80 0.0 0.0 100.0
HILO 38 39 43.7 366.0 17549 80 17557 80 0.0 0.0 100.0
HONOLULU 2 50 3162.3 151.8 10120 796 11517 836 0.0 0.0 87.1
HONOLULU 4 49 3162.3 33.0 11637 836 11185 836 0.0 0.0 99.9
HONOLULU 5 51 3801.9 629.0 52563 842 52476 842 0.0 0.0 100.0
HONOLULU 9 22 501.2 132.9 8546 836 8484 836 0.0 0.0 100.0
HONOLULU 11 18 245.5 131.4 7589 834 7519 836 0.0 0.0 99.7
HONOLULU 13 16 1122.0 33.0 9761 836 9683 836 0.0 0.0 100.0
HONOLULU 14 24 1.0 33.0 1929 717 1898 721 0.2 1.4 99.2
HONOLULU 20 19 19.1 622.0 20923 831 20876 836 0.0 3.7 100.0
HONOLULU 26 25 9.3 580.0 17512 836 17512 836 0.0 0.5 100.0
HONOLULU 32 31 2.1 130.5 2537 755 2501 754 0.9 0.0 99.9
KAILUA KONA 6 43 1659.6 887.0 54494 135 54363 145 0.0 0.0 99.9
LIHUE 8 3 2.2 305.0 22184 51 22184 51 0.0 0.0 100.0
LIHUE 21 12 0.2 305.0 17662 51 17541 51 0.0 0.0 100.0
LIHUE 27 10 0.2 305.0 17662 51 17557 51 0.0 0.0 100.0
LIHUE 67 46 43.7 366.0 17549 51 17557 51 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAILUKU 3 46 147.9 1814.0 54641 137 52313 138 0.0 0.0 99.6
WAILUKU 7 8 0.7 1811.0 42106 123 40173 121 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAILUKU 10 23 34.7 1811.0 42475 123 40768 121 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAILUKU 12 29 61.7 1763.0 46637 130 45250 128 0.0 0.0 99.8
WAILUKU 15 17 52.5 1723.0 44403 127 42954 123 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAILUKU 21 20 1.8 33.0 2389 85 2364 85 7.4 6.0 99.4
WAILUKU 27 28 43.7 366.0 17547 100 17557 100 0.0 0.0 99.9
WAILUKU 33 34 43.7 366.0 17549 100 17557 100 0.0 0.0 100.0
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