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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New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE 4 26 280.6 1280.0 46915 760 50822 779 0.0 0.0 91.2
ALBUQUERQUE 5 25 273.1 1289.0 46922 760 51101 776 0.0 0.0 91.8
ALBUQUERQUE 7 21 88.2 1292.0 39099 752 39015 751 0.0 0.0 99.2
ALBUQUERQUE 13 16 102.3 1287.0 41957 753 40657 749 0.0 0.0 99.9
ALBUQUERQUE 23 22 50.0 1259.0 30425 738 29481 726 0.0 0.0 100.0
ALBUQUERQUE 32 17 50.0 1236.0 9241 649 8573 647 0.3 0.0 100.0
ALBUQUERQUE 41 42 50.0 1266.0 24283 724 23639 717 0.2 0.0 100.0
ALBUQUERQUE 50 51 50.0 1276.0 33030 736 31739 729 0.0 0.0 100.0
CARLSBAD 6 19 1000.0 366.0 35354 160 32739 118 0.0 0.0 99.1
CLOVIS 12 20 572.4 204.0 21463 84 18025 82 0.0 0.0 100.0
FARMINGTON 12 15 1000.0 125.0 18163 114 16423 107 0.0 0.0 100.0
GALLUP 3 8 3.2 33.0 7480 55 6028 51 0.0 0.0 98.9
HOBBS 29 17 50.0 159.0 2995 39 2995 39 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAS CRUCES 22 23 50.0 137.0 10122 209 9113 124 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAS CRUCES 48 28 80.6 134.0 7295 563 7295 571 0.0 0.0 97.4
PORTALES 3 32 1000.0 351.0 35813 187 35342 187 0.0 0.0 99.8
ROSWELL 8 38 852.1 536.0 41374 163 39969 159 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROSWELL 10 41 945.4 610.0 45150 183 38701 168 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROSWELL 27 28 50.0 115.0 5816 58 5824 58 0.8 0.1 99.7
SANTA FE 2 27 307.4 1275.0 47438 763 52571 786 0.0 0.0 90.0
SANTA FE 11 10 22.3 618.0 36848 734 33228 708 0.0 0.0 100.0
SANTA FE 19 29 199.6 33.0 7469 139 7063 136 0.0 0.0 100.0
SILVER CITY 10 12 3.2 485.0 16044 46 13028 42 0.0 0.0 100.0
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