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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North Carolina
ASHEVILLE 13 56 619.9 853.0 33782 1831 33148 1787 0.0 0.0 96.3
ASHEVILLE 21 57 315.7 765.0 27972 1524 27012 1467 2.5 1.3 98.8
ASHEVILLE 33 25 96.7 816.0 23135 1446 20494 1338 0.8 0.7 99.7
ASHEVILLE 62 45 134.4 556.0 22561 1378 21378 1332 0.6 0.2 99.6
BELMONT 46 47 199.9 594.0 32137 2310 28624 2125 3.8 1.3 100.0
BURLINGTON 16 14 50.1 256.0 14379 1385 11351 1055 1.8 0.4 99.8
CHAPEL HILL 4 59 1000.0 469.0 40706 2859 30299 2262 0.0 0.0 99.9
CHARLOTTE 3 23 1000.0 567.0 47158 3215 35596 2375 1.0 0.9 98.9
CHARLOTTE 9 34 708.8 359.0 31546 2266 24224 1858 7.2 4.8 100.0
CHARLOTTE 18 21 72.3 366.0 19163 1652 20007 1606 12.7 4.9 89.0
CHARLOTTE 36 22 155.4 595.0 33377 2354 31321 2290 2.2 1.0 99.2
CHARLOTTE 42 24 50.0 390.0 18723 1622 18340 1606 7.4 2.8 99.3
COLUMBIA 2 20 1000.0 302.0 33693 660 27798 245 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONCORD 58 44 142.5 422.0 25173 2126 24274 2084 4.6 2.4 99.9
DURHAM 11 52 1000.0 607.0 44664 2399 38515 2110 0.0 0.0 99.9
DURHAM 28 27 216.6 585.0 34162 2043 34886 2097 0.4 0.3 95.5
FAYETTEVILLE 40 38 196.8 561.0 30966 2133 30578 2229 0.5 0.4 92.7
FAYETTEVILLE 62 36 50.0 256.0 9622 539 9597 537 0.0 0.0 99.8
GOLDSBORO 17 55 509.0 480.0 33383 2059 30316 1901 3.0 0.8 100.0
GREENSBORO 2 51 1000.0 561.0 46687 3427 36643 2442 0.1 0.0 99.5
GREENSBORO 48 33 50.0 517.0 21308 1599 20380 1507 3.6 1.4 99.3
GREENSBORO 61 32 50.0 168.0 8620 976 8524 976 0.1 0.0 99.2
GREENVILLE 9 10 21.1 573.0 38457 1136 33999 1054 0.0 0.0 91.4
GREENVILLE 14 21 50.0 209.0 11543 487 11352 467 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 25 23 50.0 351.0 15427 645 14305 598 2.3 1.7 100.0
HICKORY 14 40 50.0 183.0 8078 547 7716 510 7.8 5.4 95.9
HIGH POINT 8 35 726.9 387.0 32244 2377 25173 1795 0.1 0.0 99.9
JACKSONVILLE 19 44 203.2 561.0 25214 728 25182 727 0.2 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 35 34 50.2 301.0 15037 415 14985 415 0.3 0.1 100.0
KANNAPOLIS 64 50 50.0 300.0 15983 1500 15907 1497 0.0 0.0 99.5
LEXINGTON 20 19 80.9 297.0 17498 1437 16808 1357 5.1 2.6 99.6
LINVILLE 17 54 124.8 546.0 18618 910 16911 843 0.9 0.3 99.5
LUMBERTON 31 25 92.1 319.0 20338 847 20623 853 7.7 9.0 98.1
MOREHEAD CITY 8 24 934.8 249.0 20009 303 13893 96 0.0 0.0 100.0
NEW BERN 12 48 1000.0 591.0 43285 1189 34519 860 0.0 0.0 100.0
RALEIGH 5 53 1000.0 604.0 50722 2731 40785 2317 0.0 0.0 100.0
RALEIGH 22 57 449.2 510.0 31372 2121 28236 1902 7.2 3.4 100.0
RALEIGH 50 49 189.5 548.0 31818 1996 31141 1976 3.6 5.0 100.0
ROANOKE RAPIDS 36 39 50.0 368.0 19461 548 18410 517 1.3 0.6 100.0
ROCKY MOUNT 47 15 90.5 371.0 16874 1183 17142 1182 0.8 0.3 96.6
WASHINGTON 7 32 771.7 594.0 44737 1299 36849 1102 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 3 46 1000.0 594.0 51309 1052 41539 758 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 6 54 1000.0 588.0 50456 1697 38276 1195 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 26 30 203.6 500.0 22230 481 22206 480 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 39 29 144.8 553.0 26659 635 26311 627 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILSON 30 42 72.2 539.0 22199 1281 21978 1266 7.2 2.9 100.0
WINSTON-SALEM 12 31 771.0 604.0 39793 2275 32996 2000 0.0 0.0 99.6
WINSTON-SALEM 26 43 311.7 504.0 24841 1714 23447 1642 0.3 0.1 99.8
WINSTON-SALEM 45 29 143.2 597.0 25645 1759 23591 1651 0.9 0.5 99.7
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