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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Illinois
AURORA 60 59 179.7 494.0 24974 8281 24914 8278 0.1 0.0 100.0
BLOOMINGTON 43 28 50.0 293.0 14984 594 14689 563 1.0 0.3 100.0
CARBONDALE 8 40 1000.0 268.0 26642 773 21292 537 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHAMPAIGN 3 48 1000.0 287.0 32555 897 22935 724 6.9 2.5 100.0
CHAMPAIGN 15 41 50.0 396.0 18194 457 17815 451 0.1 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 51 50 50.0 70.0 2801 71 2801 71 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHICAGO 2 3 2.5 418.0 27416 8386 22397 8193 9.8 1.1 96.5
CHICAGO 5 29 191.5 494.0 31587 8551 27979 8322 6.6 0.8 99.8
CHICAGO 7 52 147.0 515.0 29071 8459 27413 8361 5.0 0.4 100.0
CHICAGO 9 19 156.8 415.0 27657 8412 26313 8333 4.9 0.7 99.9
CHICAGO 11 47 150.2 497.0 28461 8432 25860 8218 6.8 0.5 99.9
CHICAGO 20 21 78.2 378.0 19475 8030 16941 7946 1.9 0.4 99.2
CHICAGO 26 27 67.5 472.0 22649 8201 22504 8183 2.0 0.4 99.3
CHICAGO 32 31 208.7 430.0 24471 8353 23929 8322 3.7 0.7 100.0
CHICAGO 38 43 206.1 381.0 21854 8105 21794 8099 4.0 0.7 99.7
CHICAGO 44 45 160.7 433.0 22405 8196 22361 8189 3.2 0.6 99.9
DECATUR 17 18 231.3 393.0 23377 845 21829 813 1.4 0.7 99.5
DECATUR 23 22 55.7 314.0 14066 648 13731 640 0.0 0.0 100.0
EAST ST. LOUIS 46 47 178.6 345.0 19179 2564 19026 2562 0.1 0.0 100.0
FREEPORT 23 41 50.0 219.0 12414 710 12124 704 10.9 5.9 100.0
HARRISBURG 3 34 1000.0 302.0 34703 764 24621 570 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 14 15 50.0 94.0 3790 58 3778 58 5.7 5.3 100.0
JOLIET 66 53 128.7 393.0 17795 8011 17763 8010 0.0 0.0 100.0
LASALLE 35 10 4.0 418.0 18938 1275 17920 772 1.9 7.6 98.7
MACOMB 22 21 50.0 149.0 4469 57 4409 56 1.5 1.7 100.0
MARION 27 17 58.9 233.0 13773 367 13704 363 2.7 1.0 99.9
MOLINE 8 38 800.7 308.0 28568 966 24341 826 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOLINE 24 23 50.0 276.0 14161 557 14009 556 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOUNT VERNON 13 21 566.9 302.0 28264 707 20594 430 0.0 0.0 100.0
OLNEY 16 19 50.0 283.0 16305 258 16405 258 0.2 1.3 98.9
PEORIA 19 40 86.2 194.0 14041 570 12439 537 1.8 0.5 100.0
PEORIA 25 57 115.0 207.0 15243 574 14416 567 0.4 0.1 100.0
PEORIA 31 30 50.0 195.0 12261 549 11981 545 0.4 0.0 100.0
PEORIA 47 46 50.0 216.0 12924 553 12880 553 2.0 0.3 100.0
PEORIA 59 39 50.0 178.0 6421 409 6393 409 0.4 0.5 100.0
QUINCY 10 54 1000.0 238.0 26233 313 23635 294 0.0 0.0 100.0
QUINCY 16 32 50.0 302.0 15205 198 15084 197 0.0 0.0 100.0
QUINCY 27 34 50.0 173.0 4121 103 4109 102 4.1 1.1 100.0
ROCK ISLAND 4 58 1000.0 408.0 38568 1191 31886 1005 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 13 54 1000.0 216.0 24307 1515 18743 913 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 17 16 187.6 203.0 15256 886 13542 775 1.5 1.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 39 42 50.0 176.0 11496 691 11331 686 1.1 1.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 20 42 72.0 436.0 23640 680 21749 607 0.6 0.1 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 49 53 50.0 189.0 5296 228 5296 228 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 55 44 50.0 439.0 21759 581 21659 581 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 12 33 745.0 302.0 28513 970 22557 808 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 27 26 84.3 139.0 11136 335 11296 336 3.6 1.0 98.6
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