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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Texas (E - L)
EAGLE PASS 16 18 50.0 85.0 1957 35 1957 35 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 4 50 5000.0 475.0 39091 722 39727 722 0.0 0.0 97.4
EL PASO 7 53 3437.7 265.0 24972 722 23682 722 0.0 0.0 99.7
EL PASO 9 36 2010.2 582.0 40618 725 37799 724 0.0 0.0 99.9
EL PASO 13 54 2282.7 265.0 23115 720 22034 720 0.0 0.0 99.7
EL PASO 14 60 50.0 604.0 18187 715 17788 715 0.7 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 26 51 126.5 457.0 15450 714 15425 714 0.2 0.0 99.6
EL PASO 38 67 50.0 557.0 8534 629 8096 629 11.2 16.9 100.0
EL PASO 65 39 91.5 557.0 19642 713 18637 713 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 5 43 3793.5 514.0 46940 4409 40583 4228 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 11 19 1587.0 509.0 41046 4246 35593 4153 0.2 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 21 57 402.1 503.0 26374 4022 26250 4019 1.8 0.1 100.0
FORT WORTH 52 42 365.6 328.0 14335 3803 14891 3821 0.0 0.0 92.7
FREDERICKSBURG 2 38 5000.0 175.0 16312 163 13799 119 0.0 0.0 99.7
GALVESTON 22 31 411.7 566.0 28982 3655 28976 3654 0.0 0.0 100.0
GALVESTON 48 47 349.1 358.0 19582 3481 19145 3363 0.1 0.0 100.0
GARLAND 23 24 277.6 348.0 12198 3082 11933 3001 0.1 0.2 100.0
GREENVILLE 47 46 50.0 155.0 2737 73 2737 73 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 4 46 3169.6 396.0 39143 687 37259 686 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 44 34 81.8 296.0 14453 657 14450 657 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 60 61 124.4 372.0 15628 662 15628 662 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 2 35 3917.3 588.0 51691 3941 45893 3865 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 8 9 8.4 564.0 38469 3868 37963 3852 0.1 0.0 99.2
HOUSTON 11 10 8.5 570.0 44636 3888 43677 3878 0.0 0.0 99.7
HOUSTON 13 30 1716.1 588.0 45135 3899 42536 3869 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 14 24 349.5 438.0 23360 3740 23332 3740 0.2 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 20 19 412.7 552.0 26048 3766 26014 3766 0.2 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 26 27 408.5 594.0 30216 3817 30100 3807 0.8 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 39 38 408.5 594.0 28371 3780 28340 3779 2.0 0.1 100.0
HOUSTON 61 46 372.2 443.0 23733 3725 23712 3725 0.0 0.0 100.0
IRVING 49 50 380.6 365.0 20841 3927 20667 3922 0.2 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 56 48 415.8 482.0 21910 575 21763 574 0.0 0.0 100.0
KATY 51 52 145.1 500.0 21604 3711 21444 3706 0.0 0.0 100.0
KERRVILLE 35 17 413.1 536.0 23673 1416 22867 1409 4.2 2.6 100.0
KILLEEN 62 51 217.3 408.0 18826 563 18703 562 0.0 0.0 99.9
LAKE DALLAS 55 41 153.6 142.0 10795 3660 10705 3644 0.0 0.0 98.7
LAREDO 8 14 1668.0 312.0 26403 140 25686 137 3.7 1.3 100.0
LAREDO 13 54 466.3 280.0 20988 143 20302 142 0.2 0.0 100.0
LAREDO 27 25 166.4 67.0 6588 132 6564 132 0.0 0.0 100.0
LLANO 14 27 198.4 269.0 17332 169 15970 107 13.5 12.4 100.0
LONGVIEW 51 52 346.9 381.0 19025 549 18395 533 0.3 0.2 99.9
LUBBOCK 5 44 5000.0 226.0 28985 362 28531 362 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 11 20 3039.7 232.0 25714 350 24581 349 0.5 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 13 19 2653.3 268.0 25426 343 24324 343 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 28 27 94.0 256.0 15743 299 15657 299 0.0 0.1 100.0
LUBBOCK 34 35 217.1 256.0 14941 294 14881 294 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUFKIN 9 15 1412.7 204.0 18383 224 16145 205 7.5 7.6 100.0
Texas Listings (Cities beginning A to D)
Texas Listings (Cities beginning M to Z)
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