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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Michigan
ALPENA 6 57 3207.3 448.0 40032 270 29414 185 0.0 0.0 99.9
ALPENA 11 13 4.7 204.0 17850 111 16858 108 0.0 0.0 99.5
ANN ARBOR 31 33 53.9 329.0 16906 3008 14123 2241 3.2 4.8 99.9
BAD AXE 35 23 50.0 155.0 6038 78 6038 78 0.2 0.2 100.0
BATTLE CREEK 41 40 106.2 329.0 18257 1506 18958 1508 1.6 1.0 95.9
BATTLE CREEK 43 44 371.1 323.0 23040 1892 22190 1822 3.0 1.7 100.0
BAY CITY 5 32 4075.4 305.0 32999 1752 25561 1306 0.2 0.1 99.9
CADILLAC 9 58 1576.0 497.0 39253 695 34318 587 0.0 0.0 99.9
CADILLAC 27 47 50.0 180.0 7138 82 6754 79 0.6 1.5 99.9
CADILLAC 33 46 50.0 311.0 11213 147 11108 145 13.0 9.1 99.6
CHEBOYGAN 4 14 5000.0 189.0 27454 157 24742 136 0.0 0.0 100.0
DETROIT 2 45 4363.6 305.0 34226 5923 26788 5226 8.2 0.2 100.0
DETROIT 4 21 4468.5 306.0 34286 5875 25621 5135 10.3 0.6 100.0
DETROIT 7 58 2221.1 305.0 27166 5532 24757 5124 1.6 0.3 98.7
DETROIT 20 14 119.2 296.0 17675 4803 17637 4778 18.9 2.4 99.5
DETROIT 50 55 130.8 293.0 18032 4840 15992 4513 1.6 0.5 99.7
DETROIT 56 41 111.6 293.0 15356 4532 17527 4800 13.0 6.5 87.6
DETROIT 62 43 50.0 296.0 14141 4425 15005 4490 0.0 0.0 94.1
EAST LANSING 23 22 51.6 296.0 15820 1252 15617 1219 0.7 0.8 100.0
ESCANABA 3 48 3682.3 363.0 36579 176 35885 174 0.0 0.0 99.9
FLINT 12 36 2091.8 287.0 28137 2044 24958 1804 1.0 0.9 99.9
FLINT 28 52 132.9 265.0 14274 2524 13950 2317 5.0 12.8 99.9
FLINT 66 30 374.9 287.0 21034 1666 21138 1689 9.1 12.9 99.3
GRAND RAPIDS 8 7 5.7 302.0 22614 1740 26361 1964 5.0 0.8 83.0
GRAND RAPIDS 13 56 1888.6 305.0 28586 1214 24046 1138 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND RAPIDS 17 20 58.0 334.0 17409 1403 17187 1399 1.8 2.4 100.0
GRAND RAPIDS 35 24 52.1 262.0 14798 1076 14779 1075 1.4 0.7 100.0
IRON MOUNTAIN 8 16 90.2 190.0 13028 74 11935 68 0.0 0.0 100.0
KALAMAZOO 3 19 4279.0 305.0 31074 2204 31119 2066 7.0 2.6 93.5
KALAMAZOO 52 5 1.0 125.0 4453 369 4434 367 0.6 0.3 100.0
KALAMAZOO 64 39 144.6 319.0 19395 1565 19416 1566 0.9 0.4 99.8
LANSING 6 15 4320.7 305.0 31993 3609 20054 1754 2.3 3.7 100.0
LANSING 47 46 59.4 305.0 16222 1057 16241 1049 1.3 1.1 98.9
LANSING 53 51 201.1 299.0 14959 979 14923 971 2.5 1.0 99.9
MANISTEE 21 18 50.0 104.0 4095 43 4060 43 1.1 0.8 100.0
MARQUETTE 6 46 4416.0 296.0 33464 194 24315 149 0.0 0.0 99.9
MARQUETTE 13 33 1561.6 332.0 30065 186 26298 169 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOUNT CLEMENS 38 44 277.3 192.0 12653 4090 13219 4164 3.2 0.8 95.6
MOUNT PLEASANT 14 38 50.0 158.0 7704 244 7698 244 12.8 7.6 100.0
MUSKEGON 54 11 3.2 294.0 14931 1067 14341 1051 2.4 0.9 99.7
ONONDAGA 10 57 1671.8 299.0 28282 2171 20865 1373 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAGINAW 25 27 299.0 402.0 25996 2370 24377 1780 0.5 3.8 100.0
SAGINAW 49 48 50.0 287.0 14966 1273 14754 1224 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAULT STE. MARI 8 56 2169.7 290.0 27395 84 25478 81 0.0 0.0 99.8
SAULT STE. MARI 10 49 1523.7 370.0 31194 91 27660 85 0.0 0.0 100.0
TRAVERSE CITY 7 50 1573.9 411.0 34995 407 30936 331 3.6 5.3 100.0
TRAVERSE CITY 29 41 108.0 399.0 19525 262 18655 253 0.7 0.5 100.0
UNIVERSITY CENT 19 16 50.0 140.0 11105 616 11094 616 28.3 20.4 100.0
VANDERBILT 45 31 50.0 290.0 8276 97 7709 90 6.8 6.4 100.0
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