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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Texas (A - D)
ABILENE 9 10 5.8 259.0 25559 217 20324 204 2.2 1.0 99.0
ABILENE 32 33 106.9 280.0 17066 179 17001 179 1.9 0.9 100.0
ALVIN 67 42 413.1 543.0 25783 3766 25880 3767 0.0 0.0 99.6
AMARILLO 2 40 3440.9 401.0 38421 317 36525 311 0.0 0.0 99.9
AMARILLO 4 24 3511.9 433.0 40858 325 39298 324 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 7 17 1654.1 518.0 40040 319 35862 316 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 10 9 7.9 466.0 36964 314 33342 304 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 14 16 67.5 464.0 21604 282 21493 282 0.0 0.0 100.0
ARLINGTON 68 45 394.6 421.0 22774 3971 22508 3965 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 7 59 1549.7 384.0 32139 1334 30108 1264 0.8 2.2 100.0
AUSTIN 18 22 98.9 335.0 17057 895 16894 892 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 24 33 114.0 387.0 21141 965 19569 941 1.5 0.3 100.0
AUSTIN 36 21 117.9 392.0 21343 967 20272 930 0.2 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 42 43 159.8 393.0 17498 899 17409 899 1.3 0.1 98.5
AUSTIN 54 49 191.9 267.0 14242 877 13240 863 2.7 0.3 100.0
BAYTOWN 57 43 409.1 585.0 28849 3654 28813 3651 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 6 50 4147.1 293.0 34052 702 29150 642 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 12 21 1597.9 305.0 27420 649 24276 601 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 34 33 50.0 312.0 13946 538 13946 538 0.0 0.0 100.0
BELTON 46 47 50.0 384.0 16031 642 15413 576 1.5 6.1 100.0
BIG SPRING 4 49 286.9 116.0 12240 56 12111 56 0.0 0.0 99.9
BLANCO 52 45 417.2 498.0 31155 2233 29868 2182 5.1 21.5 100.0
BROWNSVILLE 23 58 164.7 445.0 18484 666 18484 666 0.0 0.1 100.0
BRYAN 3 41 2359.3 515.0 42528 2841 30232 520 0.0 0.0 99.7
BRYAN 28 29 50.0 153.0 6744 157 6733 157 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLLEGE STATION 15 23 50.0 119.0 3410 130 3410 130 14.9 1.1 100.0
CONROE 49 5 1.0 359.0 16561 3380 14159 2264 1.0 0.0 100.0
CONROE 55 32 374.9 302.0 21979 3249 21928 3248 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 3 43 4647.9 262.0 31487 490 30545 489 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 6 47 4206.7 291.0 29036 495 28243 490 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 10 32 1858.0 287.0 28050 493 27256 490 0.3 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 16 22 64.4 296.0 13621 442 13621 442 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 28 27 55.3 232.0 10458 417 10458 417 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 4 35 3846.9 511.0 46883 4409 41805 4285 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 8 9 8.2 512.0 39667 4195 36852 4160 0.0 0.0 99.9
DALLAS 13 14 1574.9 469.0 39003 4204 35042 4143 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 27 18 413.1 515.0 26608 4032 26441 4030 2.3 0.2 100.0
DALLAS 33 32 413.1 518.0 27206 4037 26823 4032 2.1 0.3 100.0
DALLAS 39 38 355.9 512.0 25725 4019 25520 4016 1.4 0.1 100.0
DALLAS 58 36 417.2 438.0 23605 3971 23458 3971 0.1 0.0 99.9
DECATUR 29 30 173.7 160.0 10986 3678 11473 3697 4.0 0.7 95.4
DEL RIO 10 13 6.3 352.0 21450 99 19950 99 0.0 0.0 99.8
DENTON 2 31 3275.9 412.0 40386 4218 37791 4179 0.0 0.0 100.0
Texas Listings (Cities beginning E to L)
Texas Listings (Cities beginning M to Z)
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