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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Texas
ABILENE 9 29 1000.0 259.0 26603 224 19981 204 4.7 3.3 100.0
ABILENE 32 24 50.0 287.0 17302 182 17206 182 0.7 0.2 100.0
ALVIN 67 36 103.0 543.0 22575 3738 22591 3738 0.1 0.0 99.9
AMARILLO 2 21 1000.0 401.0 38326 317 36338 310 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 4 19 1000.0 433.0 40542 325 39077 324 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 7 24 618.6 518.0 40089 319 35704 316 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 10 9 19.9 466.0 36839 314 33165 304 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 14 15 50.0 464.0 24118 285 23951 285 0.0 0.0 100.0
ARLINGTON 68 42 101.1 360.0 18136 3883 17975 3879 0.0 0.0 99.8
AUSTIN 7 56 1000.0 384.0 32047 1324 30089 1269 0.0 0.0 99.8
AUSTIN 18 22 63.8 335.0 18661 907 18352 904 4.5 0.8 99.9
AUSTIN 24 33 77.9 387.0 22580 997 20626 965 1.8 0.2 100.0
AUSTIN 36 21 151.5 374.0 25393 1101 23977 1044 0.1 0.0 99.8
AUSTIN 42 43 79.1 393.0 17821 911 16505 878 1.0 0.1 100.0
AUSTIN 54 49 170.0 374.0 23395 1020 21914 1005 5.4 7.0 99.9
BAYTOWN 57 41 138.2 585.0 26217 3625 26197 3625 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 6 21 1000.0 293.0 33120 704 28386 640 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 12 50 998.6 305.0 26753 650 23716 603 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 34 33 50.0 312.0 13852 541 13852 541 0.0 0.0 100.0
BELTON 46 47 50.0 384.0 15397 603 14824 547 1.6 0.4 100.0
BIG SPRING 4 33 130.2 116.0 12027 55 11906 55 0.0 0.0 99.9
BROWNSVILLE 23 24 95.8 445.0 19574 667 19566 667 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRYAN 3 59 1000.0 515.0 42748 2829 30202 522 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRYAN 28 29 50.0 220.0 12738 224 12742 224 0.5 0.1 99.9
COLLEGE STATION 15 12 3.2 119.0 4071 137 4071 137 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONROE 49 5 1.0 359.0 15464 3336 13430 2266 0.1 0.0 100.0
CONROE 55 42 148.7 570.0 32248 3841 31975 3838 3.6 0.3 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 3 47 1000.0 262.0 31451 490 30486 488 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 6 50 1000.0 291.0 28940 493 28236 490 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 10 18 604.2 287.0 27997 493 27637 491 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 16 22 50.0 296.0 15085 447 15085 447 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 28 27 50.0 232.0 10892 419 10892 419 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 4 35 1000.0 511.0 45496 4405 40694 4278 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 8 9 20.5 512.0 39434 4224 35954 4161 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 13 14 463.9 469.0 37984 4202 34197 4145 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 27 36 268.2 515.0 27304 4058 27151 4058 2.1 0.2 100.0
DALLAS 33 32 209.4 518.0 27039 4048 26714 4044 0.1 0.0 99.9
DALLAS 39 40 211.8 512.0 31598 4099 31248 4095 0.5 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 58 45 147.7 438.0 21245 3941 21140 3939 0.0 0.0 100.0
DECATUR 29 30 95.1 160.0 11515 3700 11916 3713 3.0 0.3 96.3
DEL RIO 10 28 1000.0 100.0 7805 47 7493 47 0.0 0.0 100.0
DENTON 2 31 1000.0 412.0 39287 4218 36831 4176 0.0 0.0 100.0
EAGLE PASS 16 18 50.0 85.0 2385 36 2385 36 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 4 16 1000.0 475.0 39256 722 39212 722 0.0 0.0 98.7
EL PASO 7 17 1000.0 265.0 25440 722 23481 722 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 9 18 653.7 582.0 40320 723 37215 723 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 13 29 952.6 265.0 23441 720 21850 720 0.0 0.0 99.7
EL PASO 14 15 50.0 604.0 21819 720 19668 720 0.1 0.1 100.0
EL PASO 26 25 68.0 457.0 16514 717 16029 717 0.3 0.3 100.0
EL PASO 38 39 50.0 557.0 8401 628 7981 628 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 65 51 50.0 557.0 15864 703 15091 703 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 5 41 1000.0 514.0 45538 4411 39610 4227 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 11 19 528.6 509.0 40067 4245 34825 4150 1.0 0.1 100.0
FORT WORTH 21 18 210.5 503.0 27792 4056 27744 4053 0.7 0.1 99.7
FORT WORTH 52 51 165.5 328.0 14609 3812 14188 3802 0.0 0.0 100.0
GALVESTON 22 23 236.0 566.0 30801 3696 30801 3696 0.0 0.0 100.0
GALVESTON 48 47 160.9 358.0 18436 3461 18133 3350 0.0 0.0 100.0
GARLAND 23 24 165.5 348.0 12897 3155 12589 3047 1.8 0.4 100.0
GREENVILLE 47 46 50.0 155.0 2533 70 2533 70 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 4 31 1000.0 396.0 38632 687 36762 686 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 44 34 50.0 296.0 13869 657 13869 657 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 60 38 50.0 372.0 14082 661 14082 661 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 2 35 1000.0 588.0 50581 3935 44930 3865 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 8 53 1000.0 564.0 38028 3869 37240 3850 0.0 0.0 99.9
