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) (%) ------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- ----- Vermont BURLINGTON 3 34 1188.3 835.0 42109 558 40319 580 0.0 0.0 92.8 BURLINGTON 22 16 59.3 835.0 25552 463 23400 430 0.2 0.2 100.0 BURLINGTON 33 32 86.4 815.0 25061 449 23463 426 1.2 1.1 100.0 BURLINGTON 44 14 98.1 397.0 16161 328 14372 311 0.0 0.0 100.0 HARTFORD 31 35 151.2 677.0 15670 348 15516 344 2.8 2.8 96.1 RUTLAND 28 29 50.0 429.0 10753 247 9596 236 0.0 0.0 100.0 ST. JOHNSBURY 20 19 50.0 592.0 15745 161 13193 133 0.1 0.1 100.0 WINDSOR 41 58 57.3 684.0 17143 400 16410 381 0.7 0.5 98.9
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