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 (M - Z)
MCALLEN 48 30 138.8 197.0 12790 652 12790 652 0.0 0.4 100.0
MIDLAND 2 47 3960.6 323.0 35229 344 33673 340 0.0 0.0 100.0
NACOGDOCHES 19 25 50.0 222.0 7787 137 7760 137 9.4 4.4 100.0
ODESSA 7 18 3267.6 226.0 25908 279 25359 278 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 9 14 1541.4 387.0 33954 335 30047 297 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 24 25 174.5 335.0 18048 279 18046 279 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 36 16 50.0 88.0 4851 225 4846 225 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 42 41 50.0 146.0 7697 244 7681 244 0.0 0.0 100.0
PORT ARTHUR 4 40 3374.3 360.0 37387 793 33820 764 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROSENBERG 45 44 129.8 439.0 20397 3687 20335 3685 0.1 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 3 31 632.2 183.0 17609 120 16538 119 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 6 50 5000.0 277.0 31860 143 26567 127 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 8 11 7.1 442.0 33616 157 30118 150 0.1 0.0 99.5
SAN ANTONIO 4 50 3301.1 451.0 41632 1711 37666 1604 0.0 0.0 99.7
SAN ANTONIO 5 48 3162.7 424.0 40188 1660 36658 1587 0.0 0.1 99.9
SAN ANTONIO 9 8 5.4 283.0 25635 1499 26004 1502 0.0 0.1 96.9
SAN ANTONIO 12 31 1569.0 451.0 37096 1597 35552 1571 0.1 0.1 99.8
SAN ANTONIO 23 19 65.9 261.0 10861 1349 10723 1344 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 29 30 406.8 443.0 23150 1492 22961 1488 0.1 0.1 99.5
SAN ANTONIO 41 16 50.0 152.0 10838 1369 10589 1364 8.9 4.2 99.9
SAN ANTONIO 60 39 408.2 456.0 21455 1476 20475 1461 0.7 0.6 100.0
SWEETWATER 12 23 1573.9 427.0 34286 240 30547 228 1.2 0.4 100.0
TEMPLE 6 40 3917.6 573.0 49397 1373 35539 962 0.0 0.0 100.0
TEXARKANA 6 42 3442.6 482.0 43946 1018 32501 883 0.0 0.0 100.0
TYLER 7 22 1910.5 302.0 29070 702 23948 609 0.0 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 19 14 50.0 149.0 7080 109 7081 109 0.2 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 25 15 112.8 311.0 15404 160 15374 160 0.0 0.0 100.0
WACO 10 53 1064.7 552.0 39518 872 35829 822 4.1 4.1 100.0
WACO 25 26 402.3 558.0 27713 684 25638 590 0.3 0.1 100.0
WACO 34 12 3.2 155.0 4708 200 4670 200 0.1 0.0 100.0
WACO 44 20 316.5 552.0 23741 653 23333 618 2.5 0.9 99.9
WESLACO 5 20 4215.0 290.0 33612 675 32202 674 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 3 48 4068.7 305.0 33976 388 31010 372 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 6 51 3988.0 311.0 34271 392 28430 357 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 18 15 169.3 329.0 16650 313 16582 313 2.9 2.9 100.0
Texas Listings (Cities beginning A to D)
Texas Listings (Cities beginning E to L)
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