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) (%)
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Kentucky
ASHLAND 25 26 50.0 152.0 7413 388 6797 371 4.5 8.1 100.0
ASHLAND 61 44 50.0 189.0 8436 457 8234 441 0.6 0.3 98.7
BEATTYVILLE 65 7 3.2 197.0 5903 89 4788 66 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 13 33 1000.0 226.0 24743 589 20458 466 0.0 0.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 24 18 50.0 198.0 10561 244 9937 235 2.2 1.1 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 40 16 50.0 244.0 10618 240 10382 236 1.7 1.0 100.0
BOWLING GREEN 53 48 50.0 247.0 11890 254 11637 250 2.6 1.5 100.0
CAMPBELLSVILLE 34 19 50.0 314.0 14021 267 13341 248 2.8 5.4 100.0
COVINGTON 54 24 50.0 122.0 5890 1572 5419 1533 3.7 1.6 100.0
DANVILLE 56 4 1.0 351.0 15951 687 15417 674 4.3 2.2 99.3
ELIZABETHTOWN 23 43 50.0 198.0 12088 734 10995 409 0.5 0.2 100.0
HARLAN 44 51 50.0 601.0 18668 547 16849 475 2.2 4.0 99.6
HAZARD 35 16 50.0 384.0 15054 347 13472 295 4.2 3.4 100.0
HAZARD 57 12 3.2 475.0 16532 383 14617 324 0.3 0.3 100.0
LEXINGTON 18 22 50.0 195.0 12859 624 12783 622 0.9 0.2 99.5
LEXINGTON 27 59 72.3 300.0 16825 679 16781 678 1.3 0.5 99.7
LEXINGTON 36 40 69.5 305.0 17808 692 17412 691 1.5 1.3 99.9
LEXINGTON 46 42 50.0 265.0 13599 637 13491 635 4.6 2.3 99.0
LOUISVILLE 3 47 1000.0 555.0 45139 2883 35162 2244 0.3 0.2 99.6
LOUISVILLE 11 55 447.7 390.0 27492 1480 26136 1462 0.0 0.0 99.8
LOUISVILLE 15 17 50.0 262.0 13848 1186 13303 1177 1.4 0.3 100.0
LOUISVILLE 21 8 3.2 212.0 12357 1139 11893 1114 3.4 0.6 98.1
LOUISVILLE 32 26 160.2 384.0 25254 1450 24714 1433 5.4 1.7 100.0
LOUISVILLE 41 49 247.8 391.0 25464 1450 23878 1395 4.3 1.1 100.0
LOUISVILLE 68 38 50.0 249.0 13093 1166 12722 1158 0.0 0.0 99.5
MADISONVILLE 19 20 81.1 241.0 14290 551 14161 549 2.7 4.6 99.8
MADISONVILLE 35 42 50.0 317.0 14285 293 13997 291 2.3 1.9 100.0
MOREHEAD 38 15 50.0 293.0 13653 218 12686 200 0.3 0.4 100.0
MOREHEAD 67 21 65.6 247.0 15554 349 15470 346 0.0 0.0 97.9
MURRAY 21 36 50.0 201.0 12306 288 12298 288 8.7 3.9 100.0
NEWPORT 19 29 258.7 306.0 19927 2281 19628 2340 1.0 0.4 98.7
OWENSBORO 31 30 50.0 140.0 9949 461 9789 459 1.1 0.4 100.0
OWENTON 52 44 50.0 216.0 11101 423 10787 409 0.5 0.5 100.0
PADUCAH 6 32 1000.0 482.0 43501 865 38359 809 0.0 0.0 99.8
PADUCAH 29 41 50.0 152.0 7265 177 7069 174 3.7 3.4 100.0
PADUCAH 49 50 68.2 327.0 14893 435 14881 435 0.3 0.2 99.8
PIKEVILLE 22 24 50.0 430.0 16937 452 15936 431 0.9 0.7 99.7
SOMERSET 29 14 50.0 445.0 18571 401 17371 371 1.2 1.8 100.0
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