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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
Rhode Island
BLOCK ISLAND 69 17 50.0 213.0 11722 1628 11291 1552 0.0 0.0 100.0
PROVIDENCE 10 51 1000.0 305.0 27786 6170 23550 5267 11.2 3.0 100.0
PROVIDENCE 12 13 15.3 305.0 26516 5943 25661 5488 8.4 2.5 99.2
PROVIDENCE 36 21 50.0 182.0 10571 2351 11133 2569 8.0 3.2 93.6
PROVIDENCE 64 54 92.6 315.0 14609 3667 13709 2800 0.0 0.0 99.6
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