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 York (A - P)
ALBANY 10 26 3141.4 305.0 22203 1318 20153 1234 0.1 0.0 99.9
ALBANY 13 4 2.0 357.0 23331 1319 19430 1181 0.3 0.0 99.9
ALBANY 23 21 210.3 366.0 16624 1174 15747 1138 3.9 1.9 99.7
AMSTERDAM 55 49 337.9 223.0 9910 893 9254 849 0.0 0.0 100.0
BATH 14 20 50.0 318.0 13494 385 12553 312 2.2 2.1 99.7
BINGHAMTON 12 8 3.3 369.0 23610 873 22593 775 0.3 0.8 98.4
BINGHAMTON 34 4 1.0 281.0 15534 664 12914 474 9.2 3.5 99.9
BINGHAMTON 40 42 50.0 375.0 13553 503 12209 458 1.0 0.3 100.0
BINGHAMTON 46 7 3.2 375.0 15653 668 12892 492 2.9 1.0 100.0
BUFFALO 2 45 4726.8 287.0 32881 2225 27411 1723 0.1 0.0 99.3
BUFFALO 4 38 4261.7 366.0 34830 1863 32995 1924 0.6 0.2 98.6
BUFFALO 7 42 454.7 433.0 27225 1829 22065 1536 2.4 1.2 99.7
BUFFALO 17 15 144.3 330.0 19925 1374 19608 1361 0.7 0.4 100.0
BUFFALO 23 14 50.0 314.0 15588 1314 15264 1305 3.0 1.2 99.9
BUFFALO 29 33 51.4 280.0 15405 1311 15323 1307 4.8 2.4 100.0
BUFFALO 49 43 405.2 376.0 18058 1465 18045 1467 0.4 0.1 98.1
CARTHAGE 7 25 3437.4 221.0 24527 278 22660 256 1.8 1.5 99.9
CORNING 48 26 50.0 166.0 2580 118 2013 89 0.5 2.6 100.0
ELMIRA 18 50 50.0 372.0 10007 342 8475 273 1.0 2.0 100.0
ELMIRA 36 25 50.0 320.0 11727 388 10596 325 0.6 0.2 98.5
GARDEN CITY 21 17 146.3 122.0 9961 12113 8646 11152 3.8 4.1 99.8
JAMESTOWN 26 27 50.0 180.0 7497 203 6104 163 12.4 4.0 99.6
KINGSTON 62 69 475.1 591.0 20997 2261 17347 1626 0.0 0.0 99.9
NEW YORK 2 51 504.4 482.0 27100 17870 24484 17005 2.1 0.4 97.1
NEW YORK 4 34 383.3 515.0 28996 18205 25481 17227 0.6 0.1 96.5
NEW YORK 5 45 383.3 515.0 29272 18216 25473 17202 1.2 0.2 98.6
NEW YORK 7 22 275.1 491.0 26965 17964 24135 17167 1.0 0.3 99.3
NEW YORK 11 27 246.5 506.0 27501 18026 23479 17128 3.4 1.9 100.0
NEW YORK 25 40 142.8 395.0 17823 16535 17556 16480 8.1 2.4 99.8
NEW YORK 31 38 192.7 475.0 17976 16428 17818 16354 8.9 2.3 98.2
NORTH POLE 5 38 701.1 607.0 29995 408 26059 420 0.0 0.0 93.5
NORWOOD 18 15 50.0 243.0 12272 142 11656 130 0.0 0.0 100.0
PLATTSBURGH 57 50 50.0 741.0 16461 280 15743 274 0.0 0.0 99.9
POUGHKEEPSIE 54 52 412.6 490.0 19037 2524 16210 1900 0.2 0.2 99.6
New York Listings (Cities beginning Q to Z)
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