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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Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA 7 25 1489.3 341.0 31180 401 29321 388 0.0 0.0 100.0
ALEXANDRIA 42 28 164.1 358.0 22033 319 20526 220 0.0 0.0 100.0
APPLETON 10 18 1532.2 381.0 33094 243 28413 201 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 6 35 3873.9 320.0 34446 612 27389 517 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 15 20 50.0 116.0 8358 149 8316 148 3.3 1.2 100.0
BEMIDJI 9 18 1541.1 329.0 30119 106 26910 82 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRAINERD 22 20 50.0 227.0 9312 95 9312 95 0.5 0.3 100.0
DULUTH 3 51 5000.0 302.0 33133 287 31706 278 0.0 0.0 99.5
DULUTH 8 19 3422.3 290.0 28597 264 25181 244 0.0 0.0 100.0
DULUTH 10 39 3384.0 301.0 29007 265 25501 239 0.0 0.0 100.0
DULUTH 21 17 50.0 180.0 5282 175 5259 175 15.7 12.2 100.0
HIBBING 13 36 1015.5 204.0 15062 113 13778 109 0.0 0.0 100.0
MANKATO 12 16 1614.6 317.0 29371 380 25970 325 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 4 34 3134.4 436.0 40692 3026 34317 2907 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 9 26 1546.0 435.0 35788 2939 30106 2803 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 11 32 1544.7 439.0 35975 2942 32101 2851 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 23 22 325.8 351.0 20271 2641 20216 2640 0.8 0.1 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 29 30 373.2 373.0 21686 2663 20762 2650 1.7 0.3 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. 45 44 373.4 375.0 21942 2656 21835 2655 0.0 0.0 100.0
REDWOOD FALLS 43 14 50.0 167.0 8615 75 8567 75 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCHESTER 10 38 1533.8 381.0 32050 534 26955 467 2.4 0.9 100.0
ROCHESTER 47 46 50.0 104.0 4001 141 3913 140 0.7 0.0 100.0
ST. CLOUD 41 40 183.4 448.0 20758 2602 19438 2371 0.4 0.5 100.0
ST. PAUL 2 33 3204.0 399.0 38561 2992 34788 2909 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. PAUL 5 50 3134.4 436.0 40611 3024 36962 2934 0.0 0.0 99.9
ST. PAUL 17 21 50.0 396.0 12029 2469 11989 2468 0.4 0.2 100.0
THIEF RIVER FAL 10 59 942.4 183.0 13042 120 10417 108 0.0 0.0 100.0
WALKER 12 35 2066.8 283.0 28376 190 26377 176 0.0 0.0 100.0
WORTHINGTON 20 19 135.4 332.0 16667 136 16653 136 0.9 2.2 100.0
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