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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Michigan
ALPENA 6 57 1000.0 448.0 37515 253 29145 180 0.0 0.0 99.1
ALPENA 11 13 12.2 204.0 17634 110 16801 108 0.0 0.0 99.2
ANN ARBOR 31 33 50.0 329.0 17256 3197 14239 2248 2.3 4.1 99.7
BAD AXE 35 15 50.0 155.0 6141 80 6141 80 0.0 0.0 100.0
BATTLE CREEK 41 20 122.9 329.0 22689 1793 22821 1789 6.2 4.8 99.1
BATTLE CREEK 43 44 191.7 323.0 21051 1811 21319 1786 4.4 2.1 95.8
BAY CITY 5 22 1000.0 305.0 32648 1711 25468 1309 0.2 0.5 99.9
CADILLAC 9 40 857.6 497.0 37337 656 33871 592 0.0 0.0 98.5
CADILLAC 27 58 50.0 180.0 7371 87 7043 84 0.0 0.0 100.0
CADILLAC 33 47 50.0 311.0 11377 151 11125 147 9.2 5.5 100.0
CALUMET 5 18 1000.0 295.0 23214 54 21939 53 0.0 0.0 99.8
CHEBOYGAN 4 14 1000.0 189.0 26704 147 24239 133 0.0 0.0 99.9
DETROIT 2 58 1000.0 305.0 29671 5601 26496 5215 29.2 8.9 90.2
DETROIT 4 45 1000.0 306.0 31676 5587 25357 5127 0.0 0.0 98.3
DETROIT 7 41 1000.0 305.0 26867 5516 24481 5147 2.9 0.5 99.3
DETROIT 20 21 50.0 293.0 16508 4641 16512 4692 5.0 2.4 99.3
DETROIT 50 14 50.0 293.0 17063 4770 15265 4505 0.8 0.3 100.0
DETROIT 56 43 50.0 293.0 14810 4513 16254 4720 9.2 3.7 91.1
DETROIT 62 44 121.8 327.0 17107 4516 18769 4695 0.6 0.1 91.1
EAST LANSING 23 55 56.8 296.0 16608 1379 16287 1333 1.9 1.1 100.0
ESCANABA 3 48 1000.0 363.0 36154 175 35639 173 0.0 0.0 99.9
FLINT 12 36 1000.0 287.0 27126 1943 24490 1807 0.7 0.5 99.4
FLINT 28 52 120.9 265.0 14635 2661 14356 2578 0.0 0.0 99.6
FLINT 66 16 60.7 287.0 18396 1552 18533 1571 0.1 0.0 99.2
GRAND RAPIDS 8 7 15.1 302.0 23097 1840 26015 1949 8.0 1.8 86.8
GRAND RAPIDS 13 39 1000.0 305.0 26490 1179 23938 1139 0.0 0.0 95.4
GRAND RAPIDS 17 19 50.0 334.0 17990 1481 18259 1488 3.1 4.3 96.2
GRAND RAPIDS 35 11 3.2 262.0 14630 1077 14702 1076 5.6 2.3 99.3
IRON MOUNTAIN 8 22 50.0 190.0 12831 75 11714 67 0.0 0.0 100.0
JACKSON 18 34 50.0 73.0 1772 152 1772 152 0.0 0.0 100.0
KALAMAZOO 3 2 7.2 305.0 28693 1975 30599 2051 13.1 4.6 91.7
KALAMAZOO 52 5 1.0 125.0 4044 342 4028 341 5.6 2.4 100.0
KALAMAZOO 64 45 50.0 319.0 16437 1351 17368 1439 0.0 0.0 94.6
LANSING 6 59 1000.0 305.0 30080 2427 19821 1773 0.0 0.0 97.7
LANSING 47 38 50.0 305.0 15311 1012 15380 1012 1.8 0.6 99.2
LANSING 53 51 50.0 299.0 11745 777 11637 775 0.1 0.0 100.0
MANISTEE 21 17 50.0 104.0 4535 47 4479 46 1.3 2.3 100.0
MARQUETTE 6 35 1000.0 296.0 32976 194 24010 149 0.0 0.0 99.9
MARQUETTE 13 33 740.1 332.0 29653 185 25973 170 0.0 0.0 100.0
MOUNT CLEMENS 38 39 148.0 192.0 12866 4149 13046 4167 6.5 2.6 98.2
MOUNT PLEASANT 14 56 50.0 158.0 8653 265 8617 264 3.0 1.7 100.0
MUSKEGON 54 24 80.0 294.0 13717 1048 13471 1042 0.1 0.0 99.7
ONONDAGA 10 57 1000.0 299.0 27147 1924 20902 1404 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAGINAW 25 30 193.3 402.0 25367 1892 24865 1838 0.0 0.0 98.7
SAGINAW 49 48 50.0 287.0 13994 1230 13882 1198 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAULT STE. MARI 8 56 1000.0 290.0 26042 78 25375 82 0.0 0.0 96.4
SAULT STE. MARI 10 49 977.6 370.0 31041 90 27587 86 0.0 0.0 100.0
TRAVERSE CITY 7 50 1000.0 411.0 34182 404 30396 329 5.0 7.0 100.0
TRAVERSE CITY 29 31 63.0 399.0 20257 268 19263 257 0.2 0.1 100.0
UNIVERSITY CENT 19 18 50.0 140.0 12016 682 11960 680 2.7 2.4 100.0
VANDERBILT 45 59 50.0 324.0 14759 141 14486 139 0.0 0.0 100.0
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