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 Second Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth and Sixth Report and Orders, FCC 98-315, released December 18, 1998. Please refer to the column descriptions for more details on the table.
This information was extracted directly from FCC file fcc98315.txt dated February 5, 1999. It is possible, although unlikely, that errors may have been introduced in the conversion process. Note that the city and even state of channels listed here may not match those commonly identified with the TV channel. This is because many stations licensed to locations just outside major cities often identify themselves with the major city, not their city of license. The city of license must be mentioned somewhere in legal station identifications at the top of the hour. If you find the data here does not match the FCC data, please 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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Connecticut
BRIDGEPORT 43 42 50.0 156.0 9545 2622 9689 2664 2.1 2.8 97.3
BRIDGEPORT 49 52 50.0 222.0 10021 3223 9688 3156 6.3 10.2 98.8
HARTFORD 3 33 1000.0 276.0 21991 3476 24532 3877 0.0 0.0 85.9
HARTFORD 18 46 219.5 299.0 17043 3203 17368 3157 6.3 6.3 90.1
HARTFORD 24 32 50.0 262.0 13076 2852 11674 2651 11.3 11.0 98.6
HARTFORD 61 5 1.0 515.0 22582 3667 23105 3792 7.9 10.7 86.5
NEW BRITAIN 30 35 134.0 451.0 22623 3872 22140 3765 17.5 13.2 96.1
NEW HAVEN 8 10 8.6 363.0 22646 5353 23122 4690 3.7 2.4 90.0
NEW HAVEN 59 6 1.0 314.0 16594 4189 18681 4424 2.3 0.9 85.9
NEW HAVEN 65 39 50.0 82.0 1425 546 1369 530 0.0 0.0 100.0
NEW LONDON 26 34 116.7 381.0 16634 2417 15227 1723 0.6 1.6 99.4
NORWICH 53 45 50.0 207.0 9654 839 9558 838 2.8 4.5 97.5
WATERBURY 20 12 3.2 366.0 18905 4400 18645 4039 8.1 4.6 92.9
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