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Washington, D.C. 20554 Approved by OMB 3060-0841 Expires 02/28/99 August 10, 1998 ADDITIONAL APPLICATION PROCESSING GUIDELINES FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV) By this Notice, the Mass Media Bureau further explains how it will process applications for DTV station construction permits, including information which should be included in engineering showings and other application exhibits. The Commission earlier issued a Public Notice describing how DTV application processing is similar to that for analog TV (NTSC) minor change applications. The earlier Notice focused on routine "checklist" applications, for which applicants certify that their proposed facilities conform with the engineering parameters of the DTV Allotment Table and several other key processing requirements. This Notice announces the Bureau's DTV processing priorities. It also explains how the new provisions for de minimis interference, increased power through antenna beam tilting, and DTV allotment exchanges affect the application process. These measures, which were adopted in the Commission's Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration of the Sixth Report and Order in MM Docket No. 87-268 ("Order") afford applicants additional flexibility to design their facilities to improve signal coverage within their communities and to increase their service areas. This guidance for "nonchecklist" applications should help to resolve processing uncertainties, enable the preparation of complete and quality applications and hasten the authorization of DTV service. Processing Priorities The Bureau will continue to place the highest priority on DTV "checklist" applications, which can ordinarily be granted within several days of receipt in the Bureau. Priorities for processing nonchecklist applications are: (1) Applications of broadcasters who have voluntarily committed to begin operation on November 1 of this year and stations in the 10 largest TV markets with a May 1, 1999 buildout date, (2) Applications in markets 11-30 with a buildout date of November 1, 1999, and (3) All other DTV applications. Technical or Interference Studies These studies are required for nonchecklist or nonconforming applications proposing DTV facilities that do not conform to the allowable "checklist" variations from the DTV Allotment Table, including those specifying more than "checklist" power using antenna beam tilt if they have adjacent channel stations nearby. Also, these studies are required to make an informal objection to an application if the objection is based on a claim that unacceptable interference will be caused. Generally, a study is needed when there is concern that unacceptable interference may be caused to other DTV or NTSC stations. A technical study must be consistent with the process developed and used in the DTV rule making proceeding and described in OET Bulletin No. 69. If the study is based on a computer analysis that was designed to duplicate the Commission's computer analysis, the technical exhibit should identify the facilities on which the computer analysis was done (computer and software used) and whether sufficient comparisons have been made to confirm that these facilities produce the same results as the Commission's implementation of OET Bulletin No. 69. The technical exhibit should indicate which DTV or NTSC stations are affected by interference (changing the populations they serve), and describe the magnitude of that change. The study may be based on a finer resolution than that used in creating Appendix B of the Order and described in OET Bulletin No. 69 (cell size may be smaller than 2 km on a side). An application containing such a finer resolution study must clearly identify that fact and should request Commission review on that basis. If the study is not based on an FCC-matched computer analysis, the technical exhibit should include a description of the methods and models employed, how it differs from FCC analysis, which DTV and NTSC stations are considered, which DTV or NTSC stations are affected, and the magnitude of the change in the population they are predicted to serve. Alternatively, a non- conforming DTV application may include a demonstration that its service area is not extended beyond the area it was assigned in the Order and that there are no adjacent-channel or "taboo"- channel related DTV or NTSC stations that would be predicted to receive interference from the facilities requested in the application. In any case, the Bureau staff may request additional information regarding the analysis. Section 73.623(c) specifies the procedures for non-conforming DTV applications protecting other DTV stations and allotments and NTSC stations. In general, interference to such stations affecting less than 2 percent of the population they serve is considered to be de minimis. However, any interference is considered unacceptable (there is no amount considered to be de minimis) if the station to be protected already is receiving interference to more than 10 percent of the population it would otherwise serve, as described below. Where a station is receiving interference to between 8 and 10 percent of the population it would otherwise serve, additional interference is considered de minimis if it does not cause interference to the station to exceed the 10 percent threshold. The de minimis calculations are extremely complex, with many decisions on assumptions or procedures that can alter the accuracy of the determination and the difficulty of performing it. While we considered several approaches, we