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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Illinois
AURORA 60 59 187.8 494.0 24765 8255 24885 8277 0.1 0.0 99.2
BLOOMINGTON 43 28 50.0 293.0 14988 595 14689 563 0.9 0.3 100.0
CARBONDALE 8 40 1000.0 268.0 26138 695 21296 537 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHAMPAIGN 3 48 1000.0 287.0 32382 894 22935 724 6.8 2.4 99.9
CHAMPAIGN 15 41 50.0 396.0 18190 457 17815 451 0.1 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 51 50 50.0 70.0 2801 71 2801 71 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHICAGO 2 3 2.6 418.0 26774 8356 22397 8193 9.5 0.9 96.1
CHICAGO 5 29 200.1 494.0 30933 8519 27979 8322 6.2 0.7 98.2
CHICAGO 7 52 153.6 515.0 29047 8459 27413 8361 4.8 0.4 100.0
CHICAGO 9 19 163.8 415.0 27649 8411 26313 8333 4.5 0.6 99.9
CHICAGO 11 47 157.0 497.0 28320 8427 25860 8218 6.3 0.4 99.9
CHICAGO 20 21 81.7 378.0 19467 8030 16941 7946 1.8 0.4 99.1
CHICAGO 26 27 70.5 472.0 22593 8200 22488 8183 2.0 0.4 99.2
CHICAGO 32 31 218.0 430.0 24077 8332 23929 8322 3.4 0.6 99.6
CHICAGO 38 43 215.3 381.0 21549 8076 21794 8099 3.9 0.7 98.4
CHICAGO 44 45 167.9 433.0 22393 8196 22361 8189 3.1 0.6 99.8
DECATUR 17 18 241.7 393.0 23354 845 21829 813 1.3 0.7 99.5
DECATUR 23 22 58.1 314.0 14066 648 13731 640 0.0 0.0 100.0
EAST ST. LOUIS 46 47 186.6 345.0 19143 2563 19026 2562 0.1 0.0 100.0
FREEPORT 23 41 50.0 219.0 12406 710 12128 704 10.3 5.8 100.0
HARRISBURG 3 34 1000.0 302.0 34357 759 24621 570 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 14 15 50.0 94.0 3790 58 3778 58 5.5 5.2 100.0
JOLIET 66 53 134.4 393.0 15996 7887 17763 8010 0.0 0.0 90.0
LASALLE 35 10 4.2 418.0 18453 1214 17920 772 1.8 7.5 96.4
MACOMB 22 21 50.0 149.0 4469 57 4409 56 1.4 1.7 100.0
MARION 27 17 61.5 233.0 13712 366 13708 363 2.7 1.0 99.7
MOLINE 8 38 836.6 308.0 28284 857 24345 827 0.0 0.0 99.8
MOLINE 24 23 50.0 276.0 14161 557 14009 556 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOUNT VERNON 13 21 592.3 302.0 28244 707 20594 430 0.0 0.0 100.0
OLNEY 16 19 50.0 283.0 16293 258 16405 258 0.1 1.0 98.9
PEORIA 19 40 90.1 194.0 14017 570 12447 537 1.8 0.5 99.9
PEORIA 25 57 120.2 207.0 15183 573 14420 567 0.3 0.0 99.9
PEORIA 31 30 50.0 195.0 12249 549 11981 545 0.3 0.0 100.0
PEORIA 47 46 50.0 216.0 12912 553 12880 553 1.6 0.2 100.0
PEORIA 59 39 50.0 178.0 6389 406 6393 409 0.4 0.5 99.5
QUINCY 10 54 1000.0 238.0 26173 313 23635 294 0.0 0.0 100.0
QUINCY 16 32 50.0 302.0 15165 198 15084 197 0.0 0.0 99.8
QUINCY 27 34 50.0 173.0 4121 103 4109 102 4.1 1.1 100.0
ROCK ISLAND 4 58 1000.0 408.0 37725 1120 31894 1005 0.0 0.0 99.8
ROCKFORD 13 54 1000.0 216.0 24061 1472 18731 913 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 17 16 196.0 203.0 15163 881 13542 775 1.5 1.0 100.0
ROCKFORD 39 42 50.0 176.0 11480 691 11331 686 1.1 0.9 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 20 42 75.2 436.0 23636 680 21745 607 0.1 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 49 53 50.0 189.0 5296 228 5296 228 0.0 0.0 100.0
SPRINGFIELD 55 44 50.0 439.0 21743 581 21659 581 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 12 33 778.3 302.0 28501 970 22557 808 0.0 0.0 100.0
URBANA 27 26 88.0 139.0 11120 335 11296 336 3.4 1.0 98.4
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