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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Kansas
COLBY 4 32 5000.0 229.0 29326 52 23210 37 0.0 0.0 100.0
ENSIGN 6 30 5000.0 219.0 29034 121 27414 118 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT SCOTT 20 43 319.2 233.0 17983 312 17812 311 0.2 0.0 100.0
GARDEN CITY 11 18 1874.0 244.0 23895 118 22777 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
GARDEN CITY 13 15 1983.7 265.0 25309 114 24011 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
GOODLAND 10 17 2322.1 299.0 28055 43 27042 41 0.1 0.0 100.0
GREAT BEND 2 46 4435.1 296.0 33559 206 29598 173 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAYS 7 20 3297.2 216.0 24961 100 23578 95 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAYS 9 16 1531.9 332.0 30110 156 24913 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
HUTCHINSON 8 17 2697.0 244.0 24512 669 19010 568 0.0 0.0 100.0
HUTCHINSON 12 19 1564.3 463.0 37839 757 33293 727 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAKIN 3 49 5000.0 171.0 26058 89 21570 85 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAWRENCE 38 39 334.8 330.0 16867 1758 16619 1725 2.1 0.5 99.5
PITTSBURG 7 30 1499.8 332.0 29956 493 28173 474 0.0 0.0 100.0
SALINA 18 15 50.0 317.0 11045 135 11015 134 2.2 0.4 100.0
TOPEKA 11 23 2133.8 305.0 28378 972 23584 897 0.0 0.0 99.9
TOPEKA 13 22 1555.8 421.0 34552 638 28823 553 0.0 0.0 100.0
TOPEKA 27 28 50.0 320.0 16147 391 15771 378 0.3 0.2 100.0
TOPEKA 49 48 254.2 451.0 20866 503 20058 472 1.6 0.5 100.0
WICHITA 3 51 4267.5 305.0 33652 684 27321 660 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA 10 26 1715.3 314.0 29237 675 26662 664 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA 24 25 211.4 341.0 17913 625 17910 625 2.2 0.4 100.0
WICHITA 33 32 50.0 133.0 2740 420 2738 420 1.9 1.4 100.0
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