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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Arkansas
ARKADELPHIA 9 15 1541.1 326.0 29266 375 24604 317 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL DORADO 10 28 1757.2 605.0 45253 663 31775 510 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAYETTEVILLE 13 18 1726.2 506.0 37446 718 31585 634 0.0 0.0 100.0
FAYETTEVILLE 29 28 62.1 270.0 13768 285 13254 281 2.8 1.3 99.9
FORT SMITH 5 46 4017.2 384.0 30929 586 29032 537 0.0 0.0 97.3
FORT SMITH 24 17 153.8 317.0 13619 370 13979 383 1.7 3.0 93.6
FORT SMITH 40 39 224.5 610.0 21407 307 19467 290 1.3 0.4 99.8
HOT SPRINGS 26 27 374.9 275.0 15191 412 13630 223 1.4 0.3 100.0
JONESBORO 8 35 1593.1 533.0 41047 675 37003 625 0.7 2.1 99.7
JONESBORO 19 20 53.1 311.0 16315 226 16275 226 1.9 0.6 100.0
JONESBORO 48 49 115.9 305.0 18169 265 18032 262 1.4 0.5 100.0
LITTLE ROCK 2 32 3883.7 543.0 46831 1003 39788 960 0.0 0.0 99.7
LITTLE ROCK 4 47 3776.4 503.0 44402 1006 41814 978 0.0 0.0 99.2
LITTLE ROCK 7 22 1740.2 591.0 43593 974 40044 946 0.0 0.0 100.0
LITTLE ROCK 11 12 8.2 521.0 38769 956 35554 923 0.0 0.0 99.9
LITTLE ROCK 16 19 412.8 539.0 26931 875 26516 867 3.4 1.4 99.4
LITTLE ROCK 42 41 270.0 156.0 14820 607 14743 606 4.8 3.9 99.1
MOUNTAIN VIEW 6 45 3600.4 424.0 39050 549 31332 362 0.0 0.0 99.5
NEWARK 17 26 50.0 162.0 3697 54 3506 51 0.9 0.3 100.0
PINE BLUFF 25 14 227.7 182.0 11316 578 10622 568 0.1 0.0 100.0
PINE BLUFF 38 30 386.9 593.0 26243 804 25438 788 0.7 1.1 100.0
ROGERS 51 52 50.0 143.0 6975 231 6424 224 0.0 0.0 100.0
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