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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Washington
BELLEVUE 33 32 50.0 286.0 4048 1948 3539 1889 7.9 9.6 99.9
BELLEVUE 51 50 50.0 739.0 21521 2961 21087 2949 0.1 0.4 100.0
BELLINGHAM 12 35 586.0 722.0 40596 1170 37786 581 0.0 0.0 99.7
BELLINGHAM 24 19 50.0 676.0 6330 207 5934 193 0.0 0.0 100.0
CENTRALIA 15 19 50.0 347.0 13745 418 11570 297 0.7 1.2 100.0
EVERETT 16 31 278.2 239.0 15450 2879 14315 2789 0.2 0.0 100.0
KENNEWICK 42 14 50.0 390.0 15008 253 14145 238 0.0 0.0 100.0
PASCO 19 20 50.0 366.0 15893 242 15293 225 0.0 0.0 100.0
PULLMAN 10 17 181.5 408.0 25646 250 23766 208 0.0 0.0 99.5
RICHLAND 25 26 50.0 411.0 17269 267 16632 248 0.0 0.0 100.0
RICHLAND 31 30 50.0 370.0 6994 162 6483 158 0.0 0.0 100.0
SEATTLE 4 38 1000.0 247.0 27081 3049 28573 3061 0.1 0.0 94.4
SEATTLE 5 48 1000.0 250.0 26922 3048 27359 3034 0.0 0.0 94.0
SEATTLE 7 39 1000.0 250.0 24081 3016 23832 3015 0.0 0.0 98.9
SEATTLE 9 41 1000.0 252.0 24059 3020 23225 2982 0.0 0.0 98.5
SEATTLE 22 25 236.5 271.0 20242 2971 18838 2933 0.1 0.1 100.0
SEATTLE 45 44 50.0 287.0 4031 1885 3537 1819 1.6 1.6 100.0
SPOKANE 2 57 1000.0 671.0 41350 529 46495 549 0.0 0.0 87.3
SPOKANE 4 54 1000.0 933.0 43188 522 49444 551 6.2 1.2 86.5
SPOKANE 6 55 1000.0 653.0 40615 522 45958 568 0.0 0.0 88.0
SPOKANE 7 39 905.2 558.0 34990 543 34472 518 0.0 0.0 98.6
SPOKANE 22 38 50.0 429.0 16577 434 15967 423 0.0 0.0 99.3
SPOKANE 28 29 89.4 601.0 26305 493 24953 477 0.0 2.3 100.0
TACOMA 11 36 739.7 363.0 28093 3051 25764 2978 0.0 0.0 99.5
TACOMA 13 18 577.0 610.0 35945 3188 31399 3038 0.0 0.0 99.9
TACOMA 20 14 129.6 491.0 21568 2980 20756 2893 0.6 0.4 99.9
TACOMA 28 26 50.0 232.0 11699 2424 11033 2456 1.3 5.7 99.1
TACOMA 56 42 145.9 570.0 26527 3059 25595 3046 0.1 0.4 99.8
VANCOUVER 49 48 103.1 527.0 17220 1772 16636 1743 0.0 0.0 99.9
WENATCHEE 27 56 50.0 424.0 10164 105 8623 101 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 23 16 50.0 293.0 9850 196 8519 195 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 29 52 50.0 296.0 9301 198 8787 198 0.5 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 35 34 50.0 293.0 9778 198 8828 197 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 47 21 50.0 280.0 9830 194 8390 193 0.0 0.0 100.0
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