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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Kentucky
ASHLAND 25 26 50.0 152.0 7110 377 6573 352 5.4 5.3 100.0
ASHLAND 61 47 79.3 189.0 9328 505 9351 485 2.7 8.3 96.9
BEATTYVILLE 65 7 3.2 197.0 6780 102 5466 77 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 13 12 4.8 226.0 22128 481 20329 465 0.0 0.0 98.5
BOWLING GREEN 24 18 50.0 198.0 9926 232 9414 224 2.4 2.8 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 40 27 50.0 244.0 10720 241 10480 237 0.8 0.5 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 53 48 50.0 247.0 12390 264 12340 262 1.1 0.9 99.0
CAMPBELLSVILLE 34 19 50.0 314.0 13865 263 13174 246 3.7 4.0 100.0
COVINGTON 54 34 50.0 122.0 6196 1507 5999 1562 8.8 5.4 97.7
DANVILLE 56 42 217.9 351.0 16912 699 16732 698 3.4 2.4 98.7
ELIZABETHTOWN 23 51 50.0 198.0 11306 614 10465 384 0.6 0.1 99.7
HARLAN 44 14 52.7 601.0 21335 605 17828 476 0.4 0.3 100.0
HAZARD 35 53 50.0 384.0 13917 304 13370 292 0.2 0.1 100.0
HAZARD 57 41 173.4 475.0 17021 380 15943 348 1.4 1.0 99.9
LEXINGTON 18 22 50.0 195.0 12165 605 12071 604 0.7 0.1 99.8
LEXINGTON 27 40 69.4 300.0 16409 667 16252 663 1.2 0.4 100.0
LEXINGTON 36 59 120.7 305.0 17927 692 17526 686 0.0 0.0 99.9
LEXINGTON 46 45 54.4 265.0 14341 645 14066 641 4.3 1.9 99.9
LOUISVILLE 3 62 3917.7 555.0 47643 3226 36062 2226 3.9 5.1 100.0
LOUISVILLE 11 55 629.6 390.0 27937 1483 26587 1466 1.1 0.5 99.8
LOUISVILLE 15 16 50.0 262.0 12708 1144 12246 1137 0.8 0.1 100.0
LOUISVILLE 21 17 82.6 212.0 11921 1129 11340 1102 2.9 0.3 99.3
LOUISVILLE 32 26 333.0 384.0 25181 1436 24564 1428 2.0 0.3 99.9
LOUISVILLE 41 49 416.9 391.0 26507 1452 24728 1397 1.8 0.5 100.0
LOUISVILLE 68 43 50.0 250.0 12287 1148 11978 1142 0.0 0.0 99.7
MADISONVILLE 19 20 126.4 241.0 13351 523 13243 522 0.4 0.2 100.0
MADISONVILLE 35 36 50.0 317.0 14154 291 13858 288 3.4 2.4 100.0
MOREHEAD 38 15 50.0 293.0 13847 217 12905 202 0.9 1.2 100.0
MOREHEAD 67 21 374.9 247.0 18474 473 17513 418 0.0 0.0 100.0
MURRAY 21 24 50.0 201.0 11737 279 11706 278 0.6 0.3 100.0
NEWPORT 19 20 318.9 305.0 18521 2455 18101 2284 2.0 1.0 98.9
OWENSBORO 31 33 50.0 140.0 9776 454 9625 452 3.3 1.5 100.0
OWENTON 52 24 50.0 216.0 11986 496 11587 472 1.1 0.6 100.0
PADUCAH 6 51 3521.8 482.0 44303 877 38441 808 0.0 0.0 100.0
PADUCAH 29 30 50.0 152.0 6981 174 6804 170 7.2 5.5 100.0
PADUCAH 49 50 154.0 327.0 19440 507 19481 507 3.3 1.4 98.7
PIKEVILLE 22 16 69.0 430.0 16129 437 15110 414 1.2 0.8 100.0
SOMERSET 29 25 50.0 445.0 17690 385 16583 356 2.3 3.1 100.0
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