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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
District of Columbia
WASHINGTON 4 48 1000.0 237.0 26989 6541 24745 6454 6.6 3.0 98.9
WASHINGTON 5 36 1000.0 235.0 26351 6530 26711 6533 0.0 0.0 95.9
WASHINGTON 7 39 1000.0 235.0 23331 6004 23215 6365 0.0 0.0 95.4
WASHINGTON 9 34 1000.0 235.0 24624 6440 22883 6299 0.0 0.0 100.0
WASHINGTON 20 35 231.6 235.0 17347 6010 17179 5746 0.1 0.0 96.0
WASHINGTON 26 27 67.2 233.0 15070 5823 15606 5637 13.3 4.1 94.9
WASHINGTON 32 33 194.3 213.0 13878 5588 14310 5777 10.0 2.3 93.5
WASHINGTON 50 51 65.0 247.0 14147 5160 14207 5376 0.1 0.0 97.7
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