believe the method described below appropriately balances protection from interference against manageable calculation and recordkeeping requirements that can be accomplished without hindering the rapid rollout of DTV service. The approach protects the integrity of the DTV table and protects NTSC and DTV stations from receiving excessive amounts of interference. At the same time, it is as straightforward as we can make it so that it is workable for both the Commission and the consultants that are doing the analysis. Stations to be considered. Generally, the potential impact on a station should be examined if the station is within the following distances. These distances are based in part on the OET Bulletin No. 69 table of distances for "culling of undesired stations." The distance to a Grade B or predicted service contour based on maximum facilities (129 km for all DTV stations and NTSC stations on Channels 2-6, 120 km for NTSC stations on Channels 7-13 and 107 km for NTSC stations on Channels 14-69) is added to those culling distances to arrive at the appropriate distance between the stations. Channels Channel relationship To DTV or NTSC? Distance (km) 2-6 Co-channel DTV 429 2-6 Co-channel NTSC 429 2-6 1st-adjacent channel DTV 229 2-6 1st-adjacent channel NTSC 229 7-13 Co-channel DTV 429 7-13 Co-channel NTSC 420 7-13 1st-adjacent channel DTV 229 7-13 1st-adjacent channel NTSC 220 14-69 Co-channel DTV 429 14-69 Co-channel NTSC 407 14-69 1st-adjacent channel DTV 229 14-69 1st-adjacent channel NTSC 207 14-69 Taboo channels NTSC 142 Applicants are not required to include an analysis of Canadian or Mexican stations or allotments, but proposals to increase the facilities of a DTV station in the direction of the Canadian or Mexican border may be delayed or otherwise affected by our coordination with Canada or Mexico. Service area. For each DTV station that must be examined, the initial study should be based on the facilities authorized in Appendix B of the Order. In addition, where a DTV station has been authorized, through grant of a nonchecklist application, facilities that extend the service area in any direction (or all directions) beyond that achieved by the initial facilities in the DTV Allotment Table, the technical exhibit must include an additional analysis of the interference to the service area of that DTV station as authorized in its construction permit or subsequent license. DTV stations granted checklist applications or applications for facilities that do not extend the service area in any direction should not be included in such an additional analysis. For each NTSC station that must be examined, the initial study should be based on the current service area of that NTSC station. If the currently authorized facilities are different from the facilities reflected in Appendix B of the Order, the technical exhibit may need to include an additional analysis of the interference to the facilities reflected in Appendix B of the Order. Determining 10% and 2% de minimis limits for DTV. In Appendix B of the Order, each DTV station has a number for "DIGITAL TELEVISION SERVICE DURING TRANSITION: PEOPLE (thous)." This "DTVSERVICE" represents the people within the associated NTSC station's Grade B contour at locations where the predicted DTV signal level is high enough to overcome both noise and interfering signals. It assumes that all DTV stations are operating with the allotted power, HAAT and site. Similarly, Appendix B of the Order identifies the associated NTSC station's "EXISTING NTSC: CURRENT SERVICE: PEOPLE (thous)." This "NTSCSERVICE" represents the people within the NTSC station's Grade B contour at locations where the predicted NTSC signal level is high enough to overcome both noise and interfering signals from other NTSC stations (but does not reflect interference from DTV stations). See Appendix B of the Sixth Report and Order and OET Bulletin No. 69 for a more complete discussion of how these numbers are determined. In most cases, DTVSERVICE exceeds NTSCSERVICE and the 10% limit will be determined as accumulated reductions in the DTVSERVICE divided by the baseline DTVSERVICE. In these cases the DTVSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order is the baseline for determining whether or not 10% of the population served by the station has been lost. However, in approximately 260 cases, the DTVSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order is less than the associated NTSCSERVICE. In such cases, the baseline for the 10% limit determination is the associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order. Thus, a DTV station with its DTVSERVICE less than 90% of its associated NTSCSERVICE will be considered to be at its 10% interference limit and protected from additional interference under the 2% de minimis criteria. For example, if the DTVSERVICE and associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order were 800,000 and 1,000,000, respectively, the baseline is the larger population (1,000,000). A 10% reduction in the baseline would result in service remaining for 900,000 people. The DTVSERVICE (800,000) would not be subject to any de minimis interference reductions under the 2% criteria because it is less than 90% of the baseline. Attached to this Notice is a list of the DTV stations from the Order for which the baseline should be their NTSCSERVICE because it is larger than their DTVSERVICE. Each application seeking to demonstrate that it would cause no more than a de minimis amount of interference to a DTV allotment must calculate a new DTVSERVICE for that allotment. The new DTVSERVICE must