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 Second Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth and Sixth Report and Orders, FCC 98-315, released December 18, 1998. Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table.
This information was extracted directly from FCC file fcc98315.txt dated February 5, 1999. It is possible, although unlikely, that errors may have been introduced in the conversion process. Note that the city and even state of channels listed here may not match those commonly identified with the TV channel. This is because many stations licensed to locations just outside major cities often identify themselves with the major city, not their city of license. The city of license must be mentioned somewhere in legal station identifications at the top of the hour. If you find the data here does not match the FCC data, please 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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Alaska
ANCHORAGE 2 18 1000.0 219.0 23462 265 28907 265 0.0 0.0 81.2
ANCHORAGE 4 20 234.4 55.0 10968 256 10912 256 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 5 22 1000.0 250.0 25716 265 30730 266 0.0 0.0 83.7
ANCHORAGE 7 24 1000.0 240.0 24954 265 26028 265 0.0 0.0 95.9
ANCHORAGE 9 26 1000.0 212.0 23059 267 24726 268 0.0 0.0 93.3
ANCHORAGE 11 28 50.0 91.0 10708 251 10259 250 0.0 0.0 100.0
ANCHORAGE 13 30 1000.0 238.0 24829 265 25978 265 0.0 0.0 95.6
ANCHORAGE 33 32 50.0 33.0 6438 233 1175 212 18.7 5.3 100.0
BETHEL 4 3 1.0 61.0 9999 8 5629 7 0.0 0.0 100.0
DILLINGHAM 2 9 39.8 305.0 33890 4 33677 4 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 2 18 60.3 33.0 6744 77 6670 77 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 7 22 50.0 33.0 6523 77 2167 70 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 9 24 79.4 152.0 13637 78 13637 78 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 11 26 50.0 33.0 6524 77 4966 76 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAIRBANKS 13 28 50.0 33.0 6524 77 4966 76 0.0 0.0 100.0
JUNEAU 3 6 1.0 33.0 6622 27 2155 27 0.0 0.0 100.0
JUNEAU 8 11 3.2 33.0 6793 27 771 25 0.0 0.0 100.0
KETCHIKAN 4 13 3.2 174.0 18251 17 6873 15 0.0 0.0 100.0
KETCHIKAN 9 8 3.3 305.0 22274 17 22184 17 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORTH POLE 4 20 213.8 485.0 30801 79 30801 79 0.0 0.0 100.0
SITKA 13 2 1.0 33.0 6622 9 1132 8 0.0 0.0 100.0
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