6TH R & O DTV Channel Allotments - Maryland

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)     (%)     
   -------------   --   --  -------  ------  --------  -------   --------  -------   ----------- ----------    -----    

Maryland
   ANNAPOLIS       22   42    334.5   265.0    20084     6096      19485     5762       11.2          3.6       96.3
   BALTIMORE        2   52   1000.0   305.0    30626     7263      29023     7078        0.0          0.0       98.0
   BALTIMORE       11   59   1000.0   305.0    26652     6806      25368     6610        0.9          0.9       98.5
   BALTIMORE       13   38   1000.0   302.0    27494     6841      22887     6187        1.1          1.0       99.6
   BALTIMORE       24   41     50.0   326.0    15943     5790      15436     5451        2.3          1.2       99.8
   BALTIMORE       45   46     50.0   386.0    18813     5758      18217     5762        1.8          4.2       99.7
   BALTIMORE       54   40    134.7   349.0    21869     6196      19914     5667        8.2          2.0       99.9
   BALTIMORE       67   29     50.0   250.0    11576     4097      10599     3156       14.2          6.4       98.4
   FREDERICK       62   28     50.0   138.0     8037     2439       6929     1990        0.1          0.1       99.4
   HAGERSTOWN      25   55     64.8   375.0    13881      650      13228      631        4.9          3.6       99.2
   HAGERSTOWN      31   44    200.3   378.0    16002      883      13813      713        1.3          1.5       99.5
   HAGERSTOWN      68   16     50.0   394.0    15006      773      10798      525        0.0          0.0       99.9
   OAKLAND         36   54     50.0   216.0     5810      113       4898       97        1.1          0.4      100.0
   SALISBURY       16   21    188.5   299.0    17447      470      17443      470        0.0          0.0      100.0
   SALISBURY       28   56     81.5   157.0    13122      339      13190      341        0.0          0.0       99.5
   SALISBURY       47   53     59.9   304.0    13990      417      13990      417        0.2          0.2      100.0

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Created April 21, 1997 by Doug Lung dlung@transmitter.com