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) (%)
------------- -- -- ------- ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- ----------- ---------- -----
West Virginia
BLUEFIELD 6 46 1000.0 372.0 24174 682 24693 690 0.0 0.0 93.3
BLUEFIELD 40 14 50.0 387.0 15497 461 12482 337 0.1 0.1 100.0
CHARLESTON 8 41 388.5 372.0 26064 929 24529 889 0.0 0.0 99.7
CHARLESTON 11 19 71.4 525.0 22981 846 20575 785 0.0 0.0 100.0
CHARLESTON 29 39 50.0 212.0 11145 513 10379 426 0.5 0.3 100.0
CLARKSBURG 12 52 1000.0 262.0 23066 589 21524 531 0.1 0.0 99.8
CLARKSBURG 46 28 50.0 244.0 8517 286 7660 251 3.9 2.7 100.0
GRANDVIEW 9 53 1000.0 305.0 23498 599 22111 545 0.0 0.0 97.1
HUNTINGTON 3 23 444.5 388.0 30090 1068 27305 998 0.1 0.0 99.6
HUNTINGTON 13 54 430.9 387.0 26782 983 25164 948 6.3 4.5 100.0
HUNTINGTON 33 34 63.1 379.0 16652 735 16434 723 1.4 0.4 99.5
LEWISBURG 59 48 50.0 568.0 13201 308 12445 283 0.2 0.0 100.0
MARTINSBURG 60 12 3.2 312.0 11165 503 9860 476 0.1 0.0 99.7
MORGANTOWN 24 33 145.4 457.0 19594 1297 19799 1254 2.1 3.3 96.5
OAK HILL 4 50 1000.0 226.0 22396 568 22416 539 0.0 0.0 91.3
PARKERSBURG 15 49 50.0 189.0 9484 281 9187 271 6.7 7.7 100.0
WESTON 5 58 1000.0 268.0 27279 561 25870 516 0.0 0.0 96.2
WHEELING 7 32 996.9 293.0 25185 2292 23153 2013 0.0 0.0 98.6
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