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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Virginia
ARLINGTON 14 15 90.2 173.0 14889 5804 15213 5853 4.8 0.8 97.5
ASHLAND 65 47 50.0 262.0 11365 925 10517 908 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRISTOL 5 28 1000.0 680.0 36741 1255 38646 1387 0.0 0.0 89.7
CHARLOTTESVILLE 29 32 234.1 363.0 20632 651 20736 649 2.5 4.9 95.6
CHARLOTTESVILLE 41 14 50.0 352.0 8353 227 7661 205 2.0 0.7 99.8
DANVILLE 24 41 50.0 107.0 5695 306 5650 296 5.5 3.0 99.4
FAIRFAX 56 57 50.0 215.0 11753 4371 11068 4071 3.9 2.0 98.8
FRONT ROYAL 42 21 50.0 398.0 7856 243 6366 225 2.7 1.8 100.0
GOLDVEIN 53 30 50.0 229.0 14199 3791 13042 2821 1.1 0.2 99.9
GRUNDY 68 49 50.0 763.0 14722 612 13657 575 0.0 0.0 99.9
HAMPTON 13 41 923.2 301.0 28338 1715 23151 1590 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAMPTON-NORFOLK 15 16 113.5 294.0 17265 1537 17265 1537 0.5 0.0 100.0
HARRISONBURG 3 49 95.2 646.0 16415 443 20828 532 1.6 0.4 75.5
LYNCHBURG 13 56 1000.0 625.0 33092 1044 26866 836 0.0 0.0 97.7
LYNCHBURG 21 20 186.3 500.0 18430 642 18438 627 1.1 5.3 95.9
MANASSAS 66 43 68.5 168.0 12144 3867 12814 4000 0.1 0.0 93.8
MARION 52 42 50.0 445.0 11661 316 9959 265 0.9 0.5 99.9
NORFOLK 3 58 1000.0 299.0 33646 1832 26137 1739 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORFOLK 33 38 226.8 277.0 14070 1498 14074 1498 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORFOLK 49 46 50.0 155.0 6111 1349 6111 1349 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORTON 47 32 50.0 591.0 18409 750 15776 624 1.1 0.6 100.0
PETERSBURG 8 22 520.7 320.0 27478 1244 24875 1178 0.0 0.0 99.6
PORTSMOUTH 10 31 729.0 302.0 28891 1778 26971 1652 13.8 3.4 100.0
PORTSMOUTH 27 19 60.4 296.0 18588 1563 18925 1566 0.4 0.1 98.2
RICHMOND 6 25 1000.0 256.0 31166 1473 26888 1361 0.0 0.0 99.6
RICHMOND 12 54 1000.0 241.0 25977 1257 20983 1103 0.0 0.0 99.7
RICHMOND 23 24 108.8 327.0 21675 1104 21868 1106 0.0 0.0 99.0
RICHMOND 35 26 67.8 384.0 22035 1068 22414 1089 7.2 3.5 96.5
RICHMOND 57 44 50.0 293.0 13908 945 13872 945 2.8 0.4 100.0
ROANOKE 7 18 605.0 610.0 37673 1237 33927 1131 0.0 0.0 99.6
ROANOKE 10 30 773.7 610.0 33596 1141 31364 1092 0.1 0.1 97.5
ROANOKE 15 3 1.0 634.0 25760 930 20742 827 1.4 1.0 99.2
ROANOKE 27 17 88.7 607.0 19044 818 18536 815 3.4 2.8 95.1
ROANOKE 38 36 50.0 616.0 14302 649 13842 640 2.6 1.6 99.4
STAUNTON 51 11 3.2 680.0 7437 249 6357 220 1.3 0.5 100.0
VIRGINIA BEACH 43 29 133.3 261.0 18835 1572 18847 1573 0.0 0.0 99.9
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