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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Tennessee
CHATTANOOGA 3 49 5000.0 320.0 29105 1109 27543 1021 0.0 0.0 96.0
CHATTANOOGA 9 56 3414.2 317.0 25295 1017 22050 889 0.0 0.0 99.6
CHATTANOOGA 12 41 3088.7 384.0 29528 1123 26063 999 1.6 1.1 99.5
CHATTANOOGA 45 44 86.4 329.0 15572 754 14939 732 3.0 3.8 99.5
CHATTANOOGA 61 40 315.4 370.0 16765 793 15716 752 0.0 0.0 98.5
CLEVELAND 53 21 60.2 356.0 12764 735 11670 700 0.4 0.7 99.9
COOKEVILLE 22 52 68.9 425.0 18957 321 18766 319 1.0 1.2 99.9
COOKEVILLE 28 11 3.2 279.0 10631 198 9523 188 4.5 3.5 100.0
CROSSVILLE 20 35 50.0 48.0 1251 31 1174 30 0.2 0.0 100.0
GREENEVILLE 39 42 254.4 802.0 21581 1081 20178 983 0.7 0.6 99.7
HENDERSONVILLE 50 14 298.0 235.0 13049 1015 12512 989 4.9 4.7 99.9
JACKSON 7 28 1590.8 323.0 29494 563 25769 509 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 16 38 338.8 322.0 18466 414 18352 413 4.8 2.7 100.0
JELLICO 54 33 50.0 395.0 5477 266 4195 201 0.9 3.3 100.0
JOHNSON CITY 11 12 8.1 707.0 33501 1140 30229 1025 0.1 0.0 98.5
KINGSPORT 19 20 76.3 707.0 18281 705 17398 685 0.7 0.5 99.5
KNOXVILLE 6 51 3411.6 454.0 32786 1213 33498 1190 0.0 0.0 91.5
KNOXVILLE 8 30 1490.1 382.0 21470 976 20100 940 0.0 0.0 99.7
KNOXVILLE 10 31 1688.7 546.0 33798 1216 30251 1122 0.7 0.4 99.6
KNOXVILLE 15 36 141.0 513.0 18032 900 17785 894 0.1 0.0 99.9
KNOXVILLE 43 17 118.2 351.0 14791 832 13940 808 1.6 1.4 100.0
LEBANON 66 32 92.9 161.0 10088 935 9326 892 0.0 0.0 99.5
LEXINGTON 11 41 3324.7 195.0 23965 476 20661 419 0.1 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 3 43 4148.7 305.0 33307 1436 24966 1294 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 5 34 4047.7 308.0 33881 1448 29716 1381 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 10 29 1538.6 329.0 29871 1365 24936 1277 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 13 33 1675.0 308.0 28827 1345 25718 1299 0.0 0.0 100.0
MEMPHIS 24 23 184.7 308.0 19585 1168 19503 1167 1.6 0.2 100.0
MEMPHIS 30 31 369.9 305.0 17030 1119 16955 1118 0.6 0.1 100.0
MEMPHIS 50 21 58.0 315.0 16502 1135 16408 1134 1.5 0.2 100.0
MURFREESBORO 39 23 361.0 250.0 15406 1092 14661 1065 3.1 2.5 99.9
NASHVILLE 2 47 3277.0 411.0 38177 1654 32832 1476 0.0 0.0 99.8
NASHVILLE 4 42 3203.5 434.0 39763 1671 35192 1571 0.0 0.0 99.9
NASHVILLE 5 46 3297.7 425.0 39656 1695 34091 1564 0.0 0.0 99.9
NASHVILLE 8 55 1539.7 390.0 32195 1494 29216 1428 0.2 0.2 99.9
NASHVILLE 17 26 206.3 354.0 22119 1304 21847 1298 0.8 0.2 99.9
NASHVILLE 30 10 3.2 430.0 23789 1360 23218 1350 0.8 0.2 100.0
NASHVILLE 58 43 234.1 240.0 13729 1064 14212 1086 0.6 1.7 94.3
SNEEDVILLE 2 24 3917.7 536.0 39891 1719 39669 1663 0.8 1.4 94.7
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