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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South Carolina
ALLENDALE 14 33 50.0 244.0 12330 271 12307 268 0.6 0.5 99.9
ANDERSON 40 41 149.1 311.0 15845 1026 15052 989 0.2 0.0 99.7
BEAUFORT 16 18 50.0 390.0 18136 627 18124 627 0.1 0.1 100.0
CHARLESTON 2 41 3916.4 594.0 51200 995 45970 825 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 4 51 3913.3 597.0 51449 976 42310 717 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 5 47 3913.3 597.0 51543 989 46902 833 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 7 32 1643.2 564.0 33395 826 30944 757 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 24 42 411.5 542.0 27415 667 26294 642 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 36 35 50.0 233.0 10996 481 10996 481 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLUMBIA 10 8 7.6 472.0 35450 1322 33935 1224 8.9 8.6 98.4
COLUMBIA 19 50 413.5 533.0 27196 1012 26332 971 0.4 0.0 99.9
COLUMBIA 25 23 229.3 253.0 16321 761 15180 743 0.7 0.3 99.2
COLUMBIA 35 34 50.0 314.0 14243 723 14075 717 8.2 3.7 99.8
COLUMBIA 57 48 284.6 193.0 14152 729 14011 728 0.2 0.1 100.0
CONWAY 23 45 73.5 250.0 15290 424 14818 408 0.0 0.1 100.0
FLORENCE 13 56 1745.3 594.0 44181 1428 39658 1319 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 15 14 67.6 594.0 26530 979 26348 969 0.8 0.4 100.0
FLORENCE 21 20 127.8 567.0 21284 732 20781 721 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 33 17 50.0 241.0 12355 377 12120 375 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 4 60 3917.3 610.0 42709 1980 39512 1776 0.0 0.0 94.0
GREENVILLE 16 35 50.0 351.0 14943 1051 15069 1049 0.1 0.0 97.7
GREENVILLE 29 2 1.0 392.0 21173 1279 19281 1180 1.6 1.2 98.9
GREENWOOD 38 52 76.2 235.0 14773 793 14632 768 2.9 3.0 100.0
HARDEEVILLE 28 27 415.3 457.0 24200 560 24153 559 0.1 0.0 100.0
MYRTLE BEACH 43 30 50.0 183.0 8623 199 8623 199 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCK HILL 30 31 50.0 210.0 11648 1016 11280 993 5.4 2.6 99.6
ROCK HILL 55 28 413.1 570.0 32899 2332 31207 2273 7.4 6.2 99.8
SPARTANBURG 7 56 1780.8 610.0 39690 2259 38858 2202 0.0 0.0 98.6
SPARTANBURG 49 43 86.2 296.0 16934 1121 16501 1074 5.1 5.8 99.9
SUMTER 27 29 50.0 354.0 16419 669 15913 519 2.6 1.0 100.0
SUMTER 63 40 50.0 165.0 2622 121 2591 121 0.0 0.0 100.0
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