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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Mississippi
BILOXI 13 28 1540.0 408.0 34432 1096 27971 727 0.0 0.0 100.0
BILOXI 19 18 89.0 478.0 19640 582 19302 570 2.1 0.5 100.0
BOONEVILLE 12 32 705.9 229.0 15935 295 13760 261 0.0 0.0 100.0
BUDE 17 15 50.0 341.0 15123 210 13770 188 2.7 6.1 99.5
COLUMBUS 4 47 3912.6 610.0 50631 769 43268 650 0.0 0.0 99.7
GREENVILLE 15 17 144.2 271.0 14468 247 14468 247 0.8 1.5 100.0
GREENWOOD 6 51 3910.1 597.0 50869 773 40584 597 0.0 0.0 99.8
GREENWOOD 23 24 50.0 317.0 14370 239 14340 239 0.4 0.2 100.0
GULFPORT 25 16 140.7 488.0 21569 750 21376 730 1.1 6.5 99.5
HATTIESBURG 22 23 50.0 244.0 13901 267 13814 267 0.5 0.3 100.0
HOLLY SPRINGS 40 39 245.4 142.0 10007 1026 9994 1026 1.2 0.0 99.4
JACKSON 3 50 3887.7 610.0 47356 915 35284 735 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 12 36 1577.6 497.0 39890 785 33621 718 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 16 32 345.8 359.0 20631 565 20381 563 2.8 1.5 99.9
JACKSON 29 26 50.0 598.0 24488 627 24349 622 1.9 1.5 100.0
JACKSON 40 41 50.0 369.0 18293 548 18256 545 0.0 0.0 99.9
LAUREL 7 43 3437.7 155.0 21558 346 19421 327 0.0 0.0 100.0
MERIDIAN 11 34 3437.7 165.0 22405 293 19981 258 5.8 2.5 100.0
MERIDIAN 14 20 50.0 369.0 16256 289 15659 280 0.7 0.5 99.9
MERIDIAN 24 21 50.0 177.0 9546 142 9497 142 0.4 0.2 99.8
MERIDIAN 30 19 60.5 187.0 10813 161 10930 163 5.3 2.5 98.6
MISSISSIPPI STA 2 49 3365.0 381.0 37883 554 30124 423 0.0 0.0 100.0
NATCHEZ 48 49 167.0 316.0 16146 193 16138 193 0.4 0.6 100.0
OXFORD 18 25 50.0 423.0 17005 264 17008 264 0.6 0.7 100.0
TUPELO 9 8 8.3 542.0 40620 657 39144 623 0.0 0.0 99.5
WEST POINT 27 16 121.0 512.0 21636 410 21511 408 0.3 0.2 99.9
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