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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Idaho
BOISE 2 26 2292.1 777.0 45704 393 50757 396 0.0 0.0 90.0
BOISE 4 50 1985.0 754.0 42898 392 48584 395 0.0 0.0 88.3
BOISE 7 21 998.3 808.0 39418 390 38622 389 0.0 0.0 99.7
CALDWELL 9 10 5.4 805.0 27363 386 25797 385 0.1 0.0 99.9
COEUR D'ALENE 26 56 50.0 465.0 5479 242 4408 158 0.0 0.0 100.0
IDAHO FALLS 3 47 3832.6 488.0 38053 234 40957 237 0.0 0.0 92.5
IDAHO FALLS 8 9 8.3 463.0 35671 232 33924 230 0.3 0.1 100.0
LEWISTON 3 46 3429.1 384.0 25661 134 28300 139 0.0 0.0 84.8
MOSCOW 12 5 3.2 346.0 29101 156 26457 152 0.0 0.0 98.9
NAMPA 6 25 2105.2 811.0 45424 393 47939 393 0.0 0.0 93.1
NAMPA 12 18 895.8 829.0 39391 392 37416 390 0.0 0.0 100.0
POCATELLO 6 41 5000.0 466.0 33448 266 35451 260 0.0 0.0 89.3
POCATELLO 10 17 571.8 465.0 30096 229 28382 228 0.1 0.0 100.0
TWIN FALLS 11 15 1788.9 323.0 28304 131 26750 129 0.0 0.0 100.0
TWIN FALLS 13 16 53.4 161.0 11399 101 11318 101 0.0 0.0 100.0
TWIN FALLS 35 34 50.0 164.0 3166 66 3147 66 0.0 0.0 100.0
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