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 York
ALBANY 10 26 1000.0 305.0 21579 1303 19684 1229 1.3 0.8 99.8
ALBANY 13 15 484.1 357.0 21343 1273 18951 1181 0.4 0.1 100.0
ALBANY 23 4 1.0 366.0 18675 1310 16337 1162 0.5 0.9 99.4
AMSTERDAM 55 50 131.0 223.0 8886 868 8455 848 0.2 0.1 100.0
BATAVIA 51 53 50.0 124.0 8127 927 7393 912 0.4 4.1 99.7
BINGHAMTON 12 7 8.2 369.0 24446 933 22315 790 0.5 1.8 99.9
BINGHAMTON 34 4 1.0 281.0 15629 673 13102 489 0.4 0.1 99.9
BINGHAMTON 40 8 3.2 375.0 14229 572 12037 441 0.2 0.1 99.8
BINGHAMTON 46 42 50.0 375.0 13909 514 12321 453 0.1 0.1 100.0
BUFFALO 2 33 1000.0 287.0 31958 2202 26823 1718 1.7 0.8 98.6
BUFFALO 4 39 1000.0 366.0 34600 2109 32541 1918 0.4 0.2 98.6
BUFFALO 7 38 227.9 433.0 26625 1819 21697 1528 0.3 0.0 99.7
BUFFALO 17 43 149.3 330.0 21201 1389 21060 1373 2.1 1.0 99.5
BUFFALO 23 32 50.0 314.0 15984 1312 15706 1311 0.6 0.2 98.6
BUFFALO 29 14 50.0 280.0 15748 1323 15534 1311 2.1 0.6 99.8
BUFFALO 49 34 142.6 376.0 17297 1466 16849 1451 0.1 0.1 99.4
CARTHAGE 7 35 1000.0 221.0 24086 278 22351 250 3.2 3.6 100.0
CORNING 48 50 50.0 166.0 2406 129 1874 83 0.0 0.0 100.0
ELMIRA 18 2 1.0 376.0 14035 551 11052 366 0.6 1.5 99.8
ELMIRA 36 55 50.0 320.0 11788 383 10408 316 0.7 0.5 99.8
GARDEN CITY 21 22 84.5 122.0 10544 12575 9063 11134 1.3 0.4 99.8
JAMESTOWN 26 27 228.5 463.0 21043 1506 20662 1438 0.2 0.0 98.4
KINGSTON 62 21 93.8 591.0 18797 1798 15917 1457 0.2 0.2 99.0
NEW YORK 2 56 349.0 482.0 28758 18202 24094 16955 0.0 0.0 97.9
NEW YORK 4 28 156.5 515.0 28734 18233 25109 17181 0.7 0.1 96.5
NEW YORK 5 44 215.2 515.0 29029 18246 25117 17159 9.3 5.0 98.3
NEW YORK 7 45 157.3 491.0 26438 17881 23891 17189 2.0 0.3 99.9
NEW YORK 11 33 111.8 506.0 27065 17999 23184 17102 11.1 5.1 99.9
NEW YORK 25 24 77.3 395.0 18867 16706 18359 16695 6.4 1.6 99.1
NEW YORK 31 30 99.6 475.0 17709 16256 18052 16449 6.4 1.9 96.0
NORTH POLE 5 14 206.5 607.0 30965 437 25548 424 0.0 0.0 95.2
NORWOOD 18 23 50.0 243.0 13157 149 12357 136 0.1 0.0 100.0
PLATTSBURGH 57 38 50.0 741.0 14920 261 14416 258 0.0 0.0 100.0
POUGHKEEPSIE 54 27 112.5 490.0 18617 2988 14948 1743 1.5 0.4 99.8
RIVERHEAD 55 57 125.8 194.0 10327 3371 10190 3221 3.8 14.9 100.0
ROCHESTER 8 45 1000.0 152.0 20874 1185 17894 1108 1.8 1.5 99.9
ROCHESTER 10 58 1000.0 152.0 20749 1183 17186 1079 0.0 0.0 99.9
ROCHESTER 13 59 1000.0 152.0 20645 1180 16740 1100 0.0 0.0 99.9
ROCHESTER 21 16 50.0 152.0 9323 1002 9891 1015 17.5 3.3 93.3
ROCHESTER 31 28 50.0 152.0 11355 1021 11142 998 0.1 0.0 100.0
SCHENECTADY 6 39 1000.0 311.0 26234 1445 25625 1434 1.1 0.4 95.4
SCHENECTADY 17 34 149.7 299.0 17627 1218 17010 1155 2.2 0.7 99.4
SCHENECTADY 45 43 94.4 338.0 14501 1112 13868 1071 1.2 0.3 99.7
SMITHTOWN 67 23 50.0 219.0 11259 3233 10985 3074 0.1 0.2 99.7
SPRINGVILLE 67 46 50.0 160.0 1579 97 992 36 0.0 0.0 100.0
SYRACUSE 3 54 1000.0 305.0 29411 1473 26181 1295 0.1 0.1 98.0
SYRACUSE 5 47 1000.0 290.0 28196 1402 26367 1340 0.0 0.0 97.2
SYRACUSE 9 17 103.5 462.0 24043 1298 21052 1205 0.1 0.0 99.3
SYRACUSE 24 25 82.8 422.0 22841 1255 21801 1245 0.2 0.6 99.7
SYRACUSE 43 44 50.0 445.0 14186 1015 13359 970 1.0 1.0 99.9
SYRACUSE 68 19 50.0 445.0 14637 1034 13052 978 0.0 0.0 100.0
UTICA 2 29 522.7 421.0 27567 1207 22175 666 0.7 0.2 97.5
UTICA 20 30 50.0 244.0 12686 491 12340 448 3.2 0.7 95.1
UTICA 33 27 50.0 193.0 10776 683 9842 625 4.8 7.1 99.7
WATERTOWN 16 41 50.0 370.0 17055 207 16449 200 1.9 2.1 100.0
WATERTOWN 50 21 50.0 387.0 14564 177 14002 173 0.5 0.4 99.9
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