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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Maryland
ANNAPOLIS 22 42 349.5 265.0 19689 6003 19485 5762 11.2 3.5 95.4
BALTIMORE 2 52 1000.0 305.0 29402 6740 29023 7078 0.0 0.0 95.2
BALTIMORE 11 59 1000.0 305.0 25782 6693 25368 6610 1.0 1.3 95.7
BALTIMORE 13 38 1000.0 302.0 25537 5874 22887 6187 1.0 1.0 95.9
BALTIMORE 24 41 50.0 326.0 15186 5643 15436 5451 2.4 1.2 96.1
BALTIMORE 45 46 50.0 386.0 18289 5774 18217 5762 0.9 3.8 98.9
BALTIMORE 54 40 140.8 349.0 20712 5507 19914 5667 7.8 1.8 98.7
BALTIMORE 67 29 50.0 250.0 11105 3999 10599 3156 13.9 6.3 96.4
FREDERICK 62 28 50.0 138.0 7183 1924 6929 1990 0.1 0.1 96.5
HAGERSTOWN 25 55 67.7 375.0 13709 652 13228 631 4.8 3.5 98.5
HAGERSTOWN 31 44 209.2 378.0 14847 769 13813 713 1.1 1.3 99.2
HAGERSTOWN 68 16 50.0 394.0 13806 703 10798 525 0.0 0.0 99.9
OAKLAND 36 54 50.0 216.0 5649 109 4898 97 3.1 1.4 100.0
SALISBURY 16 21 196.9 299.0 17447 470 17443 470 0.0 0.0 100.0
SALISBURY 28 56 85.1 157.0 13114 339 13190 341 0.0 0.0 99.4
SALISBURY 47 53 62.5 304.0 13990 417 13990 417 0.2 0.2 100.0
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