HOUSTON 11 31 751.7 570.0 44538 3901 42875 3879 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 13 32 762.7 588.0 44321 3900 41721 3870 0.2 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 14 24 265.2 438.0 25785 3782 25619 3781 0.1 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 20 19 228.8 552.0 27892 3788 27863 3788 0.7 0.1 100.0
HOUSTON 26 27 228.8 594.0 31368 3825 31101 3816 0.5 0.1 100.0
HOUSTON 39 38 199.5 594.0 27723 3779 27530 3776 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 61 44 117.0 429.0 20486 3695 20482 3695 0.0 0.0 100.0
IRVING 49 48 173.6 365.0 19468 3910 19323 3907 0.9 0.2 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 56 22 96.9 482.0 20000 554 19872 552 2.7 3.5 100.0
KATY 51 52 67.9 500.0 20118 3688 20050 3687 0.0 0.0 100.0
KERRVILLE 35 17 141.8 536.0 23586 1420 22701 1411 1.7 1.4 100.0
KILLEEN 62 23 50.0 408.0 17009 540 16864 540 0.0 0.0 99.5
LAKE DALLAS 55 43 55.8 142.0 10429 3601 10253 3565 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAREDO 8 15 503.8 312.0 26413 140 25684 137 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAREDO 13 14 137.4 280.0 21033 143 20347 143 9.5 5.3 100.0
LAREDO 27 19 77.5 67.0 6996 132 6972 132 0.0 0.0 100.0
LLANO 14 27 166.6 269.0 19355 270 17337 118 7.3 5.3 100.0
LONGVIEW 51 52 161.7 381.0 17654 538 17275 521 0.7 0.5 99.6
LUBBOCK 5 39 1000.0 226.0 28511 364 28273 364 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 11 44 1000.0 232.0 25338 351 24403 349 1.9 0.3 100.0
LUBBOCK 13 40 1000.0 268.0 25110 342 24059 342 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 16 25 50.0 83.0 5191 235 5179 235 0.3 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 28 27 50.4 256.0 16287 300 16194 300 1.4 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 34 35 115.8 256.0 15056 295 14980 295 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUFKIN 9 43 778.5 204.0 18165 224 16010 206 3.8 5.1 100.0
MCALLEN 48 30 56.1 288.0 14991 658 14959 656 0.0 0.0 100.0
MIDLAND 2 26 1000.0 323.0 34584 345 33064 341 0.0 0.0 100.0
NACOGDOCHES 19 18 50.0 222.0 8477 141 8445 140 6.9 3.1 100.0
ODESSA 7 31 1000.0 226.0 25494 279 25006 278 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 9 15 465.6 387.0 33322 335 29562 297 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 24 23 95.5 335.0 18781 289 18874 289 0.0 0.0 99.5
ODESSA 36 22 50.0 88.0 4783 225 4823 225 0.0 0.0 99.2
ODESSA 42 43 50.0 146.0 7451 243 7435 243 0.0 0.0 100.0
PORT ARTHUR 4 40 1000.0 360.0 36493 793 32998 763 0.0 0.0 100.0
RIO GRANDE CITY 40 20 50.0 113.0 10336 106 10328 106 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROSENBERG 45 46 62.8 439.0 19437 3656 19380 3655 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 3 16 195.8 183.0 17443 120 16335 119 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 6 19 1000.0 277.0 31435 143 26407 127 0.0 0.0 99.9
SAN ANGELO 8 11 18.0 442.0 33771 155 29800 148 0.0 0.0 99.8
SAN ANTONIO 4 58 1000.0 451.0 40648 1682 37111 1591 0.0 0.0 99.4
SAN ANTONIO 5 55 1000.0 424.0 38776 1607 36112 1588 0.0 0.0 99.4
SAN ANTONIO 9 20 791.9 283.0 27088 1519 25660 1499 0.0 0.0 99.7
SAN ANTONIO 12 48 946.7 451.0 36367 1598 34879 1571 0.7 0.5 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 23 16 50.0 261.0 11230 1361 11306 1362 1.1 0.2 98.0
SAN ANTONIO 29 30 221.9 443.0 23887 1505 23364 1497 0.1 0.0 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 41 40 192.0 432.0 22698 1490 22090 1466 0.9 0.2 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 60 39 122.6 456.0 19207 1464 18560 1454 0.0 0.0 99.8
SHERMAN 12 20 377.1 543.0 39167 760 29746 384 0.0 0.0 100.0
SNYDER 17 10 3.2 135.0 5643 21 5431 21 0.4 0.0 100.0
SWEETWATER 12 20 536.8 427.0 33240 239 29841 233 2.0 0.6 99.6
TEMPLE 6 50 1000.0 573.0 48326 1239 35310 971 0.0 0.0 99.9
TEXARKANA 6 15 1000.0 482.0 43945 1020 32440 884 0.0 0.0 100.0
TYLER 7 38 957.5 302.0 28356 703 23372 619 0.0 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 19 34 50.0 149.0 7797 117 7797 117 0.1 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 25 15 50.0 311.0 16145 165 16084 164 0.0 0.0 100.0
WACO 10 53 700.7 552.0 38681 857 35434 811 0.0 0.0 99.5
WACO 25 26 224.6 558.0 29074 718 26263 595 0.0 0.0 100.0
WACO 34 20 50.0 155.0 4781 201 4721 201 0.1 0.0 100.0
WACO 44 57 191.6 552.0 22757 630 22407 608 0.1 0.0 100.0
WESLACO 5 13 38.3 290.0 33029 672 31728 675 0.0 0.0 99.9
WICHITA FALLS 3 28 1000.0 305.0 33437 388 30557 369 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 6 22 1000.0 311.0 33838 391 28057 358 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 18 17 96.8 329.0 17983 320 17915 320 2.6 1.1 100.0
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