not be less than 90% of the DTV allotment's baseline (the larger of its DTVSERVICE and its associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order). For this 10% determination, the cumulative effect on the DTVSERVICE of any changes authorized in "surrounding stations" must be considered. Authorized DTV facilities for surrounding stations should not be substituted for the DTV allotment facilities if they are based on a checklist application or only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order. Other surrounding authorized DTV facilities must be considered in place of their DTV allotment facilities if, and only if, their consideration reduces the DTVSERVICE. Ordinarily, surrounding NTSC stations should be considered based on their construction permit facilities, if such exist and if they are different from their licensed facilities. If, subsequent to the Order, the DTV station has been authorized facilities that allow it to cover a new area beyond that covered by the allotment facilities, an additional DTVSERVICE should be calculated for the modified facilities in the same manner as was done in the Order. However, it does not appear feasible to base the 10% de minimis determination (either solely or additionally) on such a modified DTVSERVICE. Using a modified DTVSERVICE to determine conformance with the cumulative 10% criteria would require either extensive, accurate recordkeeping or extremely complicated and unwieldy calculations that may lead to disputes. Protection of the DTV allotment from the Order fulfills our top priority of providing a facility for each DTV station to replicate its associated NTSC service. In addition, although it is possible for a DTVSERVICE that has been increased through a modification to be subject to a cumulative reduction exceeding 10% of the modified DTVSERVICE, such an occurrence should be rare because it would require more than 5 nearby DTV stations increasing their coverage and causing de minimis interference. We also note that the protection of the replication DTV allotment facilities was a decision that the Commission may address further in the first two-year review. At that time, this procedure may need to be reexamined. As with DTV facilities changes, associated NTSC station modifications can occur. Attempting to alter the baseline to reflect such changes also appears to be an unnecessary complication. Therefore, both the DTVSERVICE and the NTSCSERVICE in Appendix B of the Order will continue to be used as the baseline for determining conformance with the 10% criteria, even if the authorized DTV or NTSC facilities have been modified subsequent to adoption of the Order. As with the 10% procedure, the 2% limit for de minimis impact on a DTV station involves consideration of its DTVSERVICE (and, where larger, its associated NTSCSERVICE). Also consistent with the 10% procedure, the baseline to be used for determining the magnitude of a 2% population reduction is the larger of the DTVSERVICE or the NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order. If, in the above example, the DTVSERVICE and associated NTSCSERVICE from Appendix B of the Order were 950,000 and 1,000,000, respectively, then the baseline population would again be the NTSCSERVICE population of 1,000,000. Using 2% of 1,000,000 would mean that interference to fewer than 20,000 people would be considered de minimis. The 2% calculations differ from the 10% calculations because they must measure the individual contribution of a single DTV station filing an application. The impact of an application proposal is the difference between a determination of the DTVSERVICE before the application's proposed facilities are considered and another determination of the DTVSERVICE as it would be after the application's proposed facilities are considered. The impact should be considered separately for a DTV allotment and for any authorization for that allotment that is not based on a checklist application and extends the coverage beyond the allotment coverage in at least one direction. For both cases, the initial determination is the "current" noise limited population less the population predicted to receive NTSC or DTV interference, i.e., noise limited population minus built-in interference considering changes to surrounding NTSC and DTV stations authorized subsequent to the Order, excluding checklist DTV authorizations and authorizations for DTV facilities that only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order. Determining 10% and 2% de minimis limits for NTSC. In Appendix B of the Order, a column identifies each NTSC station's "NEW INTERFERENCE: PEOPLE (% NL Pop)." Where this "PERCENTLOSS" exceeds 10%, additional de minimis interference is not allowed. Also, a DTV application will not be granted for facilities that would increase this value above 10%. Applicants should be aware that the final step in this calculation involves comparison with the NTSC station's noise limited service population, which is an intermediate value determined during the computer analysis before existing or new interference is considered. The PERCENTLOSS is calculated as the population with the noise limited area predicted to receive interference from only DTV sources (not NTSC alone or NTSC and DTV) divided by the noise limited service population, times 100. Each application seeking to demonstrate that it would cause no more than a de minimis amount of interference to an NTSC station must calculate a new PERCENTLOSS for that station. For the 10% determination, the cumulative effect on the PERCENTLOSS of any changes authorized in "surrounding" stations