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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Nevada
ELKO 10 8 3.2 564.0 13691 27 9850 27 0.1 0.0 100.0
HENDERSON 5 24 1000.0 363.0 22360 732 27543 734 0.0 0.0 78.5
LAS VEGAS 3 2 10.7 387.0 34620 745 31087 735 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAS VEGAS 8 7 25.3 610.0 31703 738 27141 733 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAS VEGAS 10 11 18.5 372.0 21635 730 19621 730 0.0 0.0 99.9
LAS VEGAS 13 17 565.2 610.0 28865 737 25542 733 0.0 0.0 99.9
LAS VEGAS 15 16 50.0 564.0 13102 726 12220 726 0.2 0.0 99.7
LAS VEGAS 21 20 94.2 353.0 12324 728 11359 726 0.6 0.0 99.8
LAS VEGAS 33 32 50.0 581.0 13527 726 12481 726 0.0 0.0 100.0
PARADISE 39 38 94.1 367.0 9533 724 8797 724 0.0 0.0 100.0
RENO 2 32 1000.0 656.0 27417 381 35369 451 0.0 0.0 76.7
RENO 4 33 1000.0 133.0 11130 283 18649 393 0.0 0.0 59.4
RENO 5 15 50.0 140.0 5755 293 7799 315 0.0 0.0 73.4
RENO 8 23 301.7 893.0 33971 488 34277 492 0.0 0.0 97.6
RENO 11 41 475.5 856.0 27599 389 28169 392 0.0 0.0 95.6
RENO 21 22 50.0 189.0 5858 267 5264 261 1.0 0.4 99.2
RENO 27 26 120.5 894.0 22550 393 20515 387 0.2 1.5 99.9
WINNEMUCCA 7 12 3.2 650.0 11192 12 7700 12 0.0 0.0 100.0
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