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Measuring the TV “White Space” Available for Unlicensed Wireless Broadband November 18, 2005 The transition to digital television offers a new and important opportunity to take advantage of an underutilized but valuable public resource — the empty broadcast TV channels known as “white spaces” — to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Attached are analyses showing the number of vacant, unassigned TV channels available for wireless broadband in a sampling of media markets across the country. Vacant TV channels are perfectly suited for WiFi and other unlicensed wireless Internet services. Access to vacant TV channels would facilitate a market for low-cost, highcapacity and mobile wireless broadband networks. Using these white spaces, the wireless broadband industry could deliver Internet access to every American household at high speeds and low prices — for as little as $10 a month by some estimates. At a time when more than 60 percent of the country does not subscribe to broadband either because it is unavailable or unaffordable, this would represent an enormous social benefit and a catalyzing economic engine, particularly in rural areas. Virtually every market in the country has unoccupied broadcast channels allocated for television broadcasting but not actually in use. The attached analyses show the percentage of the broadcast spectrum that will become unused “white space” in various cities after the DTV transition is completed. For example, in Juneau, Alaska, as much as 74 percent of the broadcast spectrum will be empty; even in congested Dallas-Ft. Worth, 40 percent will be vacant. Rural areas are most lacking in broadband access and the most likely to have greater amounts of available white space – in some cases more vacant than occupied spectrum. Yet a significant amount of this valuable resource will also remain dormant in urban areas. For each city, our analysis includes every licensed broadcast station (high power, low power, Class A, and translators) as well as out-of-market signals that might be available to local consumers and low power outlets that may not be broadcasting today but are licensed to do so. Every channel with FCC interference protