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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Montana
BILLINGS 2 22 5000.0 165.0 24050 136 23675 136 0.0 0.0 98.8
BILLINGS 6 32 5000.0 249.0 27815 136 26316 135 0.0 0.0 99.3
BILLINGS 8 11 5.5 229.0 22068 133 21199 128 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOZEMAN 7 16 175.7 249.0 8800 59 8945 60 0.0 0.0 97.0
BOZEMAN 9 15 50.0 33.0 2282 46 2212 46 0.0 0.0 99.6
BUTTE 4 27 5000.0 576.0 33051 132 40130 143 0.0 0.0 81.8
BUTTE 6 43 5000.0 591.0 31494 130 38368 140 0.0 0.0 81.3
BUTTE 18 19 178.4 596.0 14258 68 13128 65 0.0 0.0 100.0
GLENDIVE 5 43 397.8 152.0 13371 14 11438 12 0.0 0.0 99.5
GREAT FALLS 3 45 5000.0 180.0 23275 89 24027 89 0.0 0.0 95.3
GREAT FALLS 5 44 5000.0 180.0 22794 89 23200 89 0.0 0.0 96.2
GREAT FALLS 16 38 108.5 319.0 14299 84 14237 84 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARDIN 4 49 4515.5 323.0 30768 135 29932 136 0.0 0.0 98.2
HELENA 12 14 551.8 686.0 31299 148 29533 147 0.0 0.0 100.0
KALISPELL 9 39 100.4 850.0 23851 85 23578 81 0.0 0.0 98.2
LEWISTOWN 13 21 50.0 647.0 15271 15 13648 14 0.0 0.0 100.0
MILES CITY 3 35 54.3 33.0 5217 11 5496 11 0.0 0.0 94.7
MISSOULA 8 35 2933.3 655.0 33701 130 33655 126 0.1 0.0 97.9
MISSOULA 13 36 3267.1 610.0 34473 131 34133 130 0.0 0.0 99.3
MISSOULA 23 40 126.4 642.0 16950 116 16565 115 0.0 0.0 100.0
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