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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Massachusetts
ADAMS 19 36 50.0 637.0 18303 1525 15710 1076 0.8 0.1 100.0
BOSTON 2 43 3307.5 317.0 31847 6837 29690 6688 0.0 0.0 99.7
BOSTON 4 23 1836.9 354.0 31377 6818 29830 6707 8.8 2.0 99.7
BOSTON 5 34 4155.9 299.0 31739 6833 25676 5679 0.0 0.0 99.6
BOSTON 7 65 1677.4 306.0 27464 6584 26367 6533 0.0 0.0 99.2
BOSTON 25 55 102.5 357.0 19050 6100 18068 5957 1.6 1.2 100.0
BOSTON 38 39 132.6 354.0 20455 6249 19796 6053 22.4 9.8 99.1
BOSTON 44 43 72.3 329.0 17304 5836 16655 5708 11.8 5.0 99.2
BOSTON 68 30 53.7 249.0 14174 5025 13556 4794 0.8 1.2 99.2
CAMBRIDGE 56 20 124.0 360.0 18944 6083 18048 5920 5.5 3.1 99.1
LAWRENCE 62 59 279.6 186.0 13156 5013 11798 4437 0.0 0.0 100.0
MARLBOROUGH 66 33 241.7 326.0 21622 6194 19746 5542 5.9 5.6 99.8
NEW BEDFORD 6 49 4620.9 283.0 31946 5216 23340 2536 2.7 1.1 99.9
NEW BEDFORD 28 52 302.6 229.0 15120 3907 12894 2400 0.7 1.8 100.0
NORWELL 46 54 50.0 75.0 1238 478 1223 455 0.8 0.2 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 22 51 213.7 268.0 12561 2202 11790 2017 4.9 2.4 98.1
SPRINGFIELD 40 11 3.2 322.0 15614 2312 13752 2124 3.2 2.2 97.3
SPRINGFIELD 57 42 70.3 306.0 14196 1988 12333 1723 11.5 3.7 100.0
VINEYARD HAVEN 58 22 50.0 155.0 9601 549 9587 549 4.1 9.9 100.0
WORCESTER 27 67 57.4 466.0 19170 6096 16359 5103 1.4 1.7 99.3
WORCESTER 48 47 211.1 398.0 22074 4143 20350 3785 5.5 15.5 99.5
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