This table shows the proposed channel assignments for DTV (digital television, also called HDTV or ATV) in the U.S., as listed in the FCC's Sixth Further Notice Of Proposed Rule Making - Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Mass Media Docket No. 87-268, released August 14, 1996 (FCC 96-317). Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table. This information was extracted directly from FCC 96-317. 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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Alabama
ANNISTON 40 32 50.0 268.0 11669 378 10175 341 6.9 4.1 99.4
BESSEMER 17 28 50.0 266.0 11776 230 11231 217 2.4 1.1 100.0
BIRMINGHAM 6 50 3259.4 420.0 36695 1617 34673 1552 0.0 0.0 96.9
BIRMINGHAM 10 11 6.7 404.0 29996 1453 28693 1431 0.3 0.3 98.3
BIRMINGHAM 13 55 1543.3 408.0 33313 1557 29388 1466 0.0 0.0 100.0
BIRMINGHAM 42 30 127.6 421.0 22518 1240 21298 1212 6.2 4.8 99.8
BIRMINGHAM 68 46 66.9 314.0 16145 1087 15107 1046 0.0 0.0 100.0
DEMOPOLIS 41 40 101.5 333.0 15658 122 15551 122 2.3 2.7 100.0
DOTHAN 4 39 3917.7 573.0 49542 827 44737 767 0.0 0.0 99.9
DOTHAN 18 24 50.0 223.0 12995 280 12953 280 4.6 1.7 100.0
DOZIER 2 48 5000.0 210.0 27038 479 22027 298 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 15 18 69.0 223.0 11962 260 11868 259 1.6 0.8 100.0
FLORENCE 26 22 50.0 230.0 11631 250 10822 237 1.3 0.7 100.0
FLORENCE 36 20 50.0 221.0 12478 261 12231 259 0.5 0.1 100.0
GADSDEN 44 17 79.7 303.0 13141 620 12307 532 2.4 1.6 99.4
GADSDEN 60 38 364.1 352.0 16145 1194 15315 1165 1.0 0.9 100.0
HOMEWOOD 21 14 50.0 408.0 19022 1180 18302 1083 0.9 0.4 99.5
HUNTSVILLE 19 57 68.0 533.0 22865 824 22461 811 0.4 0.2 99.9
HUNTSVILLE 25 24 56.3 352.0 17395 692 16731 676 0.7 0.3 100.0
HUNTSVILLE 31 29 56.4 546.0 22523 820 21667 798 2.6 2.8 99.7
HUNTSVILLE 48 27 60.5 579.0 23851 856 22563 819 1.8 1.7 100.0
HUNTSVILLE 54 34 141.6 515.0 20515 743 19681 725 2.0 1.2 99.8
LOUISVILLE 43 42 334.8 275.0 14970 270 15003 270 2.1 0.5 99.6
MOBILE 5 47 3917.7 581.0 49343 1306 49322 1309 0.0 0.0 99.4
MOBILE 10 9 6.3 381.0 31924 1010 30550 998 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOBILE 15 26 411.9 521.0 23245 984 23125 984 3.3 4.9 100.0
MOBILE 21 17 50.0 436.0 16080 818 16045 816 0.6 0.2 100.0
MOBILE 42 41 50.0 183.0 11879 549 11674 540 0.8 0.2 100.0
MONTGOMERY 12 16 1751.9 610.0 45198 920 41793 863 0.0 0.0 100.0
MONTGOMERY 20 36 50.0 226.0 11994 358 11783 357 2.0 0.5 99.7
MONTGOMERY 26 25 52.2 183.0 12513 370 12465 369 0.9 0.2 99.8
MONTGOMERY 32 31 365.7 545.0 28376 528 28051 526 3.8 4.1 100.0
MONTGOMERY 45 53 50.0 308.0 12435 370 12183 368 0.4 0.1 100.0
MOUNT CHEAHA 7 52 1780.8 610.0 43162 1984 38412 1739 0.2 0.1 99.8
OPELIKA 66 18 50.0 207.0 11787 483 11201 473 0.0 0.0 99.8
OZARK 34 23 50.0 142.0 8730 227 8681 226 1.3 0.6 99.9
SELMA 8 29 1588.6 515.0 40428 674 35703 626 4.0 3.8 100.0
TROY 67 51 65.5 592.0 20443 454 19953 452 0.0 0.0 99.2
TUSCALOOSA 33 39 50.0 165.0 11004 278 10618 274 5.2 9.6 99.9
TUSKEGEE 22 15 415.5 610.0 34650 1138 31996 1016 0.3 0.1 99.2
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