and the impact of the application proposal must be considered. Authorized DTV facilities for surrounding stations should not be considered if they are based on a checklist application or only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order. Other surrounding authorized DTV facilities must be considered in place of their DTV allotment facilities if, and only if, their consideration increases the PERCENTLOSS. Ordinarily, surrounding NTSC stations should be considered based on their construction permit facilities, if such exist and if they are different from their licensed facilities. The new PERCENTLOSS must not be more than 10%, based on the NTSC station's authorized facilities at the time the application is prepared, with the following exception. NTSC stations authorized to change their coverage after the date of the Order may have taken their construction permit subject to accepting significant amounts of interference. If the new PERCENTLOSS based on the NTSC station's facilities at the time the application is prepared exceeds 10% and the NTSC station's facilities were authorized after the date of the Order, an additional analysis should be done based on the NTSC facilities as they were authorized at the time of the Order. The application will be considered as meeting the 10% de minimis criteria if the PERCENTLOSS determined by that additional analysis is less than 10%. As with the 10% procedure, the 2% limit for impact on an NTSC station involves considering the change to the NTSC station's PERCENTLOSS calculation. All of these calculations should reflect any changes in that NTSC station's authorized coverage and any changes to surrounding NTSC and DTV stations authorized subsequent to the Order, excluding checklist DTV authorizations and authorizations for DTV facilities that only serve an area contained within the area assumed in Appendix B of the Order. The impact of an application proposal is the difference between a determination of the PERCENTLOSS before the application's proposed facilities are considered and another determination of the PERCENTLOSS as it would be after the application's proposed facilities are considered. The PERCENTLOSS must not increase by more than 2%. Rounding and calculation tolerances. Variations in the implementations of OET Bulletin No. 69, including use of different computer platforms, may produce slightly different results. Determinations of compliance with the rules will be based on the Commission's implementation of the software, with the result rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent. Thus, for example, interference to 2.04% of a station's population will be considered de minimis unless it exceeds the 10% threshold. This is consistent with the accuracy in Appendix B of the Order, where DTV interference to NTSC service is specified to a tenth of a percent. DTV maximum ERP values and the ERP values along individual azimuths will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a dB. This is consistent with the rule for NTSC stations found Section 73.615. As stated in Section 73.622(d)(5), distance calculations will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a kilometer. Finally, for NTSC station minor change applications, which may not cause interference to DTV allotments or authorizations, we will round the determination of interference to the nearest percent. Other considerations. Calculations of service populations or interference percentages are not affected by interference agreements between stations. Even where there are such agreements, the populations predicted to receive such interference must be accounted for in determining levels of de minimis interference. Where a DTV station employs antenna beam tilting to increase its power above the power authorized in Appendix B of the Order (see below), it will be treated in the manner of a "checklist" application for purposes of determining de minimis interference to DTV and NTSC co-channel stations and DTV allotments. The protection of such a station and its effect as a co- channel "surrounding" station will be based on its allotment parameters from Appendix B of the Order and not on its authorized facilities or those requested in an application. Similarly, such a station's effect on adjacent-channel DTV allotments and DTV and NTSC stations will be based on its allotment parameters from Appendix B of the Order for those stations located beyond the notification distances described below. The Mass Media Bureau has compiled the additional attached lists of: (1) DTV allotments that exceed the allowed cumulative de minimis interference level of 10% based on Appendix B of the Order, (2) NTSC stations that exceed the allowed cumulative de minimis interference level of 10% based on Appendix B of the Order, and (3) applications which have been granted as "checklist" applications. The Bureau will post these lists on its web site at www.fcc.gov and periodically update them. Antenna Beam Tilting A UHF DTV station may be built using antenna beam tilting to direct higher power toward close- in viewers while not exceeding its "reference" field strengths at its noise-limited signal contour based on its allotted power, HAAT and site and as determined from the Commission's F(50,90) propagation model. For such operation, maximum power may not exceed 1,000 kW, the amount of electrical beam tilt must exceed 1.0 degree, and unacceptable interference must not be caused to any authorized NTSC station, DTV station or DTV allotment. Applicants proposing increased power through beam tilting are not subject to the temporary 200 kW