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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District of Columbia
WASHINGTON 4 36 5000.0 237.0 28107 6605 24781 6451 7.0 3.3 98.6
WASHINGTON 5 30 5000.0 235.0 28271 6627 26776 6536 0.3 0.1 99.4
WASHINGTON 7 33 3011.0 235.0 24473 6430 23217 6361 0.4 0.1 98.8
WASHINGTON 9 59 3011.0 235.0 24669 6433 22905 6314 0.0 0.0 99.8
WASHINGTON 20 69 255.0 235.0 16706 5975 16076 5661 7.7 1.0 99.2
WASHINGTON 26 35 112.0 233.0 15035 5813 14883 5584 1.0 0.2 99.0
WASHINGTON 32 6 1.0 213.0 13524 5704 14056 5743 8.9 6.2 91.8
WASHINGTON 50 51 134.1 247.0 15733 5887 14818 5382 0.2 0.3 99.9
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