Proposed DTV Channel Allotments - Rhode Island

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

Rhode Island
   BLOCK ISLAND    69   21    183.6   213.0    13118     1702      12710     1648        0.7          0.4       99.4
   PROVIDENCE      10   15   1743.9   305.0    26515     5622      24094     5219        4.5          1.6       99.5
   PROVIDENCE      12   13      5.8   305.0    27386     5977      26294     5503        4.8          1.4       99.2
   PROVIDENCE      36   41     50.0   182.0    12112     3069      11271     2595       13.6         10.6      100.0
   PROVIDENCE      64   19    248.0   315.0    16789     4069      15421     3023        4.6          7.6       99.6

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