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) (%) ------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- ----- Georgia ALBANY 10 52 1843.0 293.0 28528 594 25926 544 0.5 0.3 100.0 ALBANY 31 32 73.1 302.0 16855 390 16854 390 0.4 0.2 100.0 ATHENS 8 42 1607.8 326.0 29551 3375 26072 3258 0.2 0.0 100.0 ATHENS 34 25 394.9 440.0 22439 3051 21292 2813 0.4 0.1 100.0 ATLANTA 2 51 3962.0 316.0 33229 3535 29138 3381 4.3 2.7 99.9 ATLANTA 5 50 3878.0 326.0 33583 3545 31391 3449 0.0 0.0 100.0 ATLANTA 11 10 6.0 320.0 27220 3346 26233 3330 1.7 0.7 98.3 ATLANTA 17 23 124.0 332.0 19058 3077 18310 3035 7.0 1.4 99.6 ATLANTA 30 31 64.2 334.0 17357 2994 16498 2946 1.9 0.7 99.9 ATLANTA 36 20 159.1 332.0 19831 3111 18942 3069 3.1 0.5 99.3 ATLANTA 46 45 131.8 332.0 19535 3105 19186 3087 1.3 0.6 99.4 ATLANTA 57 48 84.9 319.0 10868 2653 10768 2651 2.0 2.1 99.7 ATLANTA 69 43 151.6 299.0 17977 3013 17797 3016 0.0 0.0 98.4 AUGUSTA 6 44 3227.0 418.0 40003 1260 34060 891 0.0 0.0 100.0 AUGUSTA 12 59 1576.5 485.0 38430 1220 32503 923 0.0 0.0 100.0 AUGUSTA 26 30 97.3 485.0 23728 642 22567 609 1.2 0.2 99.9 AUGUSTA 54 36 145.6 385.0 17991 549 18113 552 16.8 7.3 98.7 BAINBRIDGE 49 50 63.6 246.0 10611 359 10599 357 0.1 0.0 100.0 BAXLEY 34 25 50.0 147.0 6449 90 6427 90 0.0 0.0 100.0 BRUNSWICK 21 19 149.6 311.0 15978 219 15518 216 0.0 0.0 100.0 CHATSWORTH 18 28 386.9 564.0 18699 1311 16046 971 0.6 1.3 99.9 COCHRAN 29 7 3.2 350.0 20918 537 19674 507 0.3 0.3 99.9 COLUMBUS 3 47 3915.5 543.0 47958 1298 36480 878 0.0 0.0 100.0 COLUMBUS 9 33 1591.0 503.0 40480 998 31929 729 0.1 0.0 100.0 COLUMBUS 28 27 379.2 461.0 21998 826 21214 802 1.6 2.7 100.0 COLUMBUS 38 19 74.0 399.0 20739 590 20249 584 0.1 0.0 100.0 COLUMBUS 54 44 50.0 345.0 16574 510 16024 503 0.3 0.0 99.9 CORDELE 55 46 50.0 125.0 5647 77 5643 77 0.5 1.7 100.0 DALTON 23 16 50.0 447.0 11933 696 10153 636 9.4 8.9 100.0 DAWSON 25 21 50.0 329.0 14221 275 14105 273 3.6 4.8 100.0 MACON 13 35 3044.2 238.0 25668 675 20815 593 0.0 0.0 100.0 MACON 24 16 50.4 244.0 13788 454 13874 456 0.1 0.0 99.3 MACON 41 40 50.0 237.0 13015 432 12959 432 1.1 0.4 100.0 MACON 64 14 50.0 185.0 3009 263 2923 262 0.0 0.0 100.0 MONROE 63 26 365.4 363.0 20224 3121 19817 3104 0.0 0.0 100.0 PELHAM 14 17 371.1 378.0 20606 607 20564 606 5.7 18.1 100.0 PERRY 58 49 50.7 247.0 13979 459 13923 458 0.1 0.0 100.0 ROME 14 39 297.6 616.0 25523 3182 24599 3052 3.3 2.0 99.8 SAVANNAH 3 45 3179.3 451.0 42797 739 35355 654 0.0 0.0 100.0 SAVANNAH 9 15 1575.6 320.0 29935 643 25899 601 0.0 0.0 100.0 SAVANNAH 11 43 1545.1 445.0 37050 698 34769 670 0.0 0.0 100.0 SAVANNAH 22 31 280.6 436.0 23729 539 22657 519 0.0 0.0 100.0 THOMASVILLE 6 36 3793.7 619.0 52288 887 45945 842 0.0 0.0 100.0 TOCCOA 32 19 50.0 253.0 12105 443 11283 416 0.2 1.2 100.0 VALDOSTA 44 2 1.0 277.0 11708 236 11707 236 2.6 1.2 100.0 WAYCROSS 8 39 1565.7 314.0 29300 384 25403 336 0.2 0.1 99.9 WRENS 20 17 394.2 452.0 23220 582 22959 582 4.2 1.5 99.1
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