UHF cap on effective radiated power. Applicants must include a complete description of the proposed antenna system, including a determination of the depression angle to the radio horizon and the antenna gain and resulting ERP at that depression angle. These determinations must be made for at least 36 evenly spaced radial directions, starting at 0 degrees True North. In each direction, the calculated ERP must be less than the allotment reference ERP value, assuming 1 dB of additional antenna gain over the gain specified by the manufacturer. This demonstration is considered sufficient to establish that unacceptable co-channel interference would not be caused in cases where the station's proposed antenna site is within 5 kilometers of its allotment reference site and the allotment HAAT is not exceeded. If these conditions are not met, applicants must show for each radial direction that the predicted field strength at the F(50,90) noise-limited contour is at least 1 dB less than the corresponding reference field strength. An additional showing is required if an adjacent-channel DTV or NTSC TV station is close enough that unacceptable interference may be caused. Stations that must be considered are those within the outer distances of the minimum separation requirements for new DTV allotments given in Section 73.623(d). These distances are 110 kilometers (km) for other DTV stations and 106 km for NTSC stations. If there are any stations or DTV allotments within these distances, the application must include a technical showing that interference does not exceed the de minimis standard set forth in Section 73.623(c) of the rules. In addition, applicants must notify adjacent-channel stations within the distances indicated in the preceding paragraph, co-channel NTSC TV stations within 217.3 km if either the NTSC or the DTV application site is in TV Zone I (defined in Section 73.609, but generally the portion of the northeastern U.S. containing the largest cities), co-channel NTSC TV stations within 244.6 km if neither the NTSC nor the DTV application site is in TV Zone I, broadcasters with co-channel DTV stations or allotments within 196.3 km if either the DTV station or the DTV application site is in TV Zone I, and within 223.7 km if neither the DTV station nor the DTV application site is in TV Zone 1. Such stations may file informal objections in response to the application, where they can demonstrate that the amount of interference would exceed the allowed de minimis levels. In general, such applications will not be acted on until at least 10 days after the application is filed in order to allow time for such objections to be filed. Applications proposing increased power through antenna beam tilting may not be styled as "checklist" applications in view of the notification requirements and the possible need to include analyses of interference to adjacent channel stations. While the rules do not require an interference showing or station notification for NTSC stations on "taboo" channels, DTV applicants should be aware that if they are close enough, the NTSC stations may receive unacceptable interference. For this purpose, a "taboo" channel relationship exists where the NTSC station would be 2, 3, 4, 7 or 8 channels below the DTV station channel or the NTSC station would be 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 14 or 15 channels above the DTV station channel. For such stations, the distances specified for new DTV allotments in Section 73.623(d) are: 80.5 km if either the NTSC or the DTV application site is in TV Zone I; and 96.6 km if neither the NTSC nor the DTV application site is in TV Zone I. DTV Allotment Exchanges Through the application process, broadcasters are permitted to negotiate exchanges of DTV allotments in the same community, same TV market or in adjacent markets, thereby affording them increased flexibility to operate facilities best meeting their needs and without subjecting them to time consuming allocation rule making proceedings. Such exchanges may also include changes to the technical parameters of allotments, provided there is no resulting interference to other stations beyond allowable de minimis levels or that affected stations agree to accept such interference and the Commission determines that an agreement serves the public interest and complies with other pertinent rules. Applications to implement DTV allotment exchanges should be submitted together as a package and should include the following attachments: (1) a cover letter noting the allotment exchange and the parties involved, (2) the exchange agreement signed by all parties to the agreement, (3) required interference studies or agreements with all other affected parties and (4) a showing as to why a grant of the exchange would serve the public interest. The DTV service populations in Appendix B of the Order used to calculate de minimis interference were derived from the allotment parameters needed to replicate the service of the paired NTSC station. Thus, for allotment exchanges with modified parameters, it may be necessary to establish new baseline populations. See the above discussion of de minimis interference. For this situation, when a nonchecklist DTV application is granted in connection with a channel swap, only the authorized DTV facilities will be protected from interference (not the DTV allotment facilities in Appendix B of the Order). Although this Public Notice focuses on application processing, it is important to point out that the Commission also adopted a flexible policy for broadcasters to negotiate changes in the DTV Allotment Table. In