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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North Carolina
ASHEVILLE 13 27 895.8 853.0 36588 1912 33298 1801 0.1 0.1 99.6
ASHEVILLE 21 54 273.5 765.0 25861 1439 25211 1405 0.3 0.1 99.2
ASHEVILLE 33 58 221.2 816.0 20979 1360 20329 1311 1.6 1.5 97.4
ASHEVILLE 62 45 50.0 337.0 4049 273 3370 231 1.1 0.4 100.0
BELMONT 46 47 411.3 594.0 32983 2350 29624 2148 1.3 0.3 98.7
BURLINGTON 16 57 82.8 256.0 12899 1205 10333 920 0.7 0.1 99.8
CHAPEL HILL 4 44 3459.2 469.0 42896 2943 30729 2261 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLOTTE 3 51 3917.6 567.0 46370 3184 35830 2392 0.1 0.1 98.4
CHARLOTTE 9 53 1531.0 359.0 31335 2259 24306 1856 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLOTTE 18 24 114.8 366.0 21008 1741 18719 1568 10.2 4.7 100.0
CHARLOTTE 36 22 412.3 595.0 33876 2363 31395 2282 2.2 0.9 99.8
CHARLOTTE 42 38 66.5 390.0 19031 1652 18688 1613 10.1 3.6 98.2
COLUMBIA 2 48 3998.4 302.0 34184 774 28096 245 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONCORD 58 39 413.2 422.0 27343 2269 26120 2207 16.9 12.2 100.0
DURHAM 11 59 1757.6 607.0 45222 2402 38855 2110 4.0 1.3 100.0
DURHAM 28 27 409.9 585.0 33559 2008 34287 2068 6.4 4.0 97.0
FAYETTEVILLE 40 52 413.1 561.0 33790 2330 30909 2237 4.8 11.7 99.8
FAYETTEVILLE 62 36 50.0 256.0 13696 680 13758 686 0.0 0.0 99.3
GOLDSBORO 17 18 417.2 480.0 28547 1841 28290 1808 2.5 0.9 97.2
GREENSBORO 2 32 3917.7 561.0 46156 3380 37034 2446 0.0 0.0 99.5
GREENSBORO 48 35 54.9 517.0 22609 1683 21330 1556 2.9 1.7 100.0
GREENSBORO 61 33 50.0 168.0 9338 1021 9434 1031 1.9 0.8 96.9
GREENVILLE 9 58 1686.9 573.0 41994 1200 34207 1056 1.7 1.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 14 15 50.0 209.0 10447 447 10359 429 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 25 21 56.5 351.0 14662 620 13754 584 3.2 1.3 100.0
HICKORY 14 15 50.0 183.0 7994 517 7083 468 2.0 1.1 100.0
HIGH POINT 8 54 1538.8 387.0 32204 2338 25567 1803 2.0 1.2 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 19 29 210.4 561.0 22904 702 22901 702 0.2 0.1 100.0
KANNAPOLIS 64 25 50.0 86.0 3129 550 2845 409 0.0 0.0 100.0
LEXINGTON 20 19 139.3 297.0 16406 1358 15943 1309 1.4 0.7 99.9
LINVILLE 17 59 101.9 546.0 16410 768 15718 737 0.6 0.2 99.2
MOREHEAD CITY 8 24 2499.5 249.0 19984 305 13899 97 0.0 0.0 100.0
NEW BERN 12 32 1727.9 591.0 42267 1155 34549 859 0.0 0.0 100.0
RALEIGH 5 34 3911.3 604.0 51805 2746 41320 2329 0.0 0.0 100.0
RALEIGH 22 42 412.0 510.0 28898 1954 27019 1858 3.9 2.2 99.4
RALEIGH 50 43 417.2 449.0 28634 1995 28192 1944 6.5 5.8 98.9
ROANOKE RAPIDS 36 51 76.4 368.0 19437 538 18649 518 2.2 1.9 100.0
ROCKY MOUNT 47 46 377.3 371.0 18586 1236 17876 1199 2.6 3.4 100.0
WASHINGTON 7 53 1736.5 594.0 44811 1297 37020 1102 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 3 10 18.3 594.0 49151 979 42099 750 0.0 0.0 99.9
WILMINGTON 6 49 3917.7 588.0 51717 1706 39136 1185 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 26 25 345.6 500.0 21324 445 21321 445 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 39 16 356.1 553.0 27195 643 26983 638 0.2 1.0 100.0
WILSON 30 55 107.4 539.0 21629 1246 21446 1228 1.5 0.7 100.0
WINSTON-SALEM 12 41 1771.2 604.0 41615 2339 33837 2023 2.1 1.6 100.0
WINSTON-SALEM 26 66 408.9 504.0 23652 1640 22773 1592 0.2 0.2 99.9
WINSTON-SALEM 45 29 409.9 597.0 26918 1796 24473 1671 3.5 2.8 100.0
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