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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Montana
BILLINGS 2 17 1000.0 165.0 22231 135 23159 136 3.5 0.2 95.0
BILLINGS 6 18 1000.0 249.0 27382 130 26226 135 0.0 0.0 99.1
BILLINGS 8 11 14.5 229.0 21573 133 20805 129 0.2 0.0 100.0
BOZEMAN 7 16 56.9 249.0 8504 59 8797 59 0.0 0.0 95.5
BOZEMAN 9 20 50.0 33.0 2264 46 2200 46 0.0 0.0 100.0
BUTTE 4 15 1000.0 576.0 32132 125 40009 138 0.0 0.0 80.0
BUTTE 6 2 11.2 591.0 43956 163 38276 141 0.0 0.0 100.0
BUTTE 18 19 110.7 585.0 14658 57 13761 57 0.1 0.0 99.2
GLENDIVE 5 15 125.6 152.0 13546 14 11386 12 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREAT FALLS 3 44 1000.0 180.0 22092 88 23804 89 0.0 0.0 92.3
GREAT FALLS 5 39 1000.0 180.0 21932 89 22921 89 0.0 0.0 94.8
GREAT FALLS 16 45 125.6 319.0 15237 85 15402 85 0.1 0.0 98.4
HARDIN 4 22 1000.0 323.0 30058 135 29423 136 0.0 0.0 97.7
HELENA 10 29 776.4 579.0 27784 95 26705 87 0.0 0.0 98.8
HELENA 12 14 169.8 686.0 30107 150 28974 149 0.0 0.0 99.1
KALISPELL 9 38 52.5 850.0 23448 85 23069 79 0.0 0.0 98.4
MILES CITY 3 13 3.2 33.0 5349 11 5430 11 0.0 0.0 98.2
MISSOULA 8 35 1000.0 655.0 32011 129 32749 127 0.2 0.0 96.0
MISSOULA 11 27 50.0 631.0 10001 86 8972 85 0.0 0.0 100.0
MISSOULA 13 40 1000.0 610.0 32561 129 33340 131 1.1 0.0 97.3
MISSOULA 23 36 96.6 642.0 17675 117 17374 118 0.0 0.0 99.0
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