this regard, the Commission will seek to accommodate petitions to amend the DTV Table to modify allotments based on negotiated agreements that cannot be handled in the application process; that is, involving channels not allotted to any of the parties to the agreement. Once the table is amended through the allocation process to reflect an agreement, applications for the allotments would not be subject to the filing of competing applications. Interference Conflicts Between NTSC Applications and DTV Allotments and Authorizations Minor modification NTSC applications. In the Order, the Commission stated that would be necessary to limit modifications of NTSC facilities where such modifications would conflict with DTV allotments and that it would consider the impact on DTV allotments in determining whether to grant applications for modification of NTSC facilities that were pending after April 3, 1997. It did not provide a de minimis interference standard for interference from NTSC stations to DTV stations and allotments. NTSC modification proposals are not permitted to cause any additional interference to DTV (but note the rounding statement above.) The Bureau is evaluating the impact of NTSC modification applications on DTV allotments and is finding that a majority of these applications can be granted without adverse impact on DTV allotments. Applications proposing facilities that are predicted to cause additional interference to DTV allotments or authorized DTV service will be dismissed. New NTSC station applications. In the DTV proceeding, the Commission indicated that it would "protect and maintain those vacant NTSC allotments that are the subject of pending applications and will avoid creating DTV allotments that would conflict with proposed new NTSC allotments." The issue of resolving DTV conflicts with pending applications for new NTSC stations has been raised in a petition for reconsideration of the DTV Order and, therefore, is not addressed in this Notice. We have estimated that response to this collection of information will take 27 hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain the required data, and actually complete and review the requested information. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden is causes you, please write the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0841), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fcc.gov. Please DO NOT SEND COMPLETED DATA TO THIS ADDRESS. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0841. THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-31, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. For additional information, contact Keith A. Larson, Office of the Bureau Chief, Mass Media Bureau at (202) 418-2600, Gordon Godfrey of the Policy and Rules Division at (202) 418-2190 or Clay Pendarvis or John Morgan, Video Services Division, at (202) 418-1600. By the Chief Mass Media Bureau STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) AK ANCHORAGE 22 (NTSC 5) 266 AK ANCHORAGE 26 (NTSC 9) 268 AL FLORENCE 14 (NTSC 15) 285 AL MOBILE 47 (NTSC 15) 1039 AR FORT SMITH 27 (NTSC 24) 410 AR JONESBORO 9 (NTSC 8) 630 AZ FLAGSTAFF 22 (NTSC 2) 196 AZ PHOENIX 17 (NTSC 5) 2234 AZ PHOENIX 24 (NTSC 3) 2234 AZ TUCSON 23 (NTSC 4) 806 AZ TUCSON 30 (NTSC 6) 741 AZ TUCSON 35 (NTSC 9) 702 CA ANAHEIM 32 (NTSC 56) 11398 CA EUREKA 16 (NTSC 3) 139 CA EUREKA 17 (NTSC 6) 143 CA LOS ANGELES 31 (NTSC 5) 14401 CA LOS ANGELES 35 (NTSC 34) 12427 CA LOS ANGELES 36 (NTSC 4) 14262 CA LOS ANGELES 42 (NTSC 22) 12151 CA LOS ANGELES 43 (NTSC 9) 12876 CA LOS ANGELES 53 (NTSC 7) 13555 CA LOS ANGELES 59 (NTSC 28) 12621 CA LOS ANGELES 60 (NTSC 2) 14289 CA LOS ANGELES 65 (NTSC 11) 13536 CA LOS ANGELES 66 (NTSC 13) 13490 CA MODESTO 18 (NTSC 19) 2748 CA MONTEREY 32 (NTSC 46) 705 CA OAKLAND 56 (NTSC 2) 5970 CA PALM SPRINGS 46 (NTSC 36) 259 CA PALM SPRINGS 52 (NTSC 42) 927 CA SACRAMENTO 21 (NTSC 31) 3554 CA SACRAMENTO 48 (NTSC 29) 1575 CA SACRAMENTO 61 (NTSC 10) 4047 CA SAN BERNARDINO 38 (NTSC 30) 11248 CA SAN BERNARDINO 61 (NTSC 18) 11875 CA SAN DIEGO 30 (NTSC 15) 2548 CA SAN FRANCISCO 24 (NTSC 7) 5866 CA SAN FRANCISCO 29 (NTSC 5) 5968 CA SAN FRANCISCO 51 (NTSC 14) 5313 CA SAN JOSE 50 (NTSC 54) 4349 CA SAN LUIS OBISPO 15 (NTSC 6) 414 CA SANTA BARBARA 27 (NTSC 3) 1276 CA STOCKTON 25 (NTSC 13) 4593 CA STOCKTON 46 (NTSC 58) 3377 CO BOULDER 15 (NTSC 14) 2095 STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) CO DENVER 34 (NTSC 2) 2312 CO DENVER 35 (NTSC 4) 2340 CO FORT COLLINS 21 (NTSC 22) 431 CO GLENWOOD SPRING 23 (NTSC 3) 85 CO GRAND JUNCTION 15 (NTSC 4) 106 CT BRIDGEPORT 42 (NTSC 43) 2664 CT HARTFORD 5 (NTSC 61) 3792 CT HARTFORD 33 (NTSC 3) 3877 CT NEW HAVEN 6 (NTSC 59) 4424 DC WASHINGTON 33 (NTSC 32) 5777 DC WASHINGTON 36 (NTSC 5) 6533 DC WASHINGTON 39 (NTSC 7) 6365 DC WASHINGTON 51 (NTSC 50) 5376 FL COCOA 51 (NTSC 52) 1510 FL GAINESVILLE 16 (NTSC 20) 547 FL JACKSONVILLE 13 (NTSC 12) 1091 FL LEESBURG 40 (NTSC 55) 1965 FL MIAMI 19 (NTSC 39) 3725 FL ORLANDO 22 (NTSC 35) 1971 FL ORLANDO 41 (NTSC 65) 2061 FL PALM BEACH 49 (NTSC 61) 1445 FL ST. PETERSBURG 24 (NTSC 10) 2795 FL ST. PETERSBURG 57 (NTSC 38) 2918 FL TALLAHASSEE 2 (NTSC 40) 362 FL TAMPA 12 (NTSC 13) 3387 FL TAMPA 34 (NTSC 16) 2772 GA ATLANTA 21 (NTSC 30) 2956 GA ATLANTA 43 (NTSC 69) 2961 GA MONROE 44 (NTSC 63) 3051 GA WRENS 36 (NTSC 20) 614 HI HONOLULU 18 (NTSC 11) 836 HI HONOLULU 22 (NTSC 2) 836 HI HONOLULU 39 (NTSC 38) 836 HI HONOLULU 40 (NTSC 4) 836 HI KAILUA KONA 25 (NTSC 6) 145 HI WAILUKU 24 (NTSC 3) 138 IA SIOUX CITY 28 (NTSC 27) 262 ID BOISE 21 (NTSC 4) 395 ID BOISE 28 (NTSC 2) 396 ID IDAHO FALLS 36 (NTSC 3) 237 ID