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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Texas
ABILENE 9 29 1000.0 259.0 26409 221 19985 205 4.5 3.3 100.0
ABILENE 32 24 50.0 287.0 17234 182 17206 182 0.7 0.2 100.0
ALVIN 67 36 107.6 543.0 19402 3615 22591 3738 0.1 0.0 85.9
AMARILLO 2 21 1000.0 401.0 38166 317 36338 310 0.0 0.0 99.9
AMARILLO 4 19 1000.0 433.0 40439 325 39077 324 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 7 23 631.8 518.0 38673 315 35708 316 0.0 0.0 99.2
AMARILLO 10 9 20.8 466.0 36500 313 33165 304 0.0 0.0 100.0
AMARILLO 14 15 50.0 464.0 24095 285 23951 285 0.0 0.0 100.0
ARLINGTON 68 42 105.6 360.0 14497 3771 17975 3879 0.0 0.0 80.5
AUSTIN 7 56 1000.0 384.0 30828 1245 30089 1269 0.0 0.0 97.1
AUSTIN 18 22 66.7 335.0 18312 904 18352 904 4.3 0.8 98.8
AUSTIN 24 33 81.4 387.0 22472 997 20626 965 1.7 0.2 100.0
AUSTIN 36 21 158.2 374.0 25028 1084 23977 1044 0.1 0.0 99.9
AUSTIN 42 43 82.7 393.0 17588 911 16501 878 0.6 0.0 99.8
AUSTIN 54 49 177.6 374.0 21850 948 21914 1005 6.2 6.6 93.2
BAYTOWN 57 41 144.4 585.0 26201 3625 26197 3625 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 6 21 1000.0 293.0 32847 702 28386 640 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 12 50 1000.0 305.0 26741 650 23716 603 0.0 0.0 100.0
BEAUMONT 34 33 50.0 312.0 13852 541 13852 541 0.0 0.0 100.0
BELTON 46 47 50.0 384.0 15417 611 14824 547 1.3 0.3 100.0
BIG SPRING 4 33 136.0 116.0 12023 55 11902 55 0.0 0.0 99.9
BROWNSVILLE 23 24 100.0 445.0 19570 667 19566 667 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRYAN 3 59 1000.0 515.0 42756 2830 30202 522 0.0 0.0 100.0
BRYAN 28 29 50.0 220.0 12694 224 12742 224 0.4 0.1 99.6
COLLEGE STATION 15 12 3.2 119.0 4071 137 4071 137 0.0 0.0 100.0
CONROE 49 5 1.0 359.0 15427 3326 13430 2266 0.1 0.0 99.7
CONROE 55 42 155.3 570.0 31654 3838 31975 3838 3.5 0.3 98.5
CORPUS CHRISTI 3 47 1000.0 262.0 31435 490 30486 488 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 6 50 1000.0 291.0 28932 493 28236 490 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 10 18 631.2 287.0 27969 493 27637 491 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 16 23 50.0 296.0 15085 447 15085 447 0.0 0.0 100.0
CORPUS CHRISTI 28 27 50.0 232.0 10892 419 10892 419 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 4 35 1000.0 511.0 45408 4395 40690 4278 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 8 9 21.5 512.0 38703 4202 35954 4161 0.0 0.0 99.9
DALLAS 13 14 484.6 469.0 37811 4200 34201 4145 0.0 0.0 100.0
DALLAS 27 36 280.2 515.0 26874 4049 27151 4058 2.0 0.2 98.6
DALLAS 33 32 218.7 518.0 26899 4047 26714 4044 0.1 0.0 99.8
DALLAS 39 40 221.3 512.0 31240 4093 31248 4095 0.6 0.0 99.0
DALLAS 58 45 154.3 438.0 21176 3939 21140 3939 0.0 0.0 99.7
DECATUR 29 30 99.3 160.0 12473 3741 11916 3713 1.1 0.1 99.9
DEL RIO 10 28 1000.0 100.0 7805 47 7493 47 0.0 0.0 100.0
DENTON 2 43 1000.0 412.0 38925 4212 36831 4176 0.0 0.0 99.8
