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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Wisconsin
APPLETON 32 59 50.0 336.0 17094 760 16889 750 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHIPPEWA FALLS 48 49 50.0 213.0 11489 233 11695 238 0.1 0.0 96.8
EAGLE RIVER 34 28 52.8 127.0 9995 70 10007 71 1.1 0.7 99.1
EAU CLAIRE 13 39 944.3 607.0 41500 711 37390 643 0.0 0.0 98.7
EAU CLAIRE 18 15 50.0 226.0 11397 231 11320 230 0.3 0.1 100.0
FOND DU LAC 68 44 122.7 506.0 26083 1986 26740 2424 0.1 1.6 96.3
GREEN BAY 2 23 1000.0 381.0 37771 1055 35158 1004 1.0 0.4 99.9
GREEN BAY 5 56 1000.0 341.0 35496 1037 33443 988 0.0 0.0 99.9
GREEN BAY 11 51 1000.0 384.0 33121 1007 31547 956 3.5 2.4 100.0
GREEN BAY 26 41 285.5 356.0 23465 924 23171 915 3.0 1.5 100.0
GREEN BAY 38 42 50.0 360.0 17370 729 17366 728 0.0 0.0 99.3
JANESVILLE 57 32 79.3 342.0 15937 1061 16225 1067 1.1 0.6 97.0
KENOSHA 55 40 97.2 144.0 11200 2080 10924 2040 0.4 0.1 100.0
LA CROSSE 8 53 1000.0 469.0 36877 681 29076 525 0.5 0.4 100.0
LA CROSSE 19 14 50.0 347.0 16453 300 15633 286 6.5 3.5 100.0
LA CROSSE 25 17 50.0 306.0 12633 250 11804 228 0.2 0.1 100.0
LA CROSSE 31 30 50.0 347.0 17544 310 16864 297 2.6 1.7 100.0
MADISON 3 50 380.2 469.0 30593 1315 25483 1060 2.7 6.4 99.8
MADISON 15 19 50.0 352.0 18214 816 17836 771 0.1 0.0 98.3
MADISON 21 20 50.0 453.0 21941 893 21768 888 2.0 1.3 98.7
MADISON 27 26 228.3 455.0 25909 1056 26561 1071 2.8 4.2 97.1
MADISON 47 11 3.2 450.0 19564 832 19310 822 1.1 1.4 98.4
MANITOWOC 16 19 50.0 129.0 3415 81 3415 81 1.5 0.7 100.0
MAYVILLE 52 43 50.0 120.0 2183 87 2155 85 1.3 0.8 100.0
MENOMONIE 28 27 50.0 346.0 17181 344 16347 319 0.2 0.0 100.0
MILWAUKEE 4 28 1000.0 305.0 33003 2715 24264 2170 0.0 0.0 98.8
MILWAUKEE 6 33 1000.0 305.0 33449 2801 22286 2072 0.0 0.0 99.9
MILWAUKEE 10 8 9.9 343.0 26703 2457 24134 2110 0.0 0.0 98.4
MILWAUKEE 12 34 832.8 305.0 29063 2570 22473 2066 0.0 0.0 100.0
MILWAUKEE 18 61 519.8 307.0 20074 2243 19192 2150 0.0 0.0 100.0
MILWAUKEE 24 25 111.2 313.0 17125 2087 17044 2071 0.8 0.2 99.7
MILWAUKEE 30 22 50.0 293.0 13307 1847 13315 1848 1.0 1.3 99.8
MILWAUKEE 36 35 59.6 283.0 13997 1854 14630 1875 1.3 0.8 95.7
MILWAUKEE 58 46 139.7 339.0 22271 2212 20629 2155 0.5 1.1 99.7
PARK FALLS 36 47 50.0 445.0 19939 106 19134 97 1.7 1.4 100.0
RACINE 49 48 176.4 303.0 17140 2103 16621 1997 0.9 0.3 100.0
RHINELANDER 12 16 510.5 506.0 39393 351 29821 251 0.0 0.0 100.0
SUPERIOR 6 19 1000.0 308.0 32476 286 28518 256 0.0 0.0 99.9
SURING 14 21 50.0 201.0 13334 541 13330 541 0.2 0.3 100.0
WAUSAU 7 40 836.0 369.0 30184 481 27045 431 0.0 0.0 97.2
WAUSAU 9 29 669.8 369.0 32021 491 25727 433 0.0 0.0 99.6
WAUSAU 20 24 50.0 300.0 17800 354 17796 354 1.3 0.6 99.8
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