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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Nebraska
ALLIANCE 13 23 1586.1 469.0 37275 91 31146 83 0.0 0.0 100.0
BASSETT 7 20 1567.6 453.0 36801 52 33311 38 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND ISLAND 11 14 1659.6 308.0 29115 208 24800 184 0.0 0.0 100.0
GRAND ISLAND 17 19 73.8 187.0 10186 142 10186 142 0.4 0.0 100.0
HASTINGS 5 38 5000.0 223.0 28810 220 26401 211 0.0 0.0 99.9
HASTINGS 29 30 75.9 372.0 15463 148 15460 148 0.8 0.6 100.0
HAYES CENTER 6 47 5000.0 216.0 29085 85 26974 80 0.0 0.0 100.0
KEARNEY 13 23 1494.9 338.0 30654 213 27313 198 0.0 0.0 100.0
LEXINGTON 3 44 4048.4 323.0 34629 169 25825 117 0.0 0.0 100.0
LINCOLN 8 21 1545.5 440.0 36293 614 29036 475 0.0 0.0 100.0
LINCOLN 10 25 1563.1 454.0 37393 768 33748 672 0.4 2.1 100.0
LINCOLN 12 40 2730.2 253.0 26784 1041 24515 1024 0.0 0.0 100.0
MCCOOK 8 12 4.4 216.0 24053 51 21777 47 0.0 0.0 100.0
MERRIMAN 12 16 1778.1 328.0 29133 30 24384 23 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORFOLK 19 16 86.0 348.0 14827 138 13695 133 4.2 7.3 99.9
NORTH PLATTE 2 41 5000.0 192.0 27133 66 24359 61 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORTH PLATTE 9 15 1755.2 311.0 29117 66 25878 61 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 3 47 3175.2 418.0 40084 1142 30652 1045 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 6 51 3168.9 418.0 39705 1136 37129 1118 0.0 0.0 99.9
OMAHA 7 20 1544.3 415.0 34764 1092 29752 1002 0.0 0.0 100.0
OMAHA 15 18 403.5 453.0 23507 1001 23449 1002 0.5 0.1 99.4
OMAHA 26 17 50.0 130.0 8850 693 8737 691 4.4 0.7 99.4
OMAHA 42 43 412.8 577.0 34926 1114 34471 1110 1.0 0.2 100.0
SCOTTSBLUFF 4 34 3917.7 610.0 50398 108 40583 92 0.0 0.0 99.9
SCOTTSBLUFF 10 11 4.2 256.0 23476 74 22324 71 0.0 0.0 98.8
SUPERIOR 4 34 3792.1 344.0 36374 240 25171 120 0.0 0.0 100.0
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