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) (%) ------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- ----- Vermont BURLINGTON 3 53 782.0 835.0 40670 564 39340 592 0.0 0.0 91.9 BURLINGTON 22 16 50.0 835.0 27565 486 24512 444 0.4 0.2 99.9 BURLINGTON 33 32 50.0 815.0 25027 449 23456 428 0.5 0.2 100.0 BURLINGTON 44 43 50.0 840.0 25330 456 23655 428 0.3 0.1 99.8 HARTFORD 31 25 69.5 677.0 16867 382 15770 351 2.5 1.9 97.9 RUTLAND 28 56 50.0 429.0 10824 251 10054 243 0.0 0.0 100.0 ST. JOHNSBURY 20 18 50.0 592.0 17391 180 13973 146 0.7 0.4 100.0 WINDSOR 41 24 50.0 684.0 19498 486 16023 370 2.0 3.0 99.9
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