LEWISTON 32 (NTSC 3) 141 ID MOSCOW 35 (NTSC 12) 151 IL AURORA 59 (NTSC 60) 8277 IL CHICAGO 43 (NTSC 38) 8099 IL JOLIET 53 (NTSC 66) 8010 STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) IL PEORIA 39 (NTSC 59) 409 IL URBANA 26 (NTSC 27) 336 IN EVANSVILLE 58 (NTSC 14) 577 IN EVANSVILLE 59 (NTSC 25) 588 IN FORT WAYNE 40 (NTSC 39) 689 IN KOKOMO 54 (NTSC 29) 1187 IN SOUTH BEND 35 (NTSC 34) 961 KS TOPEKA 23 (NTSC 11) 909 KY NEWPORT 29 (NTSC 19) 2340 LA BATON ROUGE 42 (NTSC 2) 2324 LA BATON ROUGE 45 (NTSC 44) 985 LA LAKE CHARLES 8 (NTSC 7) 940 LA LAKE CHARLES 20 (NTSC 18) 374 LA NEW ORLEANS 31 (NTSC 32) 1381 LA NEW ORLEANS 43 (NTSC 6) 1788 LA WEST MONROE 36 (NTSC 14) 598 MA BOSTON 30 (NTSC 4) 6716 MA CAMBRIDGE 41 (NTSC 56) 5805 MA LAWRENCE 18 (NTSC 62) 4377 MA SPRINGFIELD 55 (NTSC 40) 2146 MD BALTIMORE 38 (NTSC 13) 6187 MD BALTIMORE 40 (NTSC 54) 5667 MD BALTIMORE 52 (NTSC 2) 7078 MD FREDERICK 28 (NTSC 62) 1990 MD SALISBURY 56 (NTSC 28) 341 ME POLAND SPRING 46 (NTSC 8) 995 ME PORTLAND 38 (NTSC 13) 995 MI DETROIT 21 (NTSC 20) 4692 MI DETROIT 43 (NTSC 56) 4720 MI DETROIT 44 (NTSC 62) 4695 MI FLINT 16 (NTSC 66) 1571 MI GRAND RAPIDS 7 (NTSC 8) 1949 MI GRAND RAPIDS 19 (NTSC 17) 1488 MI KALAMAZOO 2 (NTSC 3) 2051 MI KALAMAZOO 45 (NTSC 64) 1439 MI MOUNT CLEMENS 39 (NTSC 38) 4167 MI SAULT STE. MARI 56 (NTSC 8) 82 MN DULUTH 33 (NTSC 3) 278 MO ST. JOSEPH 53 (NTSC 2) 1498 MS BILOXI 16 (NTSC 19) 648 MS GULFPORT 48 (NTSC 25) 767 MS OXFORD 36 (NTSC 18) 348 MT BILLINGS 17 (NTSC 2) 136 MT BILLINGS 18 (NTSC 6) 135 MT BUTTE 15 (NTSC 4) 138 STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) MT GREAT FALLS 44 (NTSC 3) 89 MT HARDIN 22 (NTSC 4) 136 MT MISSOULA 36 (NTSC 23) 118 MT MISSOULA 40 (NTSC 13) 131 NC ASHEVILLE 56 (NTSC 13) 1786 NC CHARLOTTE 24 (NTSC 42) 1606 NC DURHAM 27 (NTSC 28) 2096 NC FAYETTEVILLE 38 (NTSC 40) 2229 NC HICKORY 40 (NTSC 14) 511 NC KANNAPOLIS 50 (NTSC 64) 1497 NC LUMBERTON 25 (NTSC 31) 853 NC WINSTON-SALEM 32 (NTSC 26) 1642 ND MINOT 58 (NTSC 10) 77 NJ CAMDEN 22 (NTSC 23) 6092 NJ NEWARK 61 (NTSC 13) 17110 NJ NEWTON 8 (NTSC 63) 8387 NJ VINELAND 66 (NTSC 65) 5868 NM ALBUQUERQUE 25 (NTSC 5) 776 NM ALBUQUERQUE 26 (NTSC 4) 779 NM FARMINGTON 8 (NTSC 3) 114 NM SANTA FE 27 (NTSC 2) 786 NV HENDERSON 24 (NTSC 5) 734 NV LAS VEGAS 16 (NTSC 15) 726 NV RENO 15 (NTSC 5) 315 NV RENO 23 (NTSC 8) 492 NV RENO 32 (NTSC 2) 451 NV RENO 34 (NTSC 4) 393 NV RENO 44 (NTSC 11) 392 NY BUFFALO 32 (NTSC 23) 1311 NY BUFFALO 34 (NTSC 49) 1451 NY NEW YORK 24 (NTSC 25) 16695 NY NEW YORK 30 (NTSC 31) 16434 NY RIVERHEAD 57 (NTSC 55) 3221 NY ROCHESTER 16 (NTSC 21) 1015 NY SMITHTOWN 23 (NTSC 67) 3074 OH AKRON 30 (NTSC 55) 3478 OH ALLIANCE 46 (NTSC 45) 1972 OH BOWLING GREEN 56 (NTSC 27) 1148 OH CINCINNATI 10 (NTSC 9) 2781 OH CINCINNATI 31 (NTSC 12) 2800 OH COLUMBUS 36 (NTSC 28) 1675 OH DAYTON 30 (NTSC 45) 2724 OH MANSFIELD 12 (NTSC 68) 566 OH OXFORD 28 (NTSC 14) 1202 OH TOLEDO 5 (NTSC 40) 958 STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) OK OKLAHOMA CITY 15 (NTSC 14) 1060 OK OKLAHOMA CITY 33 (NTSC 34) 1078 OK OKLAHOMA CITY 42 (NTSC 43) 1128 OK OKLAHOMA CITY 50 (NTSC 62) 1004 OK OKLAHOMA CITY 51 (NTSC 52) 992 OR KLAMATH FALLS 40 (NTSC 2) 159 OR MEDFORD 15 (NTSC 5) 370 OR MEDFORD 35 (NTSC 10) 277 OR MEDFORD 38 (NTSC 12) 314 OR MEDFORD 42 (NTSC 8) 322 OR PORTLAND 40 (NTSC 6) 2002 OR PORTLAND 43 (NTSC 2) 2000 OR PORTLAND 45 (NTSC 24) 1762 OR ROSEBURG 19 (NTSC 4) 98 PA ALLENTOWN 62 (NTSC 39) 2543 PA GREENSBURG 50 (NTSC 40) 2528 PA HARRISBURG 36 (NTSC 33) 1804 PA HARRISBURG 57 (NTSC 27) 1653 PA LANCASTER 23 (NTSC 15) 2079 PA PHILADELPHIA 34 (NTSC 35) 5690 PA PHILADELPHIA 42 (NTSC 29) 7499 PA PHILADELPHIA 54 (NTSC 17) 6768 PA PITTSBURGH 26 (NTSC 16) 2493 PA READING 25 (NTSC 51) 5176 PA YORK 47 (NTSC 43) 2529 RI PROVIDENCE 21 (NTSC 36) 2569 SC GREENVILLE 9 (NTSC 29) 1191 SC GREENVILLE 35 (NTSC 16) 1105 SC MYRTLE BEACH 18 (NTSC 43) 760 SD FLORENCE 25 (NTSC 3) 198 SD LEAD 29 (NTSC 5) 149 SD RAPID CITY 22 (NTSC 3) 128 TN COOKEVILLE 52 (NTSC 22) 347 TN KINGSPORT 27 (NTSC 19) 709 TN KNOXVILLE 30 (NTSC 8) 941 TN MEMPHIS 51 (NTSC 50) 1129 TN SNEEDVILLE 41 (NTSC 2) 1659 TX ALVIN 36 (NTSC 67) 3738 TX AMARILLO 23 (NTSC 7) 316 TX ARLINGTON 42 (NTSC 68) 3879 TX AUSTIN 49 (NTSC 54) 1005 TX AUSTIN 56 (NTSC 7) 1269 TX DALLAS 36 (NTSC 27) 4058 TX DALLAS 40 (NTSC 39) 4095 TX EL PASO 15 (NTSC 14) 720 STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL NTSCSERVICE POPULATION (THOUSANDS) TX EL PASO 17 (NTSC 7) 722 TX FORT WORTH 18 (NTSC 21) 4053 TX GALVESTON 23 (NTSC 22) 3696 TX SAN ANTONIO 55 (NTSC 5) 1588 TX WACO 57 (NTSC 44) 608 TX WESLACO 13 (NTSC 5) 675 UT CEDAR CITY 14 (NTSC 4) 86 UT OGDEN 34 (NTSC 9) 1375 UT SALT LAKE CITY 35 (NTSC 2) 1484 UT SALT LAKE CITY 38 (NTSC 5) 1468 UT SALT LAKE CITY 40 (NTSC 4) 1479 UT SALT LAKE CITY 42 (NTSC 7) 1397 VA ARLINGTON 15 (NTSC 14) 5853 VA BRISTOL 28 (NTSC 5) 1387 VA HARRISONBURG 49 (NTSC 3) 532 VA MANASSAS 43 (NTSC 66) 4000 VA PORTSMOUTH 19 (NTSC 27) 1566 VA RICHMOND 24 (NTSC 23) 1106 VA RICHMOND 26 (NTSC 35) 1089 VA VIRGINIA BEACH 29 (NTSC 43) 1573 VT BURLINGTON 53 (NTSC 3) 592 WA SEATTLE 38 (NTSC 4) 3061 WA SEATTLE 39 (NTSC 7) 3015 WA SEATTLE 41 (NTSC 9) 2982 WA SPOKANE 13 (NTSC 4) 551 WA SPOKANE 15 (NTSC 6) 568 WA TACOMA 42 (NTSC 56) 3046 WI CHIPPEWA FALLS 49 (NTSC 48) 238 WI EAGLE RIVER 28 (NTSC 34) 71 WI FOND DU LAC 44 (NTSC 68) 2424 WI JANESVILLE 32 (NTSC 57) 1067 WI MADISON 26 (NTSC 27) 1071 WI MILWAUKEE 22 (NTSC 30) 1848 WI MILWAUKEE 35 (NTSC 36) 1875 WV BLUEFIELD 46 (NTSC 6) 690 WY CHEYENNE 30 (NTSC 5) 359 WY LANDER 7 (NTSC 5) 32 DTV ALLOTMENTS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE BECAUSE DTVSERVICE