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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California
ANAHEIM 56 38 249.7 728.0 21850 12051 21220 11492 0.1 0.2 98.4
ARCATA 23 22 50.0 510.0 11327 111 10480 97 0.0 0.0 100.0
AVALON 54 31 417.2 372.0 27380 9257 25592 7179 0.0 0.1 100.0
BAKERSFIELD 17 54 374.6 427.0 16007 531 15854 499 0.1 0.1 99.7
BAKERSFIELD 23 31 132.2 1128.0 20337 568 19797 564 0.2 0.0 99.7
BAKERSFIELD 29 12 3.2 1137.0 19813 556 14498 466 0.1 0.0 100.0
BAKERSFIELD 45 42 411.0 404.0 16943 586 16480 540 0.2 0.0 100.0
BARSTOW 64 44 219.0 518.0 17278 677 16091 659 0.0 0.0 99.7
CERES 23 22 50.0 47.0 1417 346 1417 346 9.6 3.5 100.0
CHICO 12 15 3437.1 396.0 30475 570 29229 562 0.3 0.3 99.7
CHICO 24 4 1.0 564.0 23058 359 21026 347 0.6 3.4 100.0
CLOVIS 43 44 50.0 671.0 11710 935 11083 931 12.5 5.0 100.0
CONCORD 42 56 83.3 856.0 26830 6280 26656 6234 2.4 4.2 99.0
CORONA 52 15 167.3 896.0 18891 12437 18769 12125 8.3 1.5 96.3
COTATI 22 23 50.0 620.0 10454 1767 8448 1284 1.3 0.1 100.0
EL CENTRO 7 14 1637.1 389.0 23044 189 21853 189 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL CENTRO 9 18 1583.0 488.0 27713 229 26696 229 0.0 0.0 100.0
EUREKA 3 34 3874.8 503.0 31662 135 35305 139 0.0 0.0 89.6
EUREKA 6 49 5000.0 530.0 38788 138 42165 143 0.0 0.0 91.9
EUREKA 13 18 1724.6 515.0 30061 120 28745 119 0.0 0.0 100.0
EUREKA 29 28 50.0 334.0 6207 95 5731 89 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT BRAGG 8 11 6.6 746.0 28477 115 27092 94 0.0 0.0 99.9
FRESNO 18 28 90.5 677.0 21234 1110 20990 1103 0.7 0.0 99.8
FRESNO 24 7 3.2 716.0 24064 1124 21459 1102 0.3 0.0 100.0
FRESNO 30 4 1.0 622.0 21770 1132 18908 1115 1.3 0.5 99.5
FRESNO 47 15 203.3 597.0 20365 1107 18692 1077 0.1 0.0 100.0
FRESNO 53 34 194.3 581.0 18484 1101 17906 1088 1.2 0.1 99.9
HANFORD 21 20 145.3 561.0 19041 1109 18511 1092 2.6 0.2 100.0
HUNTINGTON BEAC 50 49 375.3 330.0 10711 9167 10114 9085 0.6 1.2 99.6
LOS ANGELES 2 48 1122.2 1107.0 41312 13721 48789 14301 0.0 0.0 82.5
LOS ANGELES 4 32 1413.0 984.0 41465 13842 47533 14263 0.2 0.0 83.5
LOS ANGELES 5 33 1453.5 976.0 41775 13825 48131 14411 0.0 0.0 86.8
LOS ANGELES 7 53 662.7 978.0 32569 13256 34943 13573 0.2 0.0 92.6
LOS ANGELES 9 47 621.0 970.0 23999 12726 25075 12901 0.2 0.0 94.2
LOS ANGELES 11 59 825.2 896.0 33588 13244 34940 13524 0.0 0.0 94.5
LOS ANGELES 13 21 802.0 899.0 35865 13638 34365 13489 0.0 0.0 99.7
LOS ANGELES 22 60 194.0 889.0 16783 12197 16452 12102 7.5 1.2 99.7
LOS ANGELES 28 27 192.4 927.0 25295 12905 24117 12559 0.9 0.8 99.9
LOS ANGELES 34 35 134.1 896.0 22175 12599 21202 12358 1.3 1.7 99.9
LOS ANGELES 58 41 167.3 875.0 23955 12780 22184 12203 0.3 0.2 100.0
LOS ANGELES 68 36 173.8 878.0 24406 12723 22859 12321 0.3 0.4 100.0
MERCED 51 32 357.6 680.0 23326 1337 22344 1318 0.8 0.1 100.0
MODESTO 19 38 415.1 573.0 24581 2526 24938 2543 5.4 2.7 98.1
MONTEREY 46 41 84.7 771.0 17052 711 16500 692 0.4 0.6 99.9
MONTEREY 67 40 74.1 701.0 15334 1315 14251 756 0.0 0.0 99.8
NOVATO 68 35 417.2 431.0 23174 4184 21572 3883 6.5 4.3 98.8
OAKLAND 2 34 3548.7 479.0 35427 5881 36479 5954 0.0 0.0 94.0
ONTARIO 46 67 144.7 927.0 18728 12198 18317 12044 9.4 3.1 100.0
OXNARD 63 24 103.0 549.0 13369 2031 12352 1492 0.2 0.8 99.6
PALM SPRINGS 36 57 50.0 207.0 6142 270 5971 260 1.1 1.3 100.0
PALM SPRINGS 42 43 110.1 1087.0 15874 1219 14730 947 0.0 0.0 99.8
PARADISE 30 31 160.1 440.0 17051 342 16948 348 0.1 0.0 98.5
PORTERVILLE 61 50 213.6 811.0 24375 1395 23856 1354 0.0 0.0 99.9
RANCHO PALOS VE 44 45 410.7 451.0 18040 9283 16861 7046 0.1 0.2 100.0
REDDING 7 14 540.2 1103.0 35842 322 35585 322 0.0 0.0 99.1
REDDING 9 19 541.0 1097.0 35462 320 34970 318 0.0 0.0 99.4
RIVERSIDE 62 26 361.9 723.0 19400 11825 18502 11530 0.3 0.9 99.8
California Listings For Cities S to Z
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