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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Mississippi
BILOXI 13 36 742.1 408.0 34055 1025 27954 738 0.0 0.0 100.0
BILOXI 19 35 74.2 478.0 21446 675 21018 648 1.1 0.8 100.0
BOONEVILLE 12 55 480.4 229.0 15565 295 13444 261 0.0 0.0 100.0
BUDE 17 18 50.0 341.0 16657 226 14775 207 2.9 3.6 100.0
COLUMBUS 4 35 1000.0 610.0 50300 770 42825 652 0.0 0.0 99.9
GREENVILLE 15 17 98.9 271.0 15891 259 15891 259 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENWOOD 6 54 1000.0 597.0 51049 882 40422 599 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENWOOD 23 26 50.0 317.0 15296 249 15236 249 0.0 0.0 100.0
GULFPORT 25 48 122.9 488.0 22926 812 22499 767 2.4 9.2 99.7
HATTIESBURG 22 23 50.0 244.0 14700 279 14576 277 0.8 0.4 100.0
HOLLY SPRINGS 40 41 123.6 142.0 10001 1026 9904 1026 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 3 51 1000.0 610.0 46873 919 34502 734 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 12 52 1000.0 497.0 39222 787 33266 721 0.1 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 16 21 229.5 359.0 22625 599 21939 592 0.5 0.1 100.0
JACKSON 29 20 50.0 598.0 25082 639 24663 631 3.1 1.5 100.0
JACKSON 40 41 50.0 479.0 23291 614 22928 602 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAUREL 7 28 1000.0 155.0 21512 347 19210 328 0.0 0.0 100.0
MERIDIAN 11 49 1000.0 165.0 21931 291 19815 260 0.0 0.0 100.0
MERIDIAN 14 47 50.0 369.0 18041 314 17020 300 0.9 0.8 100.0
MERIDIAN 24 25 50.0 177.0 9872 148 9884 150 0.1 0.0 99.3
MERIDIAN 30 31 50.0 187.0 11183 168 11090 167 4.8 2.7 100.0
MISSISSIPPI STA 2 38 1000.0 381.0 37521 553 29904 422 0.0 0.0 100.0
NATCHEZ 48 49 78.7 316.0 15272 178 15268 178 0.0 0.0 100.0
OXFORD 18 36 50.0 423.0 18258 346 18417 348 0.5 0.3 99.1
TUPELO 9 57 1000.0 542.0 41709 677 38641 617 0.1 0.0 100.0
WEST POINT 27 16 50.8 512.0 22498 424 22373 423 2.1 1.9 99.7
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