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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Nebraska
ALBION 24 23 83.4 378.0 23610 99 23453 99 0.8 0.3 100.0
ALLIANCE 13 24 593.2 469.0 36126 92 31465 83 0.0 0.0 100.0
BASSETT 7 15 473.5 453.0 36511 52 32997 38 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND ISLAND 11 32 737.5 308.0 28984 208 24776 184 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND ISLAND 17 19 50.0 187.0 11158 148 11170 148 0.2 0.0 99.9
HASTINGS 5 21 1000.0 223.0 28608 220 26274 213 0.6 0.2 99.9
HASTINGS 29 14 50.0 372.0 20167 166 20155 166 2.9 1.7 100.0
HAYES CENTER 6 18 1000.0 216.0 28857 85 26826 80 0.0 0.0 99.8
KEARNEY 13 35 706.1 338.0 30309 211 27104 197 0.0 0.0 100.0
LEXINGTON 3 26 1000.0 323.0 34565 169 25614 118 0.0 0.0 100.0
LINCOLN 8 31 672.7 440.0 35975 628 28642 477 0.0 0.0 100.0
LINCOLN 10 25 597.9 454.0 37047 749 33522 687 0.0 0.0 99.9
LINCOLN 12 40 1000.0 253.0 26402 1040 24175 1023 0.0 0.0 100.0
MCCOOK 8 12 11.1 216.0 23714 51 21288 45 0.0 0.0 100.0
MERRIMAN 12 17 564.4 328.0 28624 30 24104 23 0.1 0.0 100.0
NORFOLK 19 16 50.0 348.0 16129 204 14712 199 4.1 2.5 100.0
NORTH PLATTE 2 22 1000.0 192.0 26456 64 24033 61 0.0 0.0 99.5
NORTH PLATTE 9 16 543.6 311.0 28750 66 25659 61 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 3 45 1000.0 418.0 39293 1131 30293 1040 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 6 22 1000.0 418.0 39551 1140 36444 1117 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 7 20 526.7 415.0 34516 1101 29303 991 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 15 38 388.8 453.0 26175 1040 25781 1039 3.1 1.0 100.0
OMAHA 26 17 50.0 130.0 9268 698 9120 696 4.8 0.6 100.0
OMAHA 42 43 205.7 577.0 33997 1108 33700 1106 0.8 0.1 99.9
SCOTTSBLUFF 4 19 1000.0 610.0 49563 109 40276 93 0.0 0.0 99.9
SCOTTSBLUFF 10 29 1000.0 256.0 24901 75 22210 70 0.0 0.0 100.0
SUPERIOR 4 34 1000.0 344.0 35174 236 24567 116 0.0 0.0 100.0
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