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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Rhode Island
BLOCK ISLAND 69 21 183.6 213.0 13118 1702 12710 1648 0.7 0.4 99.4
PROVIDENCE 10 15 1743.9 305.0 26515 5622 24094 5219 4.5 1.6 99.5
PROVIDENCE 12 13 5.8 305.0 27386 5977 26294 5503 4.8 1.4 99.2
PROVIDENCE 36 41 50.0 182.0 12112 3069 11271 2595 13.6 10.6 100.0
PROVIDENCE 64 19 248.0 315.0 16789 4069 15421 3023 4.6 7.6 99.6
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