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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South Carolina
ALLENDALE 14 33 50.0 244.0 13624 362 13573 358 1.9 2.0 99.8
ANDERSON 40 14 50.0 311.0 15444 1021 14646 984 0.1 0.1 99.2
BEAUFORT 16 44 50.0 390.0 19727 670 19643 670 0.3 0.4 100.0
CHARLESTON 2 59 1000.0 594.0 51082 994 45904 819 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 4 53 1000.0 597.0 51399 977 42292 713 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 5 52 1000.0 597.0 51435 988 46921 835 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 7 49 1000.0 564.0 33353 825 30920 757 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 24 40 315.1 542.0 29299 697 27779 655 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 36 35 93.5 256.0 14028 502 14020 502 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLUMBIA 10 41 836.6 472.0 37989 1479 33420 1229 0.9 0.3 100.0
COLUMBIA 19 17 222.0 533.0 28901 1053 27871 1020 0.1 0.0 99.5
COLUMBIA 25 8 3.2 253.0 16894 776 15619 757 14.4 5.2 99.2
COLUMBIA 35 32 50.0 314.0 14267 727 14039 721 5.5 2.3 100.0
COLUMBIA 57 48 105.0 193.0 13162 715 13074 714 20.6 6.6 100.0
CONWAY 23 58 81.4 250.0 16109 450 15408 427 0.5 0.3 100.0
FLORENCE 13 56 1000.0 594.0 44012 1448 38937 1320 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 15 16 50.0 594.0 29104 1061 28908 1059 2.8 3.1 99.9
FLORENCE 21 20 70.6 567.0 22756 788 22085 775 2.3 1.5 99.9
FLORENCE 33 45 50.0 241.0 12388 382 12120 379 1.0 0.6 100.0
GREENVILLE 4 59 1000.0 610.0 41224 1897 39424 1774 0.0 0.0 92.0
GREENVILLE 16 52 60.2 351.0 16092 1085 16413 1105 0.3 0.1 97.0
GREENVILLE 29 9 4.9 392.0 19055 1186 19301 1190 0.5 0.3 93.9
GREENWOOD 38 18 50.0 235.0 14231 774 14390 764 0.5 0.4 98.1
HARDEEVILLE 28 27 217.0 457.0 24891 570 24827 569 0.2 0.0 100.0
MYRTLE BEACH 43 18 119.3 463.0 25540 761 25592 760 0.4 1.0 99.8
ROCK HILL 30 15 50.0 210.0 11318 1017 11334 1006 6.8 6.7 95.7
ROCK HILL 55 39 140.8 570.0 30453 2257 29160 2209 6.1 4.0 100.0
SPARTANBURG 7 53 1000.0 610.0 39763 2297 38654 2205 0.0 0.0 98.5
SPARTANBURG 49 43 50.0 296.0 15730 1043 15059 977 2.8 2.0 99.8
SUMTER 27 28 50.0 354.0 17105 715 16471 529 1.0 0.7 100.0
SUMTER 63 38 50.0 165.0 2186 116 2118 115 0.0 0.0 100.0
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