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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New Jersey
ATLANTIC CITY 53 50 50.0 85.0 1501 212 1501 212 0.3 0.0 100.0
ATLANTIC CITY 62 49 268.7 133.0 12437 1175 10127 784 0.0 0.0 100.0
BURLINGTON 48 26 132.8 335.0 19654 6807 17730 6479 0.2 0.1 99.9
CAMDEN 23 66 120.9 271.0 16878 5846 16990 5919 4.6 4.6 99.3
LINDEN 47 28 370.6 460.0 16065 16434 15387 16173 2.5 0.6 99.9
MONTCLAIR 50 56 374.9 243.0 16707 15913 14891 15438 11.9 7.3 99.1
NEW BRUNSWICK 58 8 3.2 223.0 12733 11550 9503 11149 2.4 1.6 97.4
NEWARK 13 33 253.5 500.0 27125 17982 23402 17121 1.3 0.6 100.0
NEWARK 68 44 166.0 439.0 18468 16390 16989 15866 0.3 0.0 99.8
NEWTON 63 61 107.3 223.0 12603 9922 12301 10130 4.4 9.4 96.5
PATERSON 41 42 137.6 421.0 18377 16664 17554 16273 1.6 0.3 99.9
SECAUCUS 9 18 260.5 500.0 27029 17880 22975 16677 3.1 1.0 99.9
TRENTON 52 43 91.6 271.0 15601 9161 13835 8009 6.0 2.7 99.4
VINELAND 65 21 251.3 280.0 19049 6200 18817 6101 8.5 4.9 99.5
WEST MILFORD 66 23 50.0 217.0 4923 5315 3267 2671 1.9 0.7 100.0
WILDWOOD 40 34 50.0 128.0 9506 451 9526 451 7.6 6.2 99.8
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