Objective:
This site was created just as a hobby for me. I have always been interested in TV stations, and the history of TV in America. This site has no affiliation or any commercial purpose other than to give people a simple look at where the new allocations for digital channels would be.
I also hoped that if I could get enough interest we could maybe get a forum or such going to talk about it. Since there are many site on the web that deal with digital TV, I thought I'd make one that focused in on the channels and allocations of channels aspect of digital TV.
Maps:
All information for the maps, I got I obtain from the FCC at
this site
The maps are in PNG format, so if you're using a really old browser you may not be able to see them. I created these maps myself so feel free to use them. I ask that if you do choose to use them please DOWNLOAD them to your computer then upload them to your site or another site.
Please do not hotlink to my site. This takes away bandwidth from me. To download a map simply right click on the map and then click "save as."
The maps show approximate location of the city and the channel number. They are not meant to be exact but I did my best to approximate the location of the city of license.
Please note the maps go by THE CITY OF LICENCE, and NOT the transmitter location. For instance WPWR-TV is on digital channel 51. The transmitter is in Chicago atop the Sears Tower, but the city of license is in Gary Indiana. If you look at the map of channel 51 you will see the channel located a bit south of Chicago, because even though WPWR is licensed to Gary, Indiana, it functions as a Chicago station
I did not choose to indicate how many miles to an inch are on these maps. The problem arises from the way the browser displays the map. Internet Explorer, Opera, and Mozilla based browsers like Firefox and K-Meleon all render images slightly different. Also if you have the display resolution on your monitor at 800X600 you will get a larger image than the most common computer monitor resolution which is 1024x768.
Because of the variety of browsers and screen resolutions I chose to list the cities of each map on a link. This link opens in a new window. If it doesn't allow pop-ups this link may not wink. You may have to give your browser permission to open a new link for dtvallocations.com
Once the list of cities opens in a pop up window you can resize this and use your mouse to put the list of cities anywhere you want so you can read the list as you follow the map. If you find you cannot resize the window, it may be your browser is preventing you. First try to minimize the window. Then maximize or reopen the window. This will in most cases allow you to resize the window.
The list of cities is not in alphabetical order. I ordered it reading from east to west from north to south. Basically it lists the cities starting in the northeast like Boston then works it way south. After I moved a bit West on the map and started to list the cities back North. Then once I reached the most Northern states I moved a bit further west and started south again.
If you noticed an error in this site, weather it is on the maps or you can't get something working correctly please use the "contact us" section on the main page or
click here.
Most place on this site you can return home from any page by clicking the DTV Allocations Logo in the upper left hand corner
Something To Keep In Mind:
hen you look at the cities and the allocations keep in mind the channel you see may not belong to the station you think it is.
Here's an example of what I mean. These are station in Chicago.
WPWR-TV broadcasts in analog on channel 50 and in digital on channel 51.
WPWR-TV broadcasts in analog on channel 38 and in digital on channel 43.
Both these stations have elected to stay on their digital channels.
Here's where the tricky part comes in
WGBO-TV broadcasts in analog on channel 66 and in digital on channel 53
WFXT-TV broadcasts in analog on channel 60 and in digital on channel 59
After the transition to digital TV is complete, the UHF channels over 51 will no longer be available for TV broadcasting
Now you will see that neither WGBO or WFXT can stay on their digital channels nor can they return to their analog channels since both their digital and analog channels won't be available for TV broadcasting.
So WGBO-TV which now broadcasts on analog 66 and digital 53 will take over channel 38, the TV channel abandoned by WCPX (currently used for analog)
WFXT which now broadcasts on analog 60 and digital 59 will take over channel 508, the TV channel abandoned by WPWR (currently used for analog)
But if you just look at the map you may assume WPWR chose to stay on channel 50, but this isn't so. WPWR went to channel 51 and WFXT took over the channel for it's digital signal.
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