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) (%) ------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- ----- Wyoming CASPER 2 17 1000.0 610.0 45108 80 45716 79 0.0 0.0 96.2 CASPER 14 15 52.4 573.0 25007 65 23799 65 0.2 0.0 100.0 CASPER 20 18 50.0 582.0 10266 63 9090 63 1.5 0.0 99.2 CHEYENNE 5 30 1000.0 189.0 22936 354 22768 359 0.0 0.0 94.2 CHEYENNE 27 28 165.6 232.0 13520 338 13110 329 0.3 0.1 100.0 CHEYENNE 33 11 3.2 148.0 4174 71 3913 71 4.2 0.1 100.0 JACKSON 2 14 50.0 304.0 4442 11 4626 11 1.2 0.0 95.8 LANDER 4 8 57.4 463.0 36727 34 37280 33 0.0 0.0 97.4 LANDER 5 7 30.3 82.0 18113 32 19486 32 0.0 0.0 92.9 RAWLINS 11 9 3.2 70.0 2330 10 2097 10 0.0 0.0 100.0 RIVERTON 10 16 262.7 526.0 26484 48 25118 47 0.0 0.0 99.7 ROCK SPRINGS 13 19 359.2 495.0 33342 45 30593 45 0.0 0.0 100.0 SHERIDAN 12 21 1000.0 372.0 28486 37 27424 37 0.0 0.0 99.8
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