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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
New Hampshire
BERLIN 40 25 50.0 91.0 2504 23 1917 19 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONCORD 21 24 96.1 320.0 16812 1761 16182 1707 4.4 2.1 99.8
DERRY 50 32 267.2 213.0 10915 3327 10706 3380 3.8 20.3 99.1
DURHAM 11 57 2499.2 302.0 27064 3836 24698 2652 1.3 1.1 99.3
KEENE 52 46 50.0 329.0 8134 221 6249 158 2.0 1.8 100.0
LITTLETON 49 48 50.0 390.0 7571 77 6525 65 0.1 0.0 100.0
MANCHESTER 9 17 2250.7 314.0 27292 4842 23858 4324 2.3 0.6 99.9
MERRIMACK 60 18 66.2 308.0 12324 2321 11747 1997 6.4 2.7 99.4
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