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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Indiana
ANGOLA 63 12 3.2 144.0 11448 607 11378 601 0.0 0.0 100.0
BLOOMINGTON 4 47 1900.6 357.0 31797 2070 25233 1800 1.6 1.2 99.8
BLOOMINGTON 30 14 50.0 216.0 12044 479 11891 477 2.1 1.8 100.0
BLOOMINGTON 42 27 362.7 317.0 15528 1567 14603 1522 0.4 0.1 100.0
BLOOMINGTON 63 46 92.9 328.0 18280 1602 18093 1600 1.4 0.2 100.0
ELKHART 28 58 368.8 335.0 20750 1271 20397 1202 3.1 6.5 99.9
EVANSVILLE 7 28 1631.3 305.0 28972 795 26374 760 0.0 0.0 100.0
EVANSVILLE 9 57 3437.7 177.0 23022 720 17689 620 0.7 0.3 100.0
EVANSVILLE 14 15 115.2 311.0 15366 544 15374 545 1.0 0.6 99.8
EVANSVILLE 25 39 51.4 314.0 16431 568 16383 568 4.2 2.8 99.8
EVANSVILLE 44 45 51.6 296.0 15875 570 15850 570 0.5 0.2 100.0
FORT WAYNE 15 4 1.0 253.0 9492 554 9259 545 14.6 7.0 100.0
FORT WAYNE 21 56 50.0 226.0 11618 622 10990 578 7.2 2.6 100.0
FORT WAYNE 33 24 50.0 235.0 11840 626 11648 601 0.2 0.1 99.6
FORT WAYNE 39 38 51.9 223.0 13675 691 13673 690 9.8 7.0 100.0
FORT WAYNE 55 36 50.0 238.0 12086 641 12101 642 0.1 0.1 99.9
GARY 50 51 392.2 494.0 27801 8420 27117 8318 4.7 1.0 100.0
GARY 56 23 59.3 306.0 16488 4771 16446 4767 0.7 1.0 100.0
HAMMOND 62 18 265.5 146.0 12543 7070 12397 7013 0.0 0.0 99.9
INDIANAPOLIS 6 9 15.7 302.0 28989 2258 27733 2217 0.0 0.0 96.1
INDIANAPOLIS 8 53 1870.8 305.0 28835 2285 25140 2126 0.0 0.0 100.0
INDIANAPOLIS 13 25 1977.7 299.0 28523 2300 23340 2067 0.0 0.0 100.0
INDIANAPOLIS 20 21 62.3 259.0 14865 1582 14455 1570 2.0 0.7 100.0
INDIANAPOLIS 40 52 111.0 302.0 17803 1701 17488 1689 0.1 0.0 100.0
INDIANAPOLIS 59 35 319.6 304.0 21214 1909 20273 1843 0.0 0.0 100.0
INDIANAPOLIS 69 44 50.0 167.0 3173 1058 3172 1058 0.0 0.0 100.0
KOKOMO 29 11 3.2 236.0 13539 1122 13535 1122 3.3 5.4 100.0
LAFAYETTE 18 32 58.8 238.0 11542 460 11478 450 1.9 1.1 100.0
MARION 23 54 372.3 295.0 18465 1808 18309 1822 1.5 0.8 99.0
MUNCIE 49 17 50.0 155.0 10219 561 10123 555 7.1 6.2 100.0
RICHMOND 43 30 127.8 302.0 15265 2668 15167 2645 2.1 5.0 97.8
SALEM 58 38 93.5 346.0 16719 1258 16180 1234 4.9 1.1 99.7
SOUTH BEND 16 30 255.6 326.0 20318 1165 19303 1120 0.9 1.7 100.0
SOUTH BEND 22 42 350.7 325.0 22608 1251 21953 1252 2.7 8.5 97.6
SOUTH BEND 34 49 53.6 246.0 14441 956 14158 950 1.2 0.7 100.0
SOUTH BEND 46 45 50.0 305.0 15875 992 15723 971 4.7 4.0 99.5
TERRE HAUTE 2 48 4443.1 290.0 31945 885 22661 578 0.0 0.0 99.8
TERRE HAUTE 10 34 2190.6 293.0 27419 719 25425 672 3.3 4.2 99.8
TERRE HAUTE 38 19 106.4 299.0 14302 402 14184 389 1.5 1.5 100.0
VINCENNES 22 23 58.1 174.0 10526 232 10497 232 0.1 0.0 100.0
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