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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Wisconsin
APPLETON 32 31 50.0 336.0 16910 751 16710 737 0.0 0.1 100.0
CHIPPEWA FALLS 48 49 56.4 213.0 12350 246 12231 245 0.0 0.0 100.0
EAU CLAIRE 13 16 1768.9 607.0 43443 773 37350 633 0.0 0.0 99.8
EAU CLAIRE 18 14 50.0 226.0 8396 200 8261 198 3.7 2.7 100.0
FOND DU LAC 68 50 413.7 506.0 28718 2312 30247 2601 0.0 0.0 93.3
GREEN BAY 2 51 3663.6 381.0 38545 1056 35877 1002 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREEN BAY 5 45 4120.1 341.0 36018 1030 34082 986 0.0 0.0 99.9
GREEN BAY 11 23 1541.7 384.0 33885 1009 32173 958 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREEN BAY 26 25 144.9 360.0 17811 843 17669 833 1.2 1.7 100.0
GREEN BAY 38 39 50.0 360.0 17909 733 17707 726 0.1 0.0 100.0
JANESVILLE 57 32 50.0 123.0 8864 787 8905 795 0.5 3.9 98.7
KENOSHA 55 16 50.0 137.0 6912 1850 6854 1747 0.0 0.0 100.0
LA CROSSE 8 43 1583.8 469.0 37577 673 29542 527 0.1 0.1 100.0
LA CROSSE 19 17 50.0 347.0 14988 286 14431 273 8.1 4.1 99.9
LA CROSSE 25 23 50.0 306.0 12036 244 11173 216 0.4 0.1 100.0
LA CROSSE 31 36 52.7 347.0 16921 299 16479 290 0.3 0.9 100.0
MADISON 3 29 582.2 469.0 31332 1323 25937 1063 0.9 3.4 99.9
MADISON 15 19 50.0 354.0 17245 786 16993 780 3.9 1.5 99.7
MADISON 21 20 54.2 453.0 20887 850 20636 842 2.9 2.8 99.4
MADISON 27 26 50.0 381.0 17989 806 17907 804 1.1 1.6 99.2
MADISON 47 48 50.0 357.0 16948 740 16579 734 2.9 3.9 99.7
MANITOWOC 16 17 50.0 129.0 2896 76 2896 76 1.4 1.4 100.0
MAYVILLE 52 44 119.8 233.0 13018 758 13050 769 3.0 3.0 99.3
MENOMONIE 28 27 51.9 346.0 17029 351 15961 311 0.2 0.5 100.0
MILWAUKEE 4 40 4102.8 305.0 34797 2896 24807 2169 0.0 0.0 99.5
MILWAUKEE 6 42 4138.1 305.0 34373 2855 22620 2061 0.0 0.0 100.0
MILWAUKEE 10 33 1670.0 308.0 29499 2569 24186 2113 0.3 0.1 100.0
MILWAUKEE 12 8 5.9 305.0 27427 2480 22909 2057 0.0 0.0 96.3
MILWAUKEE 18 34 374.2 307.0 18656 2109 18433 2085 4.1 5.5 100.0
MILWAUKEE 24 28 182.8 313.0 16440 2009 16340 2002 9.7 3.7 100.0
MILWAUKEE 30 22 50.0 293.0 13189 1831 13133 1829 0.9 0.5 100.0
MILWAUKEE 36 35 114.2 283.0 14831 1874 14786 1872 0.7 0.7 100.0
MILWAUKEE 58 46 123.7 163.0 10822 1766 10596 1760 3.4 0.7 99.7
PARK FALLS 36 38 50.0 445.0 19783 106 19169 99 0.3 0.3 100.0
RACINE 49 41 111.6 149.0 10592 1904 10672 1814 4.9 2.6 93.6
RHINELANDER 12 22 1578.1 506.0 39945 345 30460 249 0.0 0.0 100.0
SUPERIOR 6 47 5000.0 308.0 33338 289 29135 257 0.0 0.0 99.8
SURING 14 21 50.0 189.0 8287 99 8260 99 0.1 0.0 100.0
WAUSAU 7 24 1536.3 369.0 32521 494 27221 430 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAUSAU 9 41 1536.3 369.0 32515 494 25840 433 0.0 0.0 100.0
WAUSAU 20 15 67.0 300.0 16560 344 16530 344 2.3 0.9 99.9
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