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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Illinois
AURORA 60 47 413.1 494.0 27700 8419 27835 8417 0.1 0.0 99.4
BLOOMINGTON 43 42 50.0 293.0 15347 597 15068 562 2.2 0.9 99.9
CARBONDALE 8 10 5.2 268.0 24165 650 21513 531 0.0 0.0 97.6
CHAMPAIGN 3 36 4368.3 287.0 33506 909 23457 719 2.9 0.7 100.0
CHAMPAIGN 15 41 50.0 396.0 16496 430 16361 425 0.1 0.0 99.9
CHARLESTON 51 31 50.0 70.0 3110 75 3110 75 3.6 1.6 100.0
CHICAGO 2 48 919.7 418.0 31419 8574 22376 8180 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHICAGO 5 29 458.9 494.0 30591 8481 27981 8315 6.7 0.7 99.6
CHICAGO 7 25 227.2 515.0 28937 8459 27401 8355 2.5 0.1 100.0
CHICAGO 9 19 470.8 415.0 26927 8382 26310 8322 5.1 0.7 97.3
CHICAGO 11 69 253.5 497.0 28816 8451 25872 8210 3.4 0.1 100.0
CHICAGO 20 3 1.0 378.0 18070 7917 16549 7875 1.3 0.2 98.6
CHICAGO 26 27 119.7 472.0 21751 8172 21592 8144 1.2 0.2 99.7
CHICAGO 32 31 407.6 430.0 23824 8306 23381 8283 3.6 0.6 100.0
CHICAGO 38 21 374.0 381.0 21891 8103 21844 8103 0.5 0.2 99.9
CHICAGO 44 65 328.9 433.0 23036 8250 22991 8248 3.8 0.6 100.0
DECATUR 17 58 379.5 393.0 21739 809 21190 800 0.0 0.0 100.0
DECATUR 23 22 99.8 314.0 13380 603 13157 593 0.9 0.3 100.0
EAST ST. LOUIS 46 47 366.9 345.0 20179 2565 20092 2572 1.6 0.6 99.7
FREEPORT 23 53 50.0 219.0 11729 696 11607 690 5.6 4.1 99.9
HARRISBURG 3 43 3959.6 302.0 34698 762 24899 571 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 14 15 50.0 94.0 3206 51 3206 51 5.9 1.4 100.0
JOLIET 66 43 378.8 393.0 20290 8172 20264 8172 0.0 0.0 99.9
LASALLE 35 10 3.2 418.0 19023 1216 18021 764 3.6 9.7 99.0
MACOMB 22 23 50.0 158.0 4238 55 4190 55 2.4 1.6 100.0
MARION 27 17 135.0 233.0 13330 355 13248 352 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOLINE 8 34 1597.7 308.0 28878 953 24657 840 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOLINE 24 49 50.0 98.0 4397 338 4370 337 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOUNT VERNON 13 18 1699.9 302.0 29177 732 21226 445 0.0 0.0 100.0
OLNEY 16 29 50.0 283.0 14955 222 14962 222 0.7 0.4 99.9
PEORIA 19 16 94.9 194.0 13039 554 12425 534 4.8 0.9 99.6
PEORIA 25 28 111.2 207.0 14513 567 14495 567 4.2 1.0 100.0
PEORIA 31 30 84.6 195.0 11946 542 11705 539 1.6 0.2 100.0
PEORIA 47 57 54.6 216.0 13408 556 13354 555 2.9 0.9 100.0
PEORIA 59 39 50.0 178.0 7106 449 7092 448 0.5 0.2 100.0
QUINCY 10 38 2938.4 238.0 26865 313 24074 296 1.0 0.2 100.0
QUINCY 16 32 50.0 302.0 14010 186 13833 186 2.5 1.9 100.0
QUINCY 27 19 50.0 173.0 3850 101 3835 101 11.0 6.3 100.0
ROCK ISLAND 4 46 3188.0 408.0 39506 1206 32465 1018 0.0 0.0 99.9
ROCKFORD 13 45 3159.1 216.0 24086 1399 18848 932 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 17 54 50.0 204.0 11228 680 11057 670 0.3 0.1 100.0
ROCKFORD 39 59 50.0 176.0 11588 690 11460 683 0.7 0.2 99.9
SPRINGFIELD 20 40 77.9 436.0 22088 583 20591 558 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 49 50 50.0 189.0 5689 230 5689 230 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 55 45 115.9 439.0 23615 644 23483 640 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 12 33 1642.3 302.0 29091 972 22983 827 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 27 26 159.9 139.0 10989 325 11034 326 3.8 1.1 99.6
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