[BC] Low-Band VHF DTV Channels

[Byrne, John H COE Engineering]

On the latest FCC allotment table of permanent DTV channels, there are
40 low-band VHF (Channels 2-6) frequencies allotted, of which 21 are
either Channel 5 or Channel 6.

See attached list:


Facility ID	State and City			NTSC	DTV
DTV		DTV		
			        				Chan
Chan		ERP (kW)	HAAT (m)

60519	AK	SITKA			13		2
1		1
24749	AZ	FLAGSTAFF		2		2
7.25		465
70596	CO	GRAND JUNCTION	5		2		1
-23
39644	ME	BANGOR			2		2
2.37		199
49273	NE	NORTH PLATTE	2		2		3.61
145
69677	NV	LAS VEGAS		3		2
27.7		384
17688	SD	RAPID CITY		3		2
7.1		185
1283		WY	JACKSON			2		2
1		293
4983		AK	BETHEL			4		3
1		61
53382	CA	EUREKA			3		3
8.39		503
72053	FL	KEY WEST		22		3
1		62
5237		MT	MILES CITY		3		3
1.03		30
86537	NV	ELY				3		3
1		279
41975	SD	FLORENCE		3		3
3.7		241
5981		VA	ROANOKE		15		3
7.25		618
20015	AK	NORTH POLE		4		4
1		5
13950	IL	ROCK ISLAND		4		4
3.88		408
64017	KY	DANVILLE			56		4
26.5		327
66804	WV	OAK HILL			4		4
2.73		236
21488	AK	ANCHORAGE		5		5
45		277
8661		IA	AMES			5		5
3.91		613
76001	MI	CALUMET			5		5
20.5		388
24783	MI	KALAMAZOO		52		5
10		174
35959	MT	BUTTE			4		5
10.7		588
48003	NE	HASTINGS		5		5
2.8		218
17076	OH	TOLEDO			40		5
1		174
8260		OR	MEDFORD		5		5
6.35		823
19184	TN	MEMPHIS			5		5
1.46		338
36504	TN	NASHVILLE		5		5
4.28		425
24316	TX	FREDERICKSBURG	2		5		10.2
413
2455		VA	BRISTOL			5		5
6.78		680
70592	WV	WESTON			5		5
9.96		253
13595	CT	NEW HAVEN		65		6
0.4		88
23917	GA	PELHAM			14		6
3.8		474
23937	GA	WRENS			20		6
30		436
66414	KS	ENSIGN			6		6
20		198
18066	MT	BUTTE			6		6
6.81		576
73942	NY	SCHENECTADY	6		6		4.46
426
8616		PA	PHILADELPHIA		6		6
2.55		332
82575	WY	CASPER			6		6
1		536



-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Bill Smith
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:06 AM
To: 'Broadcasters' Mailing List'
Subject: RE: [BC] Overcrowding & noise floor on AM

Where is the plan to hand channels 5 and 6 over to public safety? This
is the first I've heard of it and I'm heavily involved in public
safety/critical infrastructure radio systems. PS is getting a chunk of
the soon to be cleared 700 MHz band between 60 and 69, which companies
like Cyren Call are trying to get their hands on.

The recent DTV plans I have seen don't show any give back of VHF
channels.
Some of the original plans were for all DTV to be in the UHF band and
the freed up spectrum reallocated.

Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net]
> On Behalf Of Phil Alexander
> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:21 AM
> To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [BC] Overcrowding & noise floor on AM


> You can forget TV 5 and 6. They are slated for pub safety and biz
radio. The  biz radio part looks like a high ticket auction while if
they gave out replacement channels they wouldn't get a nickel. This is a
non-starter, today, tomorrow and 10 years from now.