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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Missouri
CAPE GIRARDEAU 12 57 1000.0 610.0 44203 926 37135 781 0.1 0.1 100.0
CAPE GIRARDEAU 23 22 59.4 543.0 23030 525 22580 518 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLUMBIA 8 36 1000.0 242.0 26114 442 21983 413 0.0 0.0 100.0
COLUMBIA 17 22 51.6 348.0 20504 413 20055 411 3.4 3.8 100.0
HANNIBAL 7 29 1000.0 271.0 27374 319 24040 291 0.0 0.0 100.0
JEFFERSON CITY 13 12 14.4 308.0 25264 467 21642 404 0.0 0.0 100.0
JEFFERSON CITY 25 20 53.6 314.0 16237 326 15871 324 0.0 0.1 99.9
JOPLIN 12 43 1000.0 311.0 28497 522 23933 429 0.8 0.5 100.0
JOPLIN 16 46 168.5 313.0 21797 400 20104 392 1.8 0.6 100.0
JOPLIN 26 25 50.0 283.0 14629 302 14417 300 0.1 0.0 100.0
KANSAS CITY 4 34 1000.0 344.0 34722 2095 30394 1903 0.0 0.0 100.0
KANSAS CITY 5 24 1000.0 342.0 34802 2062 28753 1935 0.0 0.0 99.7
KANSAS CITY 9 14 450.9 357.0 30971 1967 28907 1910 0.0 0.0 99.9
KANSAS CITY 19 18 50.0 357.0 19088 1745 18797 1734 5.1 0.5 100.0
KANSAS CITY 32 31 192.3 322.0 23365 1763 23325 1763 0.1 0.0 99.8
KANSAS CITY 41 42 50.0 323.0 16490 1681 16223 1676 0.0 0.0 100.0
KANSAS CITY 50 51 50.0 341.0 16177 1670 15490 1659 1.0 0.1 100.0
KANSAS CITY 62 47 124.1 340.0 21290 1804 20991 1799 0.0 0.0 100.0
KIRKSVILLE 3 33 1000.0 339.0 35121 356 27492 260 0.0 0.0 100.0
POPLAR BLUFF 15 18 50.0 184.0 10131 127 10010 125 0.1 0.0 100.0
SEDALIA 6 15 1000.0 235.0 29434 550 24120 402 0.0 0.0 99.6
SPRINGFIELD 3 44 1000.0 622.0 49577 775 41786 671 0.0 0.0 99.7
SPRINGFIELD 10 52 1000.0 631.0 45556 751 40920 683 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 21 23 50.0 546.0 26916 496 26097 488 0.8 0.3 99.9
SPRINGFIELD 27 28 227.4 515.0 27179 502 25568 481 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 33 19 155.6 596.0 27669 526 27053 518 0.6 0.3 100.0
ST. JOSEPH 2 53 1000.0 247.0 29298 1469 28365 1498 0.0 0.0 99.3
ST. JOSEPH 16 21 235.2 326.0 17866 1558 17080 1404 1.9 9.9 100.0
ST. LOUIS 2 43 1000.0 332.0 34382 2774 28971 2678 0.0 0.0 99.7
ST. LOUIS 4 56 1000.0 335.0 34174 2785 29620 2723 0.0 0.0 99.6
ST. LOUIS 5 35 1000.0 332.0 34664 2787 33236 2764 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. LOUIS 9 39 948.5 326.0 29428 2701 24359 2623 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. LOUIS 11 26 745.5 308.0 28683 2711 26261 2667 0.0 0.0 100.0
ST. LOUIS 24 14 84.7 305.0 20023 2538 19527 2532 0.5 0.1 99.9
ST. LOUIS 30 31 65.3 335.0 20289 2556 20128 2554 0.0 0.0 100.0
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