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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Kentucky
ASHLAND 25 26 50.0 152.0 7417 389 6801 371 4.7 9.5 99.9
ASHLAND 61 45 50.0 189.0 8782 474 8230 441 0.6 0.3 100.0
BEATTYVILLE 65 7 3.2 197.0 5907 89 4788 66 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 13 33 1000.0 226.0 24819 587 20458 466 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 24 18 50.0 198.0 10565 244 9937 235 2.3 1.4 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 40 16 50.0 244.0 10630 240 10382 236 1.9 1.1 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 53 48 50.0 247.0 11922 255 11637 250 2.9 1.6 100.0
CAMPBELLSVILLE 34 19 50.0 314.0 14141 269 13341 248 2.4 2.8 100.0
COVINGTON 54 24 50.0 122.0 5890 1572 5419 1533 3.9 1.6 100.0
DANVILLE 56 4 1.0 351.0 16176 690 15417 674 4.5 2.3 99.7
ELIZABETHTOWN 23 43 50.0 198.0 12141 742 10995 409 0.5 0.2 100.0
HARLAN 44 51 50.0 601.0 19175 562 16832 475 2.2 4.0 100.0
HAZARD 35 16 50.0 384.0 15138 348 13480 296 4.5 3.6 100.0
HAZARD 57 12 3.2 475.0 16984 393 14617 324 0.4 0.4 100.0
LEXINGTON 18 20 50.0 195.0 13015 626 12783 622 1.0 0.2 99.8
LEXINGTON 27 59 69.2 300.0 16909 681 16781 678 1.4 0.5 99.9
LEXINGTON 36 40 66.5 305.0 17900 696 17412 691 1.5 1.4 100.0
LEXINGTON 46 42 50.0 265.0 13711 639 13491 635 6.3 3.2 99.1
LOUISVILLE 3 47 1000.0 555.0 45682 2902 35162 2244 0.6 0.4 99.7
LOUISVILLE 11 55 428.5 390.0 27674 1482 26136 1462 0.1 0.0 100.0
LOUISVILLE 15 17 50.0 262.0 13888 1187 13303 1177 1.6 0.4 100.0
LOUISVILLE 21 8 3.2 212.0 12661 1144 11897 1114 3.6 0.6 99.4
LOUISVILLE 32 26 153.4 384.0 25314 1449 24714 1433 5.6 1.8 99.8
LOUISVILLE 41 49 237.2 391.0 25666 1454 23878 1395 4.5 1.2 100.0
LOUISVILLE 68 38 50.0 249.0 13222 1169 12722 1158 0.0 0.0 99.6
MADISONVILLE 19 20 77.7 241.0 14399 552 14161 549 3.0 4.9 100.0
MADISONVILLE 35 42 50.0 317.0 14285 293 13997 291 2.6 2.0 100.0
MOREHEAD 38 15 50.0 293.0 13757 221 12686 200 0.5 0.8 100.0
MOREHEAD 67 21 62.8 247.0 16233 380 15470 346 0.0 0.0 100.0
MURRAY 21 36 50.0 201.0 12314 288 12298 288 8.9 3.9 100.0
NEWPORT 19 29 247.6 306.0 20496 2545 19628 2340 0.9 0.2 99.8
OWENSBORO 31 29 50.0 140.0 9668 454 9789 459 1.7 0.7 97.0
OWENTON 52 44 50.0 216.0 11130 424 10787 409 0.1 0.0 100.0
PADUCAH 6 32 1000.0 482.0 43956 871 38355 809 0.0 0.0 100.0
PADUCAH 29 41 50.0 152.0 7265 177 7069 174 5.2 3.7 100.0
PADUCAH 49 50 65.3 327.0 14969 435 14881 435 0.2 0.2 99.9
PIKEVILLE 22 24 50.0 430.0 17095 454 15956 430 0.4 0.2 100.0
SOMERSET 29 14 50.0 445.0 18607 402 17371 371 1.3 1.9 100.0
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