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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Massachusetts
ADAMS 19 36 50.0 637.0 20349 1668 16992 1124 4.1 1.3 100.0
BOSTON 2 19 1000.0 317.0 30225 6764 29402 6697 0.0 0.0 97.9
BOSTON 4 30 783.0 354.0 29306 6719 29628 6716 8.4 1.9 97.2
BOSTON 5 20 1000.0 299.0 30281 6742 25483 5683 5.5 1.7 97.6
BOSTON 7 42 907.4 306.0 27632 6644 26156 6552 0.0 0.0 99.9
BOSTON 25 31 64.6 357.0 19809 6171 18684 6013 1.3 0.6 99.3
BOSTON 38 39 67.7 354.0 20381 6245 19603 6037 10.6 4.0 100.0
BOSTON 44 43 50.0 329.0 16777 5801 16011 5657 13.5 4.7 99.4
BOSTON 68 32 50.0 249.0 12984 4875 12162 4583 0.0 0.0 100.0
CAMBRIDGE 56 41 50.0 360.0 17470 5933 16816 5805 2.7 1.1 99.4
LAWRENCE 62 18 50.4 186.0 11812 4757 10914 4377 0.0 0.0 98.6
MARLBOROUGH 66 23 50.0 326.0 19496 6040 17821 5420 0.4 0.1 100.0
NEW BEDFORD 6 49 1000.0 283.0 30480 4984 22852 2645 5.0 2.1 99.5
NEW BEDFORD 28 22 148.5 229.0 15367 4039 13032 2424 0.3 0.1 99.8
NORWELL 46 52 50.0 107.0 5997 2486 5745 1865 19.6 8.9 96.6
SPRINGFIELD 22 33 158.0 268.0 13402 2261 12269 2079 6.7 3.2 97.3
SPRINGFIELD 40 55 192.2 322.0 13779 2149 13687 2146 2.6 2.6 97.3
SPRINGFIELD 57 58 50.0 306.0 12988 1879 11438 1677 8.3 2.6 100.0
VINEYARD HAVEN 58 40 50.0 155.0 8690 530 8674 526 0.0 0.0 100.0
WORCESTER 27 29 50.0 466.0 20523 6226 16690 5162 0.1 0.2 99.6
WORCESTER 48 47 96.7 398.0 20933 3954 19398 3643 5.0 14.2 99.3
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