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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Ohio (A - C)
AKRON 23 58 374.9 293.0 20433 3711 20112 3577 0.0 0.0 97.8
AKRON 49 48 50.0 299.0 14134 3226 13817 3141 5.2 13.0 99.9
AKRON 55 31 370.6 356.0 20759 3589 19934 3533 1.6 1.5 99.9
ALLIANCE 45 46 81.0 253.0 15109 2218 13751 1954 5.3 4.2 100.0
ATHENS 20 27 50.0 244.0 13303 463 12963 447 1.7 1.2 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 27 20 50.0 320.0 15796 1043 16004 1108 0.0 0.0 98.7
CAMBRIDGE 44 35 50.0 393.0 16140 614 15147 567 1.2 0.9 100.0
CANTON 17 59 50.0 137.0 8475 1277 7854 1215 0.6 0.2 99.7
CANTON 67 47 50.0 88.0 8741 1312 8648 1319 0.0 0.0 99.1
CHILLICOTHE 53 44 155.1 207.0 12292 1383 11709 1351 4.5 1.1 99.7
CINCINNATI 5 39 4338.6 305.0 33513 3123 27995 2865 0.0 0.0 100.0
CINCINNATI 9 10 5.9 305.0 23042 2492 24011 2788 9.0 6.6 91.0
CINCINNATI 12 31 1845.6 305.0 28880 2933 25735 2820 13.2 16.6 100.0
CINCINNATI 48 29 124.1 326.0 19061 2333 18032 2208 7.6 6.9 99.9
CINCINNATI 64 33 373.6 337.0 23578 2833 22272 2793 0.6 2.6 100.0
CLEVELAND 3 41 4633.3 305.0 33682 4189 28663 3753 0.0 0.0 99.4
CLEVELAND 5 39 4112.9 311.0 33596 4111 26595 3659 0.0 0.0 100.0
CLEVELAND 8 4 2.8 305.0 24845 3678 26086 3633 0.0 0.0 89.3
CLEVELAND 25 53 112.3 304.0 16055 3148 15099 2990 11.7 5.0 98.4
CLEVELAND 61 28 111.0 354.0 19829 3406 20095 3415 1.0 2.7 97.9
COLUMBUS 4 12 15.7 274.0 24341 1947 21181 1865 0.9 0.6 94.9
COLUMBUS 6 13 15.5 286.0 24537 2040 22889 1849 3.3 2.5 95.0
COLUMBUS 10 11 5.6 271.0 22566 1928 22887 1921 7.4 6.3 94.7
COLUMBUS 28 56 98.3 293.0 16848 1654 16762 1645 6.0 3.3 96.9
COLUMBUS 34 36 50.0 329.0 7406 1230 7386 1226 4.2 1.1 100.0
Ohio Listings (Cities beginning D to Z)
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