6TH R & O DTV Channel Allotments - Minnesota

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

Minnesota
   ALEXANDRIA       7   24    557.0   341.0    30573      402      28777      388        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ALEXANDRIA      42   14     50.0   358.0    21267      314      19835      213        0.2          0.1      100.0
   APPLETON        10   31    666.9   381.0    32730      244      28132      202        0.0          0.0      100.0
   AUSTIN           6   33   1000.0   320.0    34141      612      27103      510        0.0          0.0      100.0
   AUSTIN          15   20     50.0   116.0     9282      174       9153      168        0.7          2.0       99.9
   BEMIDJI          9   18    501.2   329.0    29766      106      26575       83        0.0          0.0      100.0
   BRAINERD        22   28     50.0   227.0     9946      102       9937      102        2.5          0.5      100.0
   DULUTH           3   33   1000.0   302.0    31915      282      31104      278        0.0          0.0       98.4
   DULUTH           8   38   1000.0   290.0    27825      258      24845      244        0.0          0.0      100.0
   DULUTH          10   43   1000.0   301.0    28246      261      25074      238        0.0          0.0      100.0
   DULUTH          21   17     50.0   180.0     5782      179       5746      179        8.5          7.2      100.0
   HIBBING         13   36    489.3   204.0    14907      113      13719      109        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MANKATO         12   38    809.2   317.0    29282      393      25761      327        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS      4   32   1000.0   436.0    40181     3023      33911     2902        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS      9   26    604.6   435.0    35443     2940      29749     2798        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     11   35    729.7   439.0    35651     2940      32925     2873        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     23   22    178.1   351.0    21573     2666      21464     2663        0.0          0.0      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     29   21    167.6   373.0    22480     2678      21411     2662        0.8          0.1      100.0
   MINNEAPOLIS     45   44    175.0   375.0    21129     2649      21056     2648        0.0          0.0      100.0
   REDWOOD FALLS   43   27     50.0   167.0     8284       74       8244       74        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ROCHESTER       10   36    739.1   381.0    31854      561      26783      462        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ROCHESTER       47   46     50.0   104.0     3712      139       3640      137        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ST. CLOUD       41   40     88.1   448.0    20232     2602      19027     2349        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ST. PAUL         2   34   1000.0   399.0    38072     2987      34436     2909        0.0          0.0      100.0
   ST. PAUL         5   50   1000.0   436.0    39927     3009      36682     2926        0.0          0.0       99.7
   ST. PAUL        17   16     50.0   396.0    13296     2506      13263     2505        0.2          0.0      100.0
   THIEF RIVER FAL 10   57    663.0   183.0    12781      121      10201      106        0.0          0.0      100.0
   WALKER          12   20    705.0   283.0    27812      191      25818      176        0.0          0.0      100.0
   WORTHINGTON     20   15     69.6   332.0    17891      145      17891      145        0.6          1.8       99.9

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