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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Washington
BELLEVUE 33 32 50.0 286.0 3966 1918 3450 1854 12.1 16.3 100.0
BELLEVUE 51 50 91.8 739.0 22895 2988 22442 2980 0.4 1.1 100.0
BELLINGHAM 12 34 1240.6 722.0 41575 1328 38536 565 0.0 0.0 99.8
BELLINGHAM 24 17 50.0 676.0 5867 201 5517 188 0.0 0.0 100.0
CENTRALIA 15 38 50.0 347.0 11269 318 10313 266 0.1 0.4 100.0
EVERETT 16 35 415.5 389.0 20637 2985 19838 2924 1.6 0.6 100.0
KENNEWICK 42 41 50.0 390.0 15097 248 14558 236 0.0 0.0 100.0
PASCO 19 18 50.0 366.0 14628 220 14137 202 0.0 0.0 100.0
PULLMAN 10 17 571.8 408.0 26226 240 25417 201 0.0 0.0 99.8
RICHLAND 25 15 50.0 411.0 16427 266 15907 253 0.1 0.2 100.0
RICHLAND 31 9 3.2 370.0 6855 161 6320 157 0.0 0.0 100.0
SEATTLE 4 43 4049.5 351.0 32041 3083 33746 3092 0.0 0.0 94.3
SEATTLE 5 39 3993.0 356.0 32384 3084 32217 3064 0.0 0.0 95.6
SEATTLE 7 53 3214.1 250.0 24407 3019 24126 3019 0.0 0.0 98.8
SEATTLE 9 25 2970.2 252.0 24872 3026 23444 2989 0.0 0.0 99.8
SEATTLE 22 23 363.5 366.0 16178 2951 14838 2884 0.2 0.0 99.9
SEATTLE 45 44 405.6 393.0 17472 2908 17382 2936 2.8 2.0 98.4
SPOKANE 2 65 3219.5 671.0 43342 552 47159 554 0.0 0.0 89.6
SPOKANE 4 38 1582.9 933.0 45182 536 50307 552 0.0 0.0 88.8
SPOKANE 6 39 3312.4 653.0 43663 540 46614 568 1.4 6.0 92.5
SPOKANE 7 54 1771.4 558.0 34790 533 34950 528 0.0 0.0 97.2
SPOKANE 22 55 50.0 429.0 14926 422 14977 420 0.0 0.0 98.4
SPOKANE 28 57 163.8 601.0 24732 466 24285 463 0.0 0.0 99.9
TACOMA 11 14 1534.9 363.0 29020 3057 26175 2983 0.0 0.0 99.8
TACOMA 13 18 1774.2 610.0 36372 3186 31851 3028 0.0 0.0 100.0
TACOMA 20 19 263.9 491.0 20136 2960 19498 2901 0.4 0.1 99.8
TACOMA 28 27 50.0 232.0 11259 2460 10763 2436 4.7 18.2 99.6
TACOMA 56 41 415.9 570.0 28552 3099 27427 3080 0.3 1.9 100.0
VANCOUVER 49 48 79.1 527.0 15699 1745 15242 1722 0.0 0.1 100.0
WENATCHEE 27 56 50.0 424.0 9652 99 8099 95 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 23 24 50.0 293.0 8926 192 8207 192 0.0 0.0 99.7
YAKIMA 29 52 50.0 296.0 9134 196 8706 195 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 35 34 50.0 293.0 9572 198 8890 197 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 47 16 50.0 280.0 9743 197 8633 197 0.0 0.0 100.0
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