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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Virginia
ARLINGTON 14 15 132.5 219.0 14888 5063 14857 5069 1.1 0.9 98.9
ASHLAND 65 42 65.0 262.0 12615 960 11509 941 0.4 0.1 100.0
BRISTOL 5 23 3131.7 680.0 38717 1345 39282 1381 0.0 0.0 91.2
CHARLOTTESVILLE 29 28 392.1 363.0 21407 626 20105 564 3.4 11.2 99.8
CHARLOTTESVILLE 41 32 50.0 352.0 8294 211 7866 201 4.2 1.5 99.8
CHARLOTTESVILLE 64 47 224.1 423.0 20324 496 18342 420 0.9 0.5 100.0
DANVILLE 24 23 50.0 107.0 5471 267 5328 261 7.3 6.7 99.8
FAIRFAX 56 48 50.0 223.0 12848 4537 11889 4176 0.2 0.4 99.5
FRONT ROYAL 42 23 50.0 398.0 8101 253 6355 226 1.3 1.5 100.0
GOLDVEIN 53 46 105.4 229.0 15111 3748 13967 2840 0.3 0.0 99.9
GRUNDY 68 50 64.3 763.0 20839 752 19361 710 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAMPTON 13 52 1664.6 301.0 29087 1719 23718 1591 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAMPTON-NORFOLK 15 16 147.2 296.0 16854 1547 16854 1547 0.2 0.0 100.0
HARRISONBURG 3 22 148.3 646.0 17687 435 21262 533 1.3 0.6 78.6
LYNCHBURG 13 49 1686.4 625.0 34022 1051 27123 835 0.0 0.0 98.5
LYNCHBURG 21 3 1.0 500.0 21080 747 17295 593 1.6 8.4 98.6
MANASSAS 66 34 229.8 168.0 13548 3878 13332 4026 0.5 1.3 98.0
MARION 52 48 50.0 445.0 12351 331 11026 298 1.6 1.0 99.8
NORFOLK 3 39 4056.5 299.0 34452 1833 26743 1740 0.0 0.0 100.0
NORFOLK 33 14 370.9 277.0 14124 1496 14124 1496 0.7 0.2 100.0
NORFOLK 49 50 50.0 155.0 6592 1353 6592 1353 0.1 0.0 100.0
NORTON 47 32 50.0 591.0 19196 749 16984 655 0.9 1.7 100.0
PETERSBURG 8 58 1394.8 320.0 28446 1275 25182 1189 0.0 0.0 100.0
PORTSMOUTH 10 11 5.7 302.0 27493 1703 27601 1650 0.0 0.0 97.7
PORTSMOUTH 27 26 125.3 296.0 18432 1558 18432 1558 0.8 0.3 100.0
RICHMOND 6 31 4739.9 256.0 31956 1482 27086 1365 4.7 4.2 100.0
RICHMOND 12 54 2935.4 241.0 26460 1271 21106 1106 0.2 0.1 99.9
RICHMOND 23 24 180.5 327.0 20640 1065 20599 1064 0.0 0.0 100.0
RICHMOND 35 20 153.1 384.0 22486 1076 22387 1084 4.2 2.4 98.6
RICHMOND 57 45 50.0 293.0 15022 958 14951 957 1.0 0.1 100.0
ROANOKE 7 18 1780.8 610.0 38019 1237 34211 1137 0.0 0.0 99.5
ROANOKE 10 56 1737.5 610.0 33842 1151 31596 1094 0.0 0.0 98.1
ROANOKE 15 17 108.9 634.0 19970 742 18521 720 0.3 0.4 99.2
ROANOKE 27 14 197.4 607.0 20091 849 17749 783 4.1 3.2 100.0
ROANOKE 38 36 78.4 616.0 14883 661 14055 644 0.5 0.3 99.7
STAUNTON 51 50 50.0 680.0 7063 232 6700 227 0.8 0.1 99.9
VIRGINIA BEACH 43 19 355.9 261.0 19729 1577 19729 1577 0.3 0.0 100.0
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