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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Pennsylvania
ALLENTOWN 39 62 50.0 302.0 11643 2301 11339 2543 5.5 11.6 97.0
ALLENTOWN 69 46 50.0 313.0 11443 2137 9888 1915 2.5 7.8 99.6
ALTOONA 10 32 1000.0 338.0 23152 828 20969 764 0.0 0.0 99.5
ALTOONA 23 24 50.0 324.0 7220 350 5674 289 0.6 0.0 100.0
ALTOONA 47 46 50.0 308.0 12792 590 11515 530 1.7 0.4 100.0
BETHLEHEM 60 59 64.5 284.0 11078 3332 10389 2283 0.9 2.6 95.1
CLEARFIELD 3 15 1000.0 268.0 27314 684 25059 691 0.0 0.0 97.3
ERIE 12 52 1000.0 305.0 28000 734 24477 671 0.0 0.0 100.0
ERIE 24 58 50.0 290.0 13553 467 13321 456 0.0 0.0 100.0
ERIE 35 16 50.0 287.0 11373 436 11012 422 0.3 0.4 100.0
ERIE 54 50 50.0 268.0 13401 446 13006 426 0.2 0.1 100.0
ERIE 66 22 50.0 271.0 10892 417 10264 396 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENSBURG 40 50 50.0 299.0 14217 2554 13820 2528 1.5 3.4 99.5
HARRISBURG 21 4 1.0 372.0 17890 1898 16062 1741 3.1 4.1 96.3
HARRISBURG 27 57 110.6 346.0 14843 1598 15276 1653 9.6 7.1 95.1
HARRISBURG 33 36 50.0 427.0 17686 1887 16987 1804 3.4 1.9 99.0
HAZLETON 56 9 3.2 329.0 11652 822 8230 489 1.9 0.7 99.7
JOHNSTOWN 6 34 1000.0 341.0 27576 2643 27752 2648 0.9 0.1 94.8
JOHNSTOWN 8 29 633.7 368.0 21704 2586 18655 2234 0.0 0.0 99.6
JOHNSTOWN 19 30 155.2 325.0 17684 2376 16346 2044 0.4 0.5 99.9
LANCASTER 8 58 366.4 415.0 23977 3423 21703 2785 1.5 1.3 98.8
LANCASTER 15 23 50.0 415.0 17784 2101 17386 2079 10.1 7.7 95.4
PHILADELPHIA 3 26 1000.0 305.0 32197 9424 25543 7578 0.0 0.0 99.9
PHILADELPHIA 6 64 1000.0 332.0 30825 9122 27031 7747 8.0 1.8 98.1
PHILADELPHIA 10 67 757.9 354.0 26104 8148 23491 7190 0.4 0.3 98.2
PHILADELPHIA 17 54 164.6 320.0 19073 6755 19964 6768 1.1 0.7 93.8
PHILADELPHIA 29 42 261.6 347.0 22969 7506 23279 7499 15.5 10.0 95.8
PHILADELPHIA 35 34 50.0 284.0 11647 5631 11619 5690 1.1 1.6 98.2
PHILADELPHIA 57 32 103.9 353.0 16843 6507 15698 6210 2.6 0.7 99.6
PITTSBURGH 2 25 1000.0 302.0 29472 3489 26900 3339 8.0 5.4 98.2
PITTSBURGH 4 51 1000.0 293.0 28785 3237 24960 3089 0.0 0.0 97.7
PITTSBURGH 11 48 1000.0 302.0 26428 3433 23126 3090 0.4 0.1 99.9
PITTSBURGH 13 38 1000.0 210.0 23244 3084 20243 2892 1.0 0.3 100.0
PITTSBURGH 16 26 50.0 215.0 12490 2527 12154 2493 1.1 0.2 99.8
PITTSBURGH 22 42 316.6 280.0 16264 2735 14380 2580 0.7 0.4 99.9
PITTSBURGH 53 43 50.0 312.0 16622 2787 16057 2729 3.5 1.7 100.0
READING 51 25 114.9 395.0 18049 5838 16581 5175 5.3 5.1 98.3
RED LION 49 30 50.0 177.0 9806 1519 8685 1319 5.7 7.3 99.9
SCRANTON 16 49 70.4 506.0 19642 1512 18311 1353 0.4 0.5 99.8
SCRANTON 22 13 4.1 505.0 23875 1813 21186 1555 1.5 1.6 98.5
SCRANTON 38 31 50.0 385.0 15311 864 13984 819 6.1 3.3 98.6
SCRANTON 44 41 50.0 509.0 16803 1320 14479 1057 3.5 6.1 99.1
SCRANTON 64 32 50.0 374.0 3254 481 2498 441 4.5 0.5 100.0
WILKES-BARRE 28 11 3.6 509.0 23638 1771 21831 1618 6.9 10.6 97.4
WILLIAMSPORT 53 29 50.0 222.0 3575 162 2437 121 0.0 0.0 100.0
YORK 43 47 215.8 417.0 19254 2446 18552 2529 2.4 7.0 97.0
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