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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
North Dakota
BISMARCK 3 22 906.8 425.0 37269 123 29285 111 0.0 0.0 99.8
BISMARCK 5 31 1000.0 427.0 39795 126 33172 116 0.0 0.0 100.0
BISMARCK 12 23 601.0 466.0 36324 123 31990 113 0.0 0.0 99.8
BISMARCK 17 16 50.0 290.0 13983 90 13803 89 0.1 0.0 100.0
DEVILS LAKE 8 59 1000.0 451.0 36452 170 35321 170 0.0 0.0 98.6
DICKINSON 2 19 1000.0 256.0 29196 46 29160 45 0.0 0.0 98.3
DICKINSON 7 18 1000.0 223.0 21489 37 20573 34 0.0 0.0 92.4
DICKINSON 9 20 739.7 246.0 23645 43 21684 37 0.0 0.0 100.0
ELLENDALE 19 20 50.0 179.0 8894 12 8866 12 4.6 1.3 100.0
FARGO 6 21 1000.0 351.0 36126 339 30659 253 0.0 0.0 100.0
FARGO 11 58 1000.0 610.0 43197 343 39529 319 0.0 0.0 95.9
FARGO 13 23 427.0 344.0 29025 239 27002 226 0.0 0.0 100.0
FARGO 15 19 196.5 379.0 19387 250 19399 250 0.0 0.0 99.9
GRAND FORKS 2 56 1000.0 408.0 35965 170 32916 167 0.0 0.0 99.9
JAMESTOWN 7 14 1000.0 135.0 19707 50 15434 41 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 6 57 1000.0 323.0 34005 100 31671 98 0.0 0.0 99.9
MINOT 10 58 1000.0 207.0 17900 72 20623 77 0.0 0.0 83.8
MINOT 13 45 1000.0 344.0 30372 96 28469 90 0.0 0.0 100.0
MINOT 14 15 50.0 829.0 12063 67 12055 67 6.5 1.9 100.0
PEMBINA 12 15 486.2 427.0 29986 36 24366 34 0.0 0.0 100.0
VALLEY CITY 4 38 1000.0 619.0 52327 409 46357 376 0.0 0.0 100.0
WILLISTON 4 51 1000.0 278.0 29166 51 25943 45 0.0 0.0 98.9
WILLISTON 8 52 719.1 323.0 25295 43 24027 42 0.0 0.0 99.8
WILLISTON 11 14 447.6 299.0 24273 43 22884 42 0.0 0.0 99.6
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