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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South Dakota
ABERDEEN 9 28 643.3 427.0 34369 132 28565 112 0.0 0.0 100.0
ABERDEEN 16 17 50.0 357.0 20483 75 20039 71 0.0 0.0 100.0
BROOKINGS 8 18 767.3 229.0 24013 139 20117 127 0.4 1.6 100.0
EAGLE BUTTE 13 24 618.5 518.0 39782 20 34774 17 0.0 0.0 100.0
FLORENCE 3 25 1000.0 512.0 45862 202 44067 198 0.0 0.0 99.9
HURON 12 22 937.2 259.0 26305 81 21859 71 0.0 0.0 100.0
LEAD 5 26 1000.0 564.0 45177 147 43905 149 0.0 0.0 98.3
LEAD 11 27 711.8 576.0 40830 146 38672 144 0.0 0.0 100.0
LOWRY 11 15 352.8 317.0 27805 29 21711 24 0.0 0.0 100.0
MARTIN 8 20 895.5 265.0 26063 29 23541 27 0.0 0.0 100.0
MITCHELL 5 26 1000.0 460.0 42190 379 38297 340 0.0 0.0 100.0
PIERRE 4 19 1000.0 378.0 36775 51 32612 46 0.0 0.0 100.0
PIERRE 10 21 561.0 488.0 37574 60 32004 55 0.0 0.0 99.9
RAPID CITY 3 22 1000.0 201.0 24395 122 23814 128 0.0 0.0 96.4
RAPID CITY 7 18 905.0 204.0 20758 122 18203 118 0.0 0.0 99.8
RAPID CITY 9 23 68.3 202.0 13894 102 13117 106 0.0 0.0 99.2
RAPID CITY 15 16 50.0 155.0 10545 103 10141 98 2.5 0.1 100.0
RELIANCE 6 14 1000.0 338.0 35061 59 32119 56 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 11 32 50.0 192.0 12872 214 12124 209 0.0 0.0 99.9
SIOUX FALLS 13 29 736.2 610.0 43879 496 35241 417 0.0 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 17 7 3.2 151.0 6670 160 6618 159 0.4 0.2 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 23 24 50.0 54.0 1623 122 1623 122 0.2 0.0 100.0
SIOUX FALLS 36 48 50.0 293.0 15198 228 15226 228 1.4 0.8 99.6
SIOUX FALLS 46 47 147.4 607.0 32808 387 31976 377 0.0 0.0 100.0
VERMILLION 2 34 1000.0 232.0 29029 437 28686 434 0.0 0.0 98.9
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