Proposed DTV Channel Allotments - Minnesota

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)     (%)     
   -------------   --   --  -------  ------  --------  -------   --------  -------   ----------- ----------    -----    

Minnesota
   ALEXANDRIA       7   25   1489.3   341.0    31180      401      29321      388        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ALEXANDRIA      42   28    164.1   358.0    22033      319      20526      220        0.0          0.0      100.0
   APPLETON        10   18   1532.2   381.0    33094      243      28413      201        0.0          0.0      100.0
   AUSTIN           6   35   3873.9   320.0    34446      612      27389      517        0.0          0.0      100.0
   AUSTIN          15   20     50.0   116.0     8358      149       8316      148        3.3          1.2      100.0
   BEMIDJI          9   18   1541.1   329.0    30119      106      26910       82        0.0          0.0      100.0
   BRAINERD        22   20     50.0   227.0     9312       95       9312       95        0.5          0.3      100.0
   DULUTH           3   51   5000.0   302.0    33133      287      31706      278        0.0          0.0       99.5
   DULUTH           8   19   3422.3   290.0    28597      264      25181      244        0.0          0.0      100.0
   DULUTH          10   39   3384.0   301.0    29007      265      25501      239        0.0          0.0      100.0
   DULUTH          21   17     50.0   180.0     5282      175       5259      175       15.7         12.2      100.0
   HIBBING         13   36   1015.5   204.0    15062      113      13778      109        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MANKATO         12   16   1614.6   317.0    29371      380      25970      325        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS      4   34   3134.4   436.0    40692     3026      34317     2907        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS      9   26   1546.0   435.0    35788     2939      30106     2803        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     11   32   1544.7   439.0    35975     2942      32101     2851        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     23   22    325.8   351.0    20271     2641      20216     2640        0.8          0.1      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     29   30    373.2   373.0    21686     2663      20762     2650        1.7          0.3      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS-ST. 45   44    373.4   375.0    21942     2656      21835     2655        0.0          0.0      100.0
   REDWOOD FALLS   43   14     50.0   167.0     8615       75       8567       75        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ROCHESTER       10   38   1533.8   381.0    32050      534      26955      467        2.4          0.9      100.0
   ROCHESTER       47   46     50.0   104.0     4001      141       3913      140        0.7          0.0      100.0
   ST. CLOUD       41   40    183.4   448.0    20758     2602      19438     2371        0.4          0.5      100.0
   ST. PAUL         2   33   3204.0   399.0    38561     2992      34788     2909        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ST. PAUL         5   50   3134.4   436.0    40611     3024      36962     2934        0.0          0.0       99.9
   ST. PAUL        17   21     50.0   396.0    12029     2469      11989     2468        0.4          0.2      100.0
   THIEF RIVER FAL 10   59    942.4   183.0    13042      120      10417      108        0.0          0.0      100.0
   WALKER          12   35   2066.8   283.0    28376      190      26377      176        0.0          0.0      100.0
   WORTHINGTON     20   19    135.4   332.0    16667      136      16653      136        0.9          2.2      100.0

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Created August 18, 1996 by Doug Lung dlung@transmitter.com