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) (%)
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Alabama
ANNISTON 40 58 264.5 350.0 20802 1137 17127 616 0.2 0.0 98.0
BESSEMER 17 18 186.0 675.0 32102 1304 28690 1131 2.5 0.5 99.7
BIRMINGHAM 6 50 1000.0 420.0 35806 1598 34251 1547 0.0 0.0 96.5
BIRMINGHAM 10 53 1000.0 404.0 31917 1522 28399 1428 2.0 2.2 99.5
BIRMINGHAM 13 52 1000.0 408.0 32879 1564 29111 1465 0.0 0.0 99.5
BIRMINGHAM 42 30 166.3 421.0 26176 1333 23781 1253 0.4 0.4 100.0
BIRMINGHAM 68 36 50.0 314.0 14489 1012 13255 977 0.0 0.0 100.0
DEMOPOLIS 41 19 50.0 333.0 15093 121 15040 121 1.6 1.6 99.9
DOTHAN 4 36 1000.0 573.0 48846 788 44475 765 0.0 0.0 99.8
DOTHAN 18 21 50.0 223.0 13968 291 13879 291 2.2 0.8 100.0
DOZIER 2 59 1000.0 210.0 25630 463 21786 298 0.0 0.0 98.2
FLORENCE 15 14 50.0 223.0 12681 283 12862 285 2.5 5.0 98.5
FLORENCE 26 20 50.0 230.0 12018 258 10994 240 1.8 1.1 100.0
FLORENCE 36 22 50.0 221.0 12324 261 12098 259 8.8 3.9 100.0
GADSDEN 44 45 50.0 303.0 12167 595 11830 523 1.8 1.4 99.2
GADSDEN 60 26 86.9 352.0 14274 1147 13949 1129 2.9 6.4 99.4
HOMEWOOD 21 28 280.4 409.0 27594 1394 26602 1316 0.7 0.8 98.8
HUNTSVILLE 19 59 89.0 533.0 24418 879 23489 857 0.7 0.6 99.6
HUNTSVILLE 25 24 50.0 352.0 18210 723 17357 706 0.3 0.1 100.0
HUNTSVILLE 31 32 50.0 546.0 22888 845 21705 810 1.8 1.6 100.0
HUNTSVILLE 48 49 50.0 579.0 22033 816 21115 792 0.6 0.3 99.4
HUNTSVILLE 54 41 53.4 515.0 18686 714 18097 704 0.9 0.5 100.0
LOUISVILLE 43 44 168.8 275.0 14457 267 14481 267 1.0 0.8 99.8
MOBILE 5 27 1000.0 581.0 49332 1311 49268 1310 0.0 0.0 99.6
MOBILE 10 9 16.5 381.0 31418 1008 30422 998 0.0 0.0 99.9
MOBILE 15 47 494.6 521.0 25702 1024 25722 1039 1.7 1.0 99.6
MOBILE 21 20 198.9 436.0 21838 950 21326 882 0.3 0.1 100.0
MOBILE 42 41 50.0 183.0 11664 544 11453 533 1.3 0.5 100.0
MONTGOMERY 12 57 1000.0 610.0 43525 908 41216 868 0.0 0.0 99.9
MONTGOMERY 20 16 50.0 226.0 12730 369 12234 365 0.5 0.2 100.0
MONTGOMERY 26 14 50.0 183.0 12881 376 12595 372 4.0 2.9 100.0
MONTGOMERY 32 51 284.8 545.0 28418 538 28011 535 3.2 2.1 99.8
MONTGOMERY 45 46 50.0 308.0 11831 366 11666 365 1.9 1.1 100.0
MOUNT CHEAHA 7 56 1000.0 610.0 41663 2006 38089 1739 0.3 0.1 99.6
OPELIKA 66 31 50.0 207.0 10492 469 9990 460 0.0 0.0 100.0
OZARK 34 33 50.0 142.0 8785 229 8749 228 0.7 0.1 100.0
SELMA 8 55 1000.0 515.0 38823 665 34978 632 0.0 0.0 100.0
TROY 67 48 50.0 592.0 17954 430 17658 427 0.2 0.0 99.4
TUSCALOOSA 33 34 198.4 662.0 34878 1329 33354 1300 0.7 0.9 96.4
TUSKEGEE 22 24 104.6 325.0 17791 473 17643 464 3.6 1.5 99.4
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