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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North Carolina
ASHEVILLE 13 56 647.6 853.0 31351 1685 33144 1786 0.0 0.0 91.3
ASHEVILLE 21 57 329.8 765.0 27272 1483 27004 1467 1.0 0.6 97.2
ASHEVILLE 33 25 101.0 816.0 22699 1450 20498 1338 0.8 1.0 99.4
ASHEVILLE 62 45 140.4 556.0 22273 1368 21386 1334 0.6 0.2 99.6
BELMONT 46 47 208.8 594.0 31814 2297 28640 2125 4.0 1.6 100.0
BURLINGTON 16 14 52.3 256.0 14242 1373 11351 1056 1.6 0.4 99.6
CHAPEL HILL 4 59 1000.0 469.0 40300 2842 30307 2263 0.0 0.0 99.9
CHARLOTTE 3 23 1000.0 567.0 46452 3199 35588 2375 1.0 0.8 98.7
CHARLOTTE 9 34 740.5 359.0 30151 2143 24160 1859 7.2 4.8 100.0
CHARLOTTE 18 27 86.5 366.0 21413 1769 20090 1610 12.6 4.9 96.2
CHARLOTTE 36 22 162.3 595.0 32095 2305 31309 2289 2.7 1.3 96.9
CHARLOTTE 42 24 50.0 390.0 17305 1525 18348 1606 5.9 2.2 93.3
COLUMBIA 2 20 1000.0 302.0 33275 507 27798 245 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONCORD 58 44 148.9 422.0 24897 2091 24274 2084 3.7 1.8 99.3
DURHAM 11 52 1000.0 607.0 42896 2304 38519 2109 0.1 0.0 97.5
DURHAM 28 27 226.3 585.0 33775 2032 34874 2096 0.6 0.4 95.0
FAYETTEVILLE 40 38 205.6 561.0 30687 2123 30578 2229 0.6 0.4 92.6
FAYETTEVILLE 62 36 50.0 256.0 9617 539 9597 537 0.0 0.0 99.8
GOLDSBORO 17 55 531.8 480.0 32476 2034 30320 1902 2.9 0.8 98.6
GREENSBORO 2 51 1000.0 561.0 42754 2851 36651 2442 0.0 0.0 97.8
GREENSBORO 48 33 50.0 517.0 20533 1563 20380 1507 4.0 1.8 96.9
GREENSBORO 61 43 50.0 168.0 8844 982 8520 976 0.1 0.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 9 10 22.1 573.0 38134 1128 33999 1054 0.0 0.0 91.1
GREENVILLE 14 21 50.0 209.0 11543 487 11352 467 0.0 0.0 100.0
GREENVILLE 25 23 50.0 351.0 15427 645 14301 598 2.2 1.7 100.0
HICKORY 14 40 50.0 183.0 7426 504 7711 511 7.5 4.8 91.0
HIGH POINT 8 35 759.4 387.0 30793 2217 25181 1796 0.1 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 19 44 212.3 561.0 25214 728 25182 727 0.1 0.0 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 35 34 52.4 301.0 15041 415 14985 415 0.3 0.1 100.0
KANNAPOLIS 64 50 50.0 300.0 15248 1477 15907 1497 0.0 0.0 95.5
LEXINGTON 20 19 84.5 297.0 17330 1424 16748 1352 4.7 2.3 99.5
LINVILLE 17 54 130.3 546.0 17895 879 16899 842 0.9 0.3 98.3
LUMBERTON 31 25 96.2 319.0 20289 846 20623 853 7.5 8.9 98.0
MOREHEAD CITY 8 24 976.6 249.0 20009 303 13893 96 0.0 0.0 100.0
NEW BERN 12 48 1000.0 591.0 43008 1180 34531 862 0.0 0.0 100.0
RALEIGH 5 53 1000.0 604.0 47437 2615 40781 2317 0.0 0.0 99.6
RALEIGH 22 57 469.2 510.0 30571 2098 28232 1903 7.0 3.2 99.8
RALEIGH 50 49 198.0 548.0 31572 1972 30988 1968 2.4 4.2 99.6
ROANOKE RAPIDS 36 39 50.0 368.0 19289 539 18410 517 1.3 0.6 100.0
ROCKY MOUNT 47 15 94.5 371.0 17002 1184 17134 1181 0.5 0.1 96.5
WASHINGTON 7 32 806.2 594.0 44677 1298 36849 1102 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 3 46 1000.0 594.0 51153 1051 41539 758 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 6 54 1000.0 588.0 48041 1581 38276 1195 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 26 30 212.7 500.0 22230 481 22206 480 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILMINGTON 39 29 151.3 553.0 26659 635 26311 627 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILSON 30 42 75.4 539.0 22163 1279 21978 1266 7.1 2.5 100.0
WINSTON-SALEM 12 31 805.4 604.0 38013 2216 32992 2000 0.0 0.0 98.1
WINSTON-SALEM 26 32 262.6 504.0 22544 1618 23447 1642 0.4 0.1 92.6
WINSTON-SALEM 45 29 149.6 597.0 25134 1747 23587 1651 0.9 0.6 99.0
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