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 Dakota
BISMARCK 3 31 2429.0 425.0 38166 124 29893 111 0.0 0.0 100.0
BISMARCK 5 25 3304.9 427.0 40747 126 33712 117 0.0 0.0 100.0
BISMARCK 12 23 1573.2 466.0 37137 124 32317 113 0.0 0.0 100.0
BISMARCK 17 16 50.0 290.0 12903 89 12728 89 0.8 0.1 100.0
DEVILS LAKE 8 57 1575.4 451.0 36977 170 35374 169 0.0 0.0 99.9
DICKINSON 2 46 5000.0 256.0 30528 47 29687 45 0.0 0.0 100.0
DICKINSON 7 18 3171.5 223.0 24811 38 21031 34 0.0 0.0 100.0
DICKINSON 9 20 2075.8 246.0 24108 43 21976 39 0.0 0.0 100.0
ELLENDALE 19 20 50.0 179.0 8185 12 8153 12 3.4 1.1 100.0
FARGO 6 39 3609.0 351.0 36990 339 31304 251 0.0 0.0 100.0
FARGO 11 56 1768.7 610.0 42422 348 40193 324 0.0 0.0 93.1
FARGO 13 21 1117.9 344.0 30107 240 27605 229 0.0 0.0 100.0
FARGO 15 19 281.5 379.0 17647 241 17644 241 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND FORKS 2 58 3113.9 408.0 36213 172 33079 167 0.0 0.0 100.0
JAMESTOWN 7 14 3327.6 135.0 20297 50 15759 42 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 6 45 4169.3 323.0 35187 102 32500 97 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 10 59 2153.6 207.0 22444 80 20765 77 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 13 56 1763.6 344.0 30978 94 29139 90 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 14 15 50.0 829.0 11085 66 11058 66 11.4 3.3 100.0
PEMBINA 12 56 1540.7 427.0 27346 31 24939 34 0.0 0.0 93.6
VALLEY CITY 4 38 3803.4 619.0 52695 408 46760 377 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILLISTON 4 51 3848.8 278.0 29917 51 25853 45 0.0 0.0 99.9
WILLISTON 8 52 1063.9 323.0 25877 43 24587 42 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILLISTON 11 14 1454.6 299.0 24553 44 22906 43 0.0 0.0 99.9
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