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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Minnesota
ALEXANDRIA 7 24 557.0 341.0 30573 402 28777 388 0.0 0.0 100.0
ALEXANDRIA 42 14 50.0 358.0 21267 314 19835 213 0.2 0.1 100.0
APPLETON 10 31 666.9 381.0 32730 244 28132 202 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 6 33 1000.0 320.0 34141 612 27103 510 0.0 0.0 100.0
AUSTIN 15 20 50.0 116.0 9282 174 9153 168 0.7 2.0 99.9
BEMIDJI 9 18 501.2 329.0 29766 106 26575 83 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRAINERD 22 28 50.0 227.0 9946 102 9937 102 2.5 0.5 100.0
DULUTH 3 33 1000.0 302.0 31915 282 31104 278 0.0 0.0 98.4
DULUTH 8 38 1000.0 290.0 27825 258 24845 244 0.0 0.0 100.0
DULUTH 10 43 1000.0 301.0 28246 261 25074 238 0.0 0.0 100.0
DULUTH 21 17 50.0 180.0 5782 179 5746 179 8.5 7.2 100.0
HIBBING 13 36 489.3 204.0 14907 113 13719 109 0.0 0.0 100.0
MANKATO 12 38 809.2 317.0 29282 393 25761 327 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 4 32 1000.0 436.0 40181 3023 33911 2902 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 9 26 604.6 435.0 35443 2940 29749 2798 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 11 35 729.7 439.0 35651 2940 32925 2873 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 23 22 178.1 351.0 21573 2666 21464 2663 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 29 21 167.6 373.0 22480 2678 21411 2662 0.8 0.1 100.0
MINNEAPOLIS 45 44 175.0 375.0 21129 2649 21056 2648 0.0 0.0 100.0
REDWOOD FALLS 43 27 50.0 167.0 8284 74 8244 74 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCHESTER 10 36 739.1 381.0 31854 561 26783 462 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCHESTER 47 46 50.0 104.0 3712 139 3640 137 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. CLOUD 41 40 88.1 448.0 20232 2602 19027 2349 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. PAUL 2 34 1000.0 399.0 38072 2987 34436 2909 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. PAUL 5 50 1000.0 436.0 39927 3009 36682 2926 0.0 0.0 99.7
ST. PAUL 17 16 50.0 396.0 13296 2506 13263 2505 0.2 0.0 100.0
THIEF RIVER FAL 10 57 663.0 183.0 12781 121 10201 106 0.0 0.0 100.0
WALKER 12 20 705.0 283.0 27812 191 25818 176 0.0 0.0 100.0
WORTHINGTON 20 15 69.6 332.0 17891 145 17891 145 0.6 1.8 99.9
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