IS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT BELOW NTSCSERVICE STATE CITY DTV CHANNEL AR JONESBORO 9 (NTSC 8) AZ FLAGSTAFF 22 (NTSC 2) AZ TUCSON 23 (NTSC 4) CA PALM SPRINGS 52 (NTSC 42) CT HARTFORD 33 (NTSC 3) HI WAILUKU 24 (NTSC 3) KS TOPEKA 23 (NTSC 11) LA BATON ROUGE 42 (NTSC 2) LA BATON ROUGE 45 (NTSC 44) LA LAKE CHARLES 8 (NTSC 7) LA WEST MONROE 36 (NTSC 14) MA LAWRENCE 18 (NTSC 62) NJ NEWTON 8 (NTSC 63) NV RENO 32 (NTSC 2) NV RENO 34 (NTSC 4) OH DAYTON 30 (NTSC 45) OR KLAMATH FALLS 40 (NTSC 2) OR ROSEBURG 19 (NTSC 4) PA ALLENTOWN 62 (NTSC 39) PA HARRISBURG 57 (NTSC 27) PA READING 25 (NTSC 51) UT CEDAR CITY 14 (NTSC 4) VA HARRISONBURG 49 (NTSC 3) WI FOND DU LAC 44 (NTSC 68) NTSC STATIONS THAT ARE NOT SUBJECT TO ADDITIONAL DE MINIMIS INTERFERENCE BECAUSE PERCENTLOSS IS MORE THAN 10 PERCENT STATE CITY NTSC CHANNEL TX LUFKIN 9 (DTV 43) IN ELKHART 28 (DTV 58) PA PHILADELPHIA 29 (DTV 42) CT BRIDGEPORT 49 (DTV 52) CT HARTFORD 61 (DTV 5) CT HARTFORD 24 (DTV 32) PA ALLENTOWN 39 (DTV 62) PA YORK 43 (DTV 47) CT NEW BRITAIN 30 (DTV 35) MA WORCESTER 48 (DTV 47) NH DERRY 50 (DTV 35) OH NEWARK 51 (DTV 24) NY BATAVIA 51 (DTV 53) NJ NEWTON 63 (DTV 8) OH OXFORD 14 (DTV 28) Granted Checklist DTV CP 1. KHVO-DT Channel 18 Hilo, HI KITV Argyle Television, Inc. Granted: September 3, 1997 2. KITV-DT Channel 40 Honolulu, HI KITV Argyle Television, Inc. Granted: September 4, 1997 3. WBTV-DT Channel 23 Charlotte, NC Jefferson-Pilot Communications Co. Granted: October 2, 1997 4. KHOU-DT Channel 31 Houston, TX KHOU-TV, Inc. Granted: October 27, 1997 5. WSB-DT Channel 39 Atlanta, GA Georgia Television Corporation (Cox Broadcasting) Granted: November 21, 1997 6. WCBS-DT Channel 56 New York, NY CBS Inc. Granted: December 17, 1997 7. WKOW-DT Channel 26 Madison, WI Shockley Communications Corp. Granted: January 6, 1998 8. KDFW-DT Channel 35 Dallas, TX Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: January 6, 1998 9. KXAS-DT Channel 41 Fort Worth, TX North Texas Broadcast Corp. Granted: February 26, 1998 10. KPIX-DT Channel 28 San Francisco, CA Group W Broadcasting, Inc. Granted: March 3, 1998 11. WFLX-DT Channel 28 West Palm Beach, FL Malrite Communications, Group, Inc. Granted: March 13, 1998 12. WUAB-DT Channel 28 Lorain, OH Cannell Cleveland, L.P. Granted: May 14, 1998 13. WGNX-DT Channel 19 Atlanta, GA WGNX Inc. Granted: May 15, 1998 14. KXAS-DT Channel 41 Fort Worth, TX Station Venture Operations, LP Granted: May 15, 1998 15. WMFD-DT Channel 12 Mansfield, OH Mid-State Television, Inc. Granted: May 18, 1998 16. WNDU-DT Channel 42 South Bend, IN Michiana Telecasting Corp. Granted: May 27, 1998 17. WNWO-DT Channel 49 Toledo, OH Malrite Communications Group, Inc. Granted: May 27, 1998 18. WOIO-DT Channel 10 Shaker Heights, OH Malrite of Ohio, Inc. Granted: May 27, 1998 19. WEWS-DT Channel 15 Cleveland, OH Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company Granted: May 27, 1998 20. KTVF-DT Channel 26 Fairbanks, AK Northern Television, Inc. Granted: May 27, 1998 21. WTHR-DT Channel 46 Indianapolis, IN VideoIndiana, Inc. Granted: May 29, 1998 22. WBNS-DT Channel 21 Columbus, OH WBNS-TV, Inc. Granted: May 29, 1998 23. KGW-DT Channel 46 Portland, OR King Broadcasting Company Granted: May 29, 1998 24. WITF-DT Channel 36 Harrisburg, PA WITF, Inc. Granted: June 1, 1998 25. WKYC-DT Channel 2 Cleveland, OH WKYC-TV, Inc. Granted: June 1, 1998 26. KTVT-DT Channel 19 Fort Worth, TX New Gaylord B/cing. Company, L.P. Granted: June 2, 1998 27. WRC-DT Channel 48 Washington, DC NBC Subsidiary (WRC-TV), Inc. Granted : June 3, 1998 28. WFAA-DT Channel 9 Dallas, TX WFAA-TV, Inc. Granted: June 5, 1998 29. KMOV-DT Channel 56 St. Louis, MO KMOV-TV, Inc. Granted: June 10, 1998 30. KRIV-DT Channel 27 Houston, TX Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: June 10, 1998 31. WCVB-DT Channel 20 Boston, MA WCVB Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Granted: June 12, 1998 32. WTTG-DT Channel 36 Washington, DC Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: June 12, 1998 33. WTXF-DT Channel 42 Philadelphia, PA Fox TV Stations of Philadelphia Granted: June 24, 1998 34. WCAU-DT Channel 67 Philadelphia, PA NBC Stations Management, Inc. Granted: June 24, 1998 35. WPVI-DT Channel 64 Philadelphia, PA Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. Granted: June 24, 1998 36. KBME-DT Channel 22 Bismarck, ND Prairie Public Broadcasting, Inc. Granted: June 25, 1998 37. KTVI-DT Channel 43 St. Louis, MO KTVI License, Inc. Granted: July 8, 1998 38. WPLG-DT Channel 9 Miami, FL Post-Newsweek Stations, Florida, Inc. Granted: July 8, 1998 39. WXYZ-DT Channel 41 Detroit, MI Channel Seven of Detroit Inc. Granted: July 14, 1998 40. WJBK-DT Channel 58 Detroit, MI Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: July 10, 1998 41. WDIV-DT Channel 45 Detroit, MI Post-Newsweek Stations, Michigan, Inc. Granted: July 14, 1998 42. WHDH-DT Channel 42 Boston, MA WHDH-TV Granted: July 23, 1998 43. WLS-DT Channel 52 Chicago, IL WLS Television, Inc. Granted: July 23, 1998 44. WFXT-DT Channel 31 Boston, MA Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: July 23, 1998 45. WNYW-DT Channel 44 New York, NY Fox Television Stations Inc. Granted: July 23, 1998 46. WBBM-DT Channel 3 Chicago, IL CBS Broadcasting Inc. Granted: July 24, 1998 47. WMFD-DT Channel 12 Mansfield, OH Mid-State Television, Inc. Granted: July 24, 1998 48. KABC-DT Channel 53 Los Angeles, CA ABC Holding Company, Inc. Granted: July 30, 1998 49. KCBS-DT Channel 60 Los Angeles, CA CBS Broadcasting Inc. Granted: July 30, 1998 50. KNBC-DT Channel 36 Los Angeles, CA NBC Subsidiary (KNBC-TV), Inc. Granted: July 30, 1998