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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West Virginia
BLUEFIELD 6 34 1963.5 372.0 25413 703 24940 687 0.0 0.0 95.9
BLUEFIELD 40 46 50.0 387.0 14095 419 12823 342 0.8 2.3 99.9
CHARLESTON 8 58 700.6 372.0 26724 934 25040 892 0.0 0.0 99.8
CHARLESTON 11 19 205.0 525.0 23880 858 21033 783 0.7 0.4 100.0
CHARLESTON 29 28 417.2 454.0 27749 851 26177 747 1.5 3.7 99.7
CLARKSBURG 12 52 2297.7 262.0 24125 613 21739 518 0.2 0.0 100.0
CLARKSBURG 46 45 50.0 244.0 8790 283 8007 256 4.7 3.3 100.0
GRANDVIEW 9 31 3437.7 305.0 26211 696 22486 550 0.0 0.0 99.8
HUNTINGTON 3 49 1163.7 388.0 30896 1073 28051 994 0.0 0.0 99.5
HUNTINGTON 13 55 616.2 387.0 27576 995 25903 956 3.3 2.4 100.0
HUNTINGTON 33 54 132.8 379.0 17072 733 16826 723 3.5 2.3 99.6
LEWISBURG 59 25 50.0 397.0 6535 109 5183 66 0.1 0.0 100.0
MARTINSBURG 60 12 3.2 312.0 13690 569 10756 495 0.1 0.0 100.0
MORGANTOWN 24 33 204.1 457.0 19624 1168 18948 1092 4.6 11.7 99.6
OAK HILL 4 43 5000.0 226.0 24616 631 22621 548 0.0 0.0 95.7
PARKERSBURG 15 32 50.0 189.0 8576 262 8224 252 0.7 1.2 100.0
WESTON 5 39 5000.0 268.0 28901 615 26116 521 0.0 0.0 99.0
WHEELING 7 56 2147.1 293.0 26707 2409 23677 1974 1.4 3.9 99.7
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