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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 Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Sixth Report and Order, FCC 98-24, released February 18, 1998, revised March 12, 1998. See the News Release - NRET8002. Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table. This information was extracted directly from FCC file et8002a.txt dated March 12, 1998. 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) (%) ------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- ----- Indiana ANGOLA 63 12 3.2 144.0 10301 560 10281 559 0.0 0.0 100.0 BLOOMINGTON 4 53 1000.0 357.0 31346 2064 24868 1805 0.2 0.1 99.9 BLOOMINGTON 30 14 50.0 216.0 12337 504 12192 503 2.0 0.9 100.0 BLOOMINGTON 42 56 236.0 317.0 14996 1559 14261 1516 0.3 0.3 100.0 BLOOMINGTON 63 27 50.0 328.0 16403 1563 16250 1555 0.0 0.0 99.9 ELKHART 28 58 358.8 335.0 21179 1308 20784 1220 8.2 10.0 99.4 EVANSVILLE 7 28 696.1 305.0 28593 796 26079 763 0.0 0.0 100.0 EVANSVILLE 9 54 1000.0 177.0 22441 717 17469 617 0.5 0.1 100.0 EVANSVILLE 14 58 184.8 311.0 16923 576 17035 577 1.5 0.3 99.3 EVANSVILLE 25 59 56.5 314.0 17143 587 17090 588 3.1 1.8 99.8 EVANSVILLE 44 45 50.0 296.0 15321 562 15301 562 0.1 0.0 100.0 FORT WAYNE 15 4 1.0 253.0 10500 585 10038 557 0.0 0.0 100.0 FORT WAYNE 21 24 50.0 226.0 12253 651 11554 603 1.4 0.7 99.2 FORT WAYNE 33 19 50.0 235.0 11933 635 11732 608 0.1 0.1 99.4 FORT WAYNE 39 40 50.0 223.0 13192 678 13477 689 2.3 1.3 97.9 FORT WAYNE 55 36 50.0 238.0 11227 620 11227 620 0.0 0.0 100.0 GARY 50 51 194.8 494.0 25797 8325 25387 8307 3.0 0.6 99.9 GARY 56 17 50.0 306.0 15222 4407 15198 4390 1.3 1.8 99.9 HAMMOND 62 36 75.8 146.0 11370 6950 11286 6855 0.0 0.0 99.9 INDIANAPOLIS 6 25 1000.0 302.0 31298 2348 27352 2226 0.0 0.0 97.0 INDIANAPOLIS 8 9 15.3 305.0 24826 2179 24755 2134 1.2 0.5 94.6 INDIANAPOLIS 13 46 1000.0 299.0 27302 2262 22987 2053 0.3 0.0 99.7 INDIANAPOLIS 20 21 50.0 259.0 15689 1647 15114 1632 0.0 0.0 99.9 INDIANAPOLIS 40 16 50.0 302.0 17013 1689 17045 1685 1.8 0.7 98.4 INDIANAPOLIS 59 45 114.5 304.0 18753 1777 18429 1759 0.1 0.2 98.2 INDIANAPOLIS 69 44 50.0 167.0 2526 1016 2526 1016 0.0 0.0 100.0 KOKOMO 29 54 139.9 236.0 13621 1123 13694 1187 0.9 3.5 99.5 LAFAYETTE 18 11 3.2 238.0 12618 509 12438 485 3.4 0.8 99.9 MARION 23 32 260.9 295.0 19262 1850 19056 1848 0.3 0.9 98.4 MUNCIE 49 52 50.0 155.0 9558 534 9550 532 1.8 1.3 99.7 RICHMOND 43 39 59.9 302.0 14996 2761 14735 2655 3.8 4.7 99.3 SALEM 58 51 50.0 346.0 15053 1217 14714 1209 1.4 0.3 99.9 SOUTH BEND 16 42 390.9 326.0 25322 1436 23194 1284 2.0 2.7 99.4 SOUTH BEND 22 30 242.3 325.0 24373 1378 22931 1365 3.5 8.8 99.2 SOUTH BEND 34 35 50.0 246.0 13979 944 14096 961 7.1 6.1 97.1 SOUTH BEND 46 48 50.0 305.0 15185 987 14975 960 4.6 2.9 100.0 TERRE HAUTE 2 36 1000.0 290.0 32150 898 22591 576 0.0 0.0 99.9 TERRE HAUTE 10 24 855.9 293.0 26981 710 25223 675 2.0 4.9 98.8 TERRE HAUTE 38 39 56.8 299.0 14220 406 14127 389 0.4 0.1 100.0 VINCENNES 22 52 60.4 174.0 11033 250 11009 249 1.2 1.6 99.9
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