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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Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA 3 55 1000.0 320.0 26577 1040 27342 1025 0.0 0.0 91.1
CHATTANOOGA 9 35 1000.0 317.0 25102 1009 21972 892 0.0 0.0 99.7
CHATTANOOGA 12 47 1000.0 384.0 28037 1077 25944 1001 0.0 0.0 98.7
CHATTANOOGA 45 29 50.0 329.0 15872 760 14511 722 0.9 1.2 100.0
CHATTANOOGA 61 40 121.9 370.0 14437 733 13584 702 0.0 0.0 99.7
CLEVELAND 53 42 50.0 356.0 11935 713 11072 686 2.8 2.2 100.0
COOKEVILLE 22 52 70.4 425.0 20176 354 19688 347 1.1 1.3 100.0
COOKEVILLE 28 36 50.0 279.0 10744 200 9879 192 4.6 2.8 100.0
CROSSVILLE 20 50 340.7 738.0 35145 1262 33955 1230 1.5 1.9 99.7
GREENEVILLE 39 38 124.3 802.0 21110 1069 19708 968 1.2 1.0 99.7
HENDERSONVILLE 50 51 134.6 235.0 11856 983 11660 966 4.2 1.9 99.9
JACKSON 7 43 880.6 323.0 29282 565 25511 510 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 16 39 321.9 322.0 20322 452 20105 449 1.0 0.6 100.0
JELLICO 54 23 50.0 395.0 4912 216 3759 163 0.0 0.0 100.0
JOHNSON CITY 11 58 938.9 707.0 30048 1072 29354 1028 0.1 0.0 96.2
KINGSPORT 19 27 52.0 707.0 19306 728 18536 708 0.4 0.2 99.3
KNOXVILLE 6 26 1000.0 454.0 33062 1210 33026 1181 0.0 0.0 93.2
KNOXVILLE 8 30 635.1 382.0 21294 980 19888 941 0.0 0.0 99.8
KNOXVILLE 10 31 735.0 546.0 33656 1217 29785 1101 3.1 1.7 99.8
KNOXVILLE 15 17 88.2 513.0 20171 934 19516 922 0.6 0.3 99.8
KNOXVILLE 43 34 50.0 351.0 14106 817 13576 800 1.8 2.4 99.7
LEBANON 66 44 50.0 161.0 8934 901 8313 866 0.0 0.0 99.9
LEXINGTON 11 47 1000.0 195.0 23613 475 20401 417 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 3 28 1000.0 305.0 33675 1451 24845 1287 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 5 52 1000.0 308.0 33416 1440 29582 1379 0.0 0.0 99.9
MEMPHIS 10 29 642.1 329.0 29843 1365 24952 1276 1.6 0.5 100.0
MEMPHIS 13 53 1000.0 308.0 28740 1348 25719 1304 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 24 25 106.6 308.0 20878 1195 20718 1193 0.1 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 30 31 198.7 305.0 17571 1125 17334 1123 0.1 0.1 100.0
MEMPHIS 50 51 50.0 315.0 15661 1129 15581 1129 0.5 0.1 100.0
MURFREESBORO 39 38 175.4 250.0 15067 1089 14421 1066 3.2 1.3 99.9
NASHVILLE 2 27 1000.0 411.0 38226 1665 32297 1472 0.0 0.0 100.0
NASHVILLE 4 10 38.0 434.0 38167 1649 34521 1561 0.1 0.0 99.7
NASHVILLE 5 56 1000.0 425.0 37981 1674 33627 1569 0.0 0.0 99.5
NASHVILLE 8 46 896.4 390.0 32317 1502 28879 1420 0.0 0.0 100.0
NASHVILLE 17 15 116.6 354.0 24174 1347 23718 1337 1.8 0.7 99.9
NASHVILLE 30 21 175.2 430.0 23850 1366 23686 1364 0.9 2.3 98.6
NASHVILLE 58 23 50.3 240.0 13525 1078 13084 1067 4.3 3.7 99.8
SNEEDVILLE 2 41 1000.0 536.0 37306 1655 38851 1659 0.0 0.0 91.8
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