This table shows the channel assignments for DTV (digital television, also called HDTV or ATV) in the U.S., as listed in the FCC's Sixth Report And Order - Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service, Mass Media Docket No. 87-268, released April 21, 1997 (FCC 97-115). Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table. This information was extracted directly from FCC 97-115A. 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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Kansas
COLBY 4 15 1000.0 229.0 29090 51 23001 38 0.0 0.0 100.0
ENSIGN 6 5 6.5 219.0 28688 122 27103 117 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT SCOTT 20 40 313.0 233.0 19361 329 19106 325 0.1 0.0 100.0
GARDEN CITY 11 17 594.8 244.0 23621 118 22492 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
GARDEN CITY 13 18 645.1 265.0 25021 114 23749 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
GOODLAND 10 14 684.0 299.0 27788 43 26772 41 0.9 1.8 100.0
GREAT BEND 2 22 1000.0 296.0 32805 206 29002 175 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAYS 7 20 1000.0 216.0 24855 98 23445 95 0.0 0.0 100.0
HAYS 9 16 474.4 332.0 29984 153 24912 114 0.0 0.0 100.0
HUTCHINSON 8 29 1000.0 244.0 24057 670 18724 566 0.0 0.0 100.0
HUTCHINSON 12 19 521.0 463.0 37229 756 32857 724 0.3 0.0 100.0
HUTCHINSON 36 35 112.3 733.0 16065 605 16065 605 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAKIN 3 23 1000.0 171.0 25662 91 21268 88 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAWRENCE 38 39 171.1 330.0 16725 1753 16553 1731 0.3 0.1 99.1
PITTSBURG 7 30 639.3 332.0 29889 494 28150 475 0.0 0.0 100.0
SALINA 18 17 50.0 317.0 12053 156 11982 156 1.5 5.3 100.0
TOPEKA 11 23 780.2 305.0 28295 937 23472 909 0.0 0.0 99.6
TOPEKA 13 44 873.4 421.0 34281 635 28513 553 0.0 0.0 100.0
TOPEKA 27 26 50.0 320.0 16931 404 16380 388 0.0 0.0 100.0
TOPEKA 49 48 115.6 451.0 19842 479 19151 444 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA 3 45 1000.0 305.0 32918 684 27039 660 0.0 0.0 99.9
WICHITA 10 21 598.9 314.0 28792 675 26335 664 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA 24 25 128.3 328.0 17902 618 17898 618 2.0 0.1 100.0
WICHITA 33 34 50.0 133.0 2841 421 2841 421 0.0 0.0 100.0
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