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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Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT 43 6 1.0 156.0 10675 2970 10148 2788 14.0 17.5 97.7
BRIDGEPORT 49 12 3.2 222.0 11690 3937 10220 3330 13.3 17.6 99.9
HARTFORD 3 35 5000.0 276.0 28407 4413 25124 3891 0.0 0.0 98.6
HARTFORD 18 9 3.2 299.0 16657 2916 16220 2972 17.6 14.1 91.1
HARTFORD 24 63 50.0 262.0 12283 2707 11214 2569 2.7 5.7 99.6
HARTFORD 61 60 374.9 515.0 19346 3218 16485 2807 0.7 0.6 99.8
NEW BRITAIN 30 29 218.2 451.0 23658 4029 21908 3689 3.9 2.6 99.9
NEW HAVEN 8 16 1094.5 363.0 27098 6199 23521 4707 3.5 2.1 100.0
NEW HAVEN 59 46 170.7 314.0 18627 4310 17942 4081 8.6 13.5 98.5
NEW HAVEN 65 39 50.0 82.0 1807 635 1681 596 5.0 7.1 100.0
NEW LONDON 26 50 171.9 381.0 16747 2517 14885 1705 0.5 1.4 98.7
NORWICH 53 45 50.0 207.0 10906 1378 10247 856 1.9 3.4 97.1
WATERBURY 20 32 132.2 366.0 19589 4466 17631 3756 2.5 1.3 100.0
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