6TH R & O DTV Channel Allotments - Virginia

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)     (%)     
   -------------   --   --  -------  ------  --------  -------   --------  -------   ----------- ----------    -----    

Virginia
   ARLINGTON       14   15     86.3   173.0    14969     5813      15213     5853        5.2          1.0       97.7
   ASHLAND         65   47     50.0   262.0    11373      925      10521      908        0.0          0.0      100.0
   BRISTOL          5   28   1000.0   680.0    37697     1322      38654     1387        0.0          0.0       90.7
   CHARLOTTESVILLE 29   32    224.1   363.0    21172      683      20732      649        2.9          6.6       95.9
   CHARLOTTESVILLE 41   14     50.0   352.0     8718      249       7661      205        2.6          0.9       99.8
   DANVILLE        24   41     50.0   107.0     5763      306       5650      296        5.7          3.0       99.9
   FAIRFAX         56   57     50.0   215.0    11873     4371      11068     4071        3.9          2.0       98.9
   FRONT ROYAL     42   21     50.0   398.0     8167      247       6366      225        2.7          1.8      100.0
   GOLDVEIN        53   30     50.0   229.0    14171     3674      13042     2821        1.1          0.2       99.9
   GRUNDY          68   49     50.0   763.0    14790      613      13665      575        0.0          0.0       99.9
   HAMPTON         13   41    883.7   301.0    28338     1715      23147     1590        0.0          0.0      100.0
   HAMPTON-NORFOLK 15   16    108.6   294.0    17265     1537      17265     1537        0.6          0.0      100.0
   HARRISONBURG     3   49     91.1   646.0    16805      440      20824      532        1.6          0.4       76.1
   LYNCHBURG       13   56   1000.0   625.0    33408     1050      26842      836        0.0          0.0       97.8
   LYNCHBURG       21   20    178.3   500.0    18745      640      18422      627        1.8          6.4       96.0
   MANASSAS        66   36     57.3   168.0    13247     4021      12814     4000        0.1          0.0       99.0
   MARION          52   42     50.0   445.0    11994      327       9955      265        1.0          0.5       99.9
   NORFOLK          3   58   1000.0   299.0    33670     1833      26137     1739        0.0          0.0      100.0
   NORFOLK         33   38    217.0   277.0    14070     1498      14074     1498        0.0          0.0      100.0
   NORFOLK         49   14     50.0   155.0     6111     1349       6111     1349        0.0          0.0      100.0
   NORTON          47   32     50.0   591.0    18586      754      15788      625        1.2          0.6      100.0
   PETERSBURG       8   22    498.4   320.0    27563     1243      24875     1178        0.0          0.0       99.7
   PORTSMOUTH      10   31    697.8   302.0    28891     1778      26971     1652       14.2          3.5      100.0
   PORTSMOUTH      27   19     57.9   296.0    18925     1566      18925     1566        0.5          0.1      100.0
   RICHMOND         6   25   1000.0   256.0    31443     1478      26888     1361       18.6         16.0       99.8
   RICHMOND        12   54   1000.0   241.0    26142     1261      20975     1103        0.0          0.0       99.7
   RICHMOND        23   24    104.2   327.0    21925     1108      21864     1106        0.0          0.0       99.9
   RICHMOND        35   26     64.9   384.0    22450     1079      22414     1089        7.5          3.5       98.2
   RICHMOND        57   44     50.0   293.0    13908      945      13872      945        3.0          0.5      100.0
   ROANOKE          7   18    579.1   610.0    37988     1240      33935     1131        0.0          0.0       99.7
   ROANOKE         10   30    740.6   610.0    34687     1170      31376     1092        0.1          0.1       99.2
   ROANOKE         15    3      1.0   634.0    26331      944      20746      828        1.2          1.0       99.3
   ROANOKE         27   17     84.9   607.0    20368      858      18540      816        3.2          2.5       99.0
   ROANOKE         38   36     50.0   616.0    14741      657      13826      640        2.7          1.7       99.7
   STAUNTON        51   19     50.0   680.0     7217      261       6357      220        1.3          0.6      100.0
   VIRGINIA BEACH  43   29    127.6   261.0    18835     1572      18847     1573        0.0          0.0       99.9

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Created April 21, 1997 by Doug Lung dlung@transmitter.com