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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Washington
BELLEVUE 33 32 50.0 286.0 4020 1944 3539 1889 6.7 8.5 99.8
BELLEVUE 51 50 50.0 739.0 21493 2960 21087 2949 0.1 0.4 100.0
BELLINGHAM 12 35 612.2 722.0 40003 1009 37938 614 0.0 0.0 99.7
BELLINGHAM 24 19 50.0 676.0 6322 206 5934 193 0.0 0.0 100.0
CENTRALIA 15 19 50.0 347.0 12675 317 11570 297 1.3 2.3 97.0
EVERETT 16 31 290.6 239.0 15341 2878 14315 2789 0.2 0.0 99.4
KENNEWICK 42 44 50.0 390.0 14786 250 14141 238 0.0 0.0 100.0
PASCO 19 18 50.0 366.0 15893 242 15293 225 0.0 0.0 100.0
PULLMAN 10 17 189.6 408.0 25735 256 23762 208 0.0 0.0 99.9
RICHLAND 25 26 50.0 411.0 17257 267 16636 250 0.0 0.0 100.0
RICHLAND 31 38 50.0 370.0 6994 162 6483 158 0.0 0.0 100.0
SEATTLE 4 38 1000.0 247.0 26917 3048 28573 3061 0.0 0.0 93.9
SEATTLE 5 48 1000.0 250.0 27042 3052 27359 3034 0.0 0.0 94.5
SEATTLE 7 39 1000.0 250.0 23973 3014 23832 3015 0.0 0.0 98.6
SEATTLE 9 41 1000.0 252.0 22539 2947 23225 2982 0.0 0.0 92.7
SEATTLE 22 25 247.1 271.0 20306 2972 18838 2933 0.1 0.0 100.0
SEATTLE 45 44 50.0 287.0 4035 1885 3533 1818 1.6 1.6 100.0
SPOKANE 2 20 1000.0 671.0 44955 567 46495 549 0.0 0.0 93.8
SPOKANE 4 13 27.3 933.0 47131 538 49444 551 0.0 0.0 94.4
SPOKANE 6 15 1000.0 653.0 45136 562 45962 568 0.0 0.0 96.5
SPOKANE 7 39 945.6 558.0 35010 543 34472 518 0.0 0.0 98.7
SPOKANE 22 36 50.0 429.0 16529 434 15967 423 0.6 0.1 98.9
SPOKANE 28 30 95.4 601.0 26297 494 24953 477 0.2 2.7 100.0
TACOMA 11 36 1000.0 271.0 24019 3014 22953 2951 0.0 0.0 99.5
TACOMA 13 18 602.8 610.0 34985 3160 31399 3038 0.0 0.0 98.7
TACOMA 20 14 135.4 491.0 21540 2985 20756 2893 0.8 0.4 99.9
TACOMA 28 27 50.0 232.0 11775 2542 11033 2456 1.3 5.4 99.6
TACOMA 56 42 152.4 570.0 26206 2943 25599 3046 0.1 0.2 99.1
VANCOUVER 49 48 107.7 527.0 17144 1772 16628 1743 0.0 0.0 99.9
WENATCHEE 27 46 50.0 424.0 10409 106 8623 101 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 23 16 50.0 293.0 9705 196 8523 195 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 29 33 50.0 296.0 9706 198 8783 198 0.0 0.0 100.0
YAKIMA 35 14 50.0 293.0 10411 199 8832 197 2.6 0.8 100.0
YAKIMA 47 21 50.0 280.0 9737 194 8382 193 0.0 0.0 100.0
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