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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South Dakota
ABERDEEN 9 22 1574.9 427.0 34680 133 28761 112 0.0 0.0 100.0
ABERDEEN 16 17 65.0 357.0 18671 70 18002 65 7.3 6.8 100.0
BROOKINGS 8 26 2359.5 229.0 24444 138 20463 128 0.0 0.0 100.0
EAGLE BUTTE 13 19 1653.6 518.0 40277 20 34958 17 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 3 32 3675.5 512.0 46183 202 44377 199 0.0 0.0 100.0
HURON 12 21 2622.7 259.0 27093 81 21771 70 0.0 0.0 100.0
LEAD 5 51 3917.6 564.0 45844 148 44876 150 0.0 0.0 97.8
LEAD 11 24 1780.8 576.0 41626 146 39252 146 0.7 0.2 100.0
LOWRY 11 15 1167.8 317.0 28173 29 21623 24 0.0 0.0 100.0
MARTIN 8 22 2625.3 265.0 26167 29 23673 25 0.0 0.0 100.0
MITCHELL 5 48 3295.6 460.0 42530 379 38561 345 0.0 0.0 100.0
PIERRE 4 28 3625.6 378.0 37396 52 33013 47 0.0 0.0 100.0
PIERRE 10 14 1606.6 488.0 39320 63 32322 55 0.0 0.0 100.0
RAPID CITY 3 33 5000.0 201.0 25156 130 24275 130 0.0 0.0 96.7
RAPID CITY 7 17 2782.9 204.0 21250 123 18383 118 0.0 0.0 100.0
RAPID CITY 9 18 147.0 198.0 13802 107 13003 107 0.0 0.0 99.4
RAPID CITY 15 14 50.0 155.0 9473 101 9236 98 4.4 0.7 99.8
RELIANCE 6 45 3836.3 338.0 35350 59 32529 56 0.0 0.0 99.9
SIOUX FALLS 11 30 1764.3 610.0 43682 483 34266 413 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 13 29 1764.3 610.0 44350 514 35390 419 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 17 15 50.0 151.0 5958 152 5942 152 0.1 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 23 24 50.0 54.0 1411 120 1411 120 0.1 0.0 100.0
VERMILLION 2 39 5000.0 232.0 29951 441 29253 439 0.0 0.0 99.9
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