EAGLE PASS 16 18 50.0 85.0 2385 36 2385 36 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 4 18 1000.0 475.0 39024 722 39212 722 0.0 0.0 98.3
EL PASO 7 17 1000.0 265.0 22864 721 23481 722 0.0 0.0 91.1
EL PASO 9 16 650.3 582.0 40320 724 37215 723 0.0 0.0 99.9
EL PASO 13 30 1000.0 265.0 23268 720 21850 720 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 14 15 50.0 604.0 21194 719 19668 720 0.1 0.1 98.5
EL PASO 26 25 71.0 457.0 16234 717 16029 717 0.0 0.0 99.8
EL PASO 38 39 50.0 557.0 8401 628 7981 628 0.0 0.0 100.0
EL PASO 65 51 50.0 557.0 15868 703 15091 703 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 5 41 1000.0 514.0 45441 4404 39610 4227 0.0 0.0 100.0
FORT WORTH 11 19 552.2 509.0 39460 4217 34825 4150 1.0 0.1 100.0
FORT WORTH 21 18 220.0 503.0 26985 4045 27744 4053 0.9 0.1 97.1
FORT WORTH 52 51 172.9 328.0 14497 3809 14188 3802 0.0 0.0 99.9
GALVESTON 22 23 246.6 566.0 30569 3689 30801 3696 0.0 0.0 99.2
GALVESTON 48 47 168.1 358.0 18400 3461 18133 3350 0.0 0.0 99.8
GARLAND 23 24 172.9 348.0 12957 3159 12589 3047 1.7 0.4 100.0
GREENVILLE 47 46 50.0 155.0 2533 70 2533 70 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 4 31 1000.0 396.0 38632 687 36762 686 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 44 34 50.0 296.0 13869 657 13869 657 0.0 0.0 100.0
HARLINGEN 60 38 50.0 372.0 14082 661 14082 661 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 2 35 1000.0 588.0 50318 3934 44930 3865 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 8 9 8.4 564.0 36969 3852 37240 3850 0.3 0.0 98.4
HOUSTON 11 31 785.4 570.0 44526 3901 42875 3879 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 13 32 796.8 588.0 44297 3900 41721 3870 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 14 24 277.1 438.0 25772 3782 25619 3781 0.1 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 20 19 239.0 552.0 27880 3788 27863 3788 0.6 0.1 100.0
HOUSTON 26 27 239.1 594.0 31352 3825 31101 3816 0.4 0.1 100.0
HOUSTON 39 38 208.4 594.0 27711 3779 27530 3776 0.0 0.0 100.0
HOUSTON 61 44 122.2 429.0 20486 3695 20482 3695 0.0 0.0 100.0
IRVING 49 48 181.4 365.0 19464 3910 19323 3907 0.5 0.2 100.0
JACKSONVILLE 56 22 101.2 482.0 19968 553 19872 552 2.3 2.7 99.9
KATY 51 52 70.9 500.0 20118 3688 20050 3687 0.0 0.0 100.0
KERRVILLE 35 32 207.4 536.0 23092 1416 22701 1411 1.6 1.4 99.8
KILLEEN 62 23 50.0 408.0 16884 540 16864 540 0.0 0.0 99.4
LAKE DALLAS 55 54 70.7 142.0 10413 3602 10253 3565 0.0 0.0 100.0
LAREDO 8 15 526.4 312.0 26393 140 25684 137 0.0 0.0 99.9
LAREDO 13 14 143.5 280.0 19978 143 20347 143 8.6 5.3 95.8
LAREDO 27 19 81.0 67.0 6996 132 6972 132 0.0 0.0 100.0
LLANO 14 27 174.1 269.0 18908 236 17301 119 6.9 4.9 99.9
LONGVIEW 51 31 113.7 381.0 17497 533 17275 521 0.6 0.4 99.9
LUBBOCK 5 39 1000.0 226.0 28330 364 28269 364 0.0 0.0 99.6
LUBBOCK 11 43 1000.0 232.0 25326 351 24403 349 1.8 0.3 100.0
LUBBOCK 13 40 1000.0 268.0 25082 342 24059 342 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 16 25 50.0 83.0 5191 235 5179 235 0.3 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 28 27 52.7 256.0 16287 300 16194 300 1.3 0.0 100.0
LUBBOCK 34 35 121.0 256.0 15048 295 14980 295 0.0 0.0 100.0
LUFKIN 9 43 813.3 204.0 18032 223 16010 206 3.6 5.0 100.0
MCALLEN 48 46 80.1 288.0 14991 658 14959 656 0.0 0.0 100.0
MIDLAND 2 26 1000.0 323.0 34576 345 33060 341 0.0 0.0 100.0
NACOGDOCHES 19 18 50.0 222.0 8477 141 8445 140 6.7 3.1 100.0
ODESSA 7 31 1000.0 226.0 25478 279 25006 278 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 9 15 486.4 387.0 33018 325 29562 297 0.0 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 24 23 99.8 335.0 18882 289 18874 289 0.8 0.0 100.0
ODESSA 36 22 50.0 88.0 4555 225 4823 225 0.0 0.0 94.4
ODESSA 42 43 50.0 146.0 7035 243 7435 243 0.0 0.0 94.6
PORT ARTHUR 4 40 1000.0 360.0 36385 778 32998 763 0.0 0.0 99.7
RIO GRANDE CITY 40 20 50.0 113.0 10336 106 10328 106 0.0 0.0 100.0
ROSENBERG 45 46 65.7 439.0 19437 3656 19380 3655 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 3 16 204.5 183.0 17390 120 16339 119 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANGELO 6 19 1000.0 277.0 30653 140 26403 127 0.0 0.0 99.5
SAN ANGELO 8 11 18.8 442.0 32951 154 29799 148 0.0 0.0 99.4
SAN ANTONIO 4 58 1000.0 451.0 40688 1703 37111 1591 0.0 0.0 99.4
SAN ANTONIO 5 55 1000.0 424.0 37732 1587 36112 1588 0.0 0.0 97.5
SAN ANTONIO 9 20 827.3 283.0 26936 1510 25660 1499 0.6 0.3 99.6
SAN ANTONIO 12 48 989.1 451.0 35839 1572 34879 1571 0.5 0.4 99.0
SAN ANTONIO 23 16 50.0 261.0 11425 1363 11306 1362 1.2 0.2 99.9
SAN ANTONIO 29 30 231.8 443.0 23843 1505 23364 1497 0.3 0.1 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 41 39 196.8 432.0 22602 1488 22090 1466 0.0 0.0 100.0
SAN ANTONIO 60 38 125.6 456.0 19327 1465 18560 1454 0.0 0.0 100.0
SHERMAN 12 20 394.0 543.0 38698 684 29746 384 0.0 0.0 100.0
SNYDER 17 10 3.2 135.0 5587 21 5431 21 0.0 0.0 99.9
SWEETWATER 12 20 560.8 427.0 32329 238 29841 233 2.7 0.6 97.4
TEMPLE 6 50 1000.0 573.0 47381 1090 35310 971 0.0 0.0 99.2
TEXARKANA 6 15 1000.0 482.0 43756 1018 32460 884 0.0 0.0 100.0
TYLER 7 38 1000.0 302.0 28271 703 23380 619 0.0 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 19 34 50.0 149.0 7797 117 7797 117 0.1 0.0 100.0
VICTORIA 25 15 52.3 311.0 16145 165 16084 164 0.0 0.0 100.0
WACO 10 53 732.0 552.0 39010 853 35434 811 0.0 0.0 99.9
WACO 25 26 234.7 558.0 28933 716 26263 595 0.0 0.0 100.0
WACO 34 20 50.0 155.0 4781 201 4721 201 0.1 0.0 100.0
WACO 44 57 200.2 552.0 22375 599 22407 608 0.7 0.0 98.9
WESLACO 5 13 40.0 290.0 32933 672 31728 675 0.0 0.0 99.7
WICHITA FALLS 3 28 1000.0 305.0 33377 388 30557 369 0.0 0.0 100.0
WICHITA FALLS 6 22 1000.0 311.0 32101 367 28057 358 0.0 0.0 94.2
WICHITA FALLS 18 15 96.3 329.0 17791 320 17915 320 2.4 1.0 99.3
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