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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Arizona
FLAGSTAFF 2 49 3860.6 488.0 36662 165 40825 196 0.0 0.0 89.5
FLAGSTAFF 4 36 5000.0 115.0 15123 81 13801 83 0.0 0.0 93.6
FLAGSTAFF 13 16 1568.5 474.0 30513 157 27353 128 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREEN VALLEY 46 47 414.6 618.0 24697 734 21206 721 0.5 0.0 99.5
KINGMAN 6 47 4496.1 585.0 30677 116 37599 113 0.0 0.0 78.5
MESA 12 25 1676.3 543.0 33522 2225 31187 2221 0.0 0.0 99.9
NOGALES 11 14 1635.2 507.0 27461 682 24894 681 0.0 0.0 99.7
PHOENIX 3 29 3913.7 542.0 38362 2234 40185 2234 0.0 0.0 92.7
PHOENIX 5 42 3910.9 539.0 37353 2231 39713 2234 0.0 0.0 92.1
PHOENIX 8 17 1674.0 536.0 33879 2225 31886 2223 0.0 0.0 99.8
PHOENIX 10 24 1712.2 558.0 34073 2225 31756 2215 0.0 0.0 99.8
PHOENIX 15 23 50.0 521.0 15884 2198 15087 2181 1.9 1.1 100.0
PHOENIX 21 22 67.1 489.0 18262 2207 17454 2202 0.5 0.3 100.0
PHOENIX 33 32 145.1 521.0 18021 2199 17342 2192 0.0 0.0 100.0
PHOENIX 45 44 186.8 545.0 23272 2218 21166 2183 0.0 0.0 100.0
PHOENIX 61 35 164.4 541.0 20560 2217 19301 2205 0.0 0.0 100.0
PRESCOTT 7 14 50.0 856.0 18520 165 17194 133 0.0 0.0 99.8
TOLLESON 51 52 413.1 535.0 26057 2220 24325 2216 0.0 0.0 100.0
TUCSON 4 31 1061.0 1100.0 40650 702 47824 813 0.0 0.0 81.1
TUCSON 6 48 1091.6 1106.0 38527 671 40390 738 0.0 0.0 86.4
TUCSON 9 20 472.5 1134.0 36033 696 34008 704 0.0 0.0 98.9
TUCSON 13 16 1687.3 622.0 33525 767 26960 732 0.0 0.0 100.0
TUCSON 18 19 167.3 600.0 18412 690 16824 685 1.2 0.1 99.5
TUCSON 27 26 50.0 175.0 3377 626 2943 618 1.3 0.1 100.0
TUCSON 40 41 89.5 619.0 15813 673 15008 672 0.0 0.0 100.0
YUMA 11 19 1735.1 493.0 35290 233 33386 232 0.0 0.0 100.0
YUMA 13 16 1575.4 475.0 28335 231 26495 230 0.0 0.0 100.0
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