6TH R & O DTV Channel Allotments - Maine

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

Maine
   AUGUSTA         10   17    602.0   305.0    26995      792      24295      739        0.0          0.0      100.0
   BANGOR           2   25   1000.0   192.0    22431      325      19917      297        0.0          0.0       99.9
   BANGOR           5   19    444.7   402.0    30460      472      26450      429        0.0          0.0       99.7
   BANGOR           7   14    951.9   250.0    25989      341      22964      288        0.0          0.0      100.0
   BIDDEFORD       26   45     50.0   244.0    12054      671      11449      645        0.0          0.0       99.2
   CALAIS          13   15    178.0   134.0    15204       32      12154       28        0.0          0.0      100.0
   LEWISTON        35   39     50.0   258.0     8766      469       8947      473        3.5          1.4       96.1
   ORONO           12   22    948.3   302.0    27681      336      24328      320        0.0          0.0       99.8
   POLAND SPRING    8   46    245.7  1173.0    40595     1023      38522      995        0.0          0.0       96.9
   PORTLAND         6   44   1000.0   610.0    36046     1149      34678     1046        0.0          0.0       96.0
   PORTLAND        13   38    791.1   491.0    32499      941      32033      995        3.2          8.7       95.9
   PORTLAND        51    4      1.0   280.0    13947      609      13155      599        1.7          1.0       99.5
   PRESQUE ISLE     8   16     57.4   107.0     7913       55       7518       53        0.0          0.0       96.8
   PRESQUE ISLE    10   20    520.7   332.0    29048       80      26107       77        0.0          0.0      100.0

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