This table shows the channel assignments for DTV (digital television, also called HDTV or ATV) in the U.S., as listed in the FCC's Sixth Report And Order - Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Mass Media Docket No. 87-268, released April 21, 1997 (FCC 97-115). Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table. This information was extracted directly from FCC 97-115A. 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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Colorado
BOULDER 14 15 95.3 351.0 17680 2098 17309 2095 3.6 0.1 99.5
BROOMFIELD 12 36 1000.0 738.0 31161 2113 30560 2153 0.0 0.0 97.2
CASTLE ROCK 53 47 125.5 193.0 10901 1683 10375 1663 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLORADO SPRING 11 10 19.3 725.0 30343 1054 26513 618 1.1 0.0 100.0
COLORADO SPRING 13 24 439.4 652.0 29869 1296 24843 643 0.0 0.0 99.9
COLORADO SPRING 21 22 71.9 656.0 19079 560 18277 549 1.2 0.1 99.4
DENVER 2 34 1000.0 319.0 28784 2266 31110 2312 0.0 0.0 91.1
DENVER 4 35 1000.0 451.0 32597 2295 32149 2340 0.0 0.0 90.8
DENVER 6 18 1000.0 292.0 28500 2243 27181 2145 0.0 0.0 96.5
DENVER 7 17 1000.0 310.0 26360 2253 24881 2210 0.0 0.0 99.7
DENVER 9 16 1000.0 280.0 25804 2254 23506 2210 0.0 0.0 99.8
DENVER 20 19 237.2 383.0 19883 2110 18609 2041 0.7 0.2 99.6
DENVER 31 32 223.3 317.0 17115 2051 16663 2047 0.3 0.1 99.9
DENVER 41 40 71.6 344.0 12086 1889 11934 1873 0.3 0.1 99.9
DENVER 50 51 78.2 233.0 12006 1871 11694 1870 0.0 0.0 99.8
DENVER 59 44 141.2 356.0 17379 2055 16527 2045 0.0 0.0 100.0
DURANGO 6 17 50.0 110.0 8459 63 9280 62 0.0 0.0 90.5
FORT COLLINS 22 21 50.0 256.0 14118 447 13922 432 0.4 0.1 99.9
GLENWOOD SPRING 3 23 841.6 771.0 26318 77 31163 85 0.1 0.4 82.1
GRAND JUNCTION 4 15 68.5 422.0 12567 103 13812 106 0.0 0.0 87.6
GRAND JUNCTION 5 2 1.0 33.0 7059 92 6692 92 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND JUNCTION 8 7 9.3 829.0 32033 143 26297 113 0.3 0.0 100.0
GRAND JUNCTION 11 14 346.7 429.0 21158 112 19313 103 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND JUNCTION 18 16 50.0 883.0 13838 96 12748 95 0.1 0.0 100.0
LONGMONT 25 26 210.0 325.0 18032 2150 17766 2144 0.2 0.1 100.0
MONTROSE 10 13 3.2 33.0 4663 33 4430 33 0.0 0.0 100.0
PUEBLO 5 27 1000.0 396.0 31224 589 31495 580 0.5 0.0 93.6
PUEBLO 8 29 372.2 727.0 30440 1364 26336 621 0.0 0.0 99.6
STEAMBOAT SPRIN 24 10 3.2 157.0 1891 12 1499 11 0.0 0.0 100.0
STERLING 3 23 1000.0 232.0 26327 71 22797 62 0.0 0.0 100.0
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