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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Iowa
AMES 5 30 3917.7 564.0 50299 990 41527 886 0.0 0.0 100.0
BURLINGTON 26 43 50.0 96.0 3549 89 3540 89 3.2 1.2 100.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 2 42 3190.6 442.0 40662 867 35268 782 0.0 0.0 99.8
CEDAR RAPIDS 9 14 1757.8 607.0 44933 968 35214 773 0.0 0.0 100.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 28 27 111.9 209.0 11975 372 11254 350 0.6 0.2 100.0
CEDAR RAPIDS 48 47 174.1 323.0 16673 526 16588 525 1.0 4.4 100.0
COUNCIL BLUFFS 32 33 50.0 98.0 6247 640 5713 628 8.5 9.9 100.0
DAVENPORT 6 41 3188.0 408.0 39303 1175 32652 967 0.0 0.0 99.7
DAVENPORT 18 21 133.6 168.0 9872 487 9745 483 0.1 0.0 100.0
DAVENPORT 36 55 50.0 65.0 744 259 744 259 4.3 1.3 100.0
DES MOINES 8 19 1750.8 591.0 45577 918 35645 835 0.0 0.0 100.0
DES MOINES 11 10 8.6 600.0 41306 882 39288 869 0.3 0.2 95.8
DES MOINES 13 29 1758.4 600.0 45164 915 38149 853 0.0 0.0 100.0
DES MOINES 17 26 209.8 463.0 21665 681 21533 680 0.1 0.0 100.0
DES MOINES 63 50 254.4 550.0 22871 696 22775 696 0.0 0.0 100.0
DUBUQUE 40 11 3.2 256.0 12699 223 12199 218 17.0 11.8 100.0
FORT DODGE 21 25 77.5 355.0 19278 198 19271 198 0.9 0.5 100.0
IOWA CITY 12 44 1544.1 439.0 36204 1046 31774 927 0.1 0.2 100.0
MASON CITY 3 51 3392.4 472.0 42627 749 32567 518 0.0 0.0 100.0
MASON CITY 24 18 94.9 436.0 19034 261 18946 260 1.8 1.1 100.0
OTTUMWA 15 31 120.4 363.0 18253 302 18162 299 2.9 3.4 100.0
RED OAK 36 35 121.0 475.0 20157 744 19119 697 1.7 10.5 99.8
SIOUX CITY 4 46 3917.7 585.0 50534 660 39289 479 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX CITY 9 31 1721.6 616.0 45594 592 38557 465 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX CITY 14 22 50.0 351.0 17104 238 17039 237 4.8 1.8 100.0
SIOUX CITY 27 28 280.7 326.0 18867 250 18651 250 0.6 0.7 99.9
WATERLOO 7 16 1758.1 604.0 44134 935 36392 763 0.0 0.0 99.9
WATERLOO 32 33 410.0 579.0 28464 707 28005 675 1.7 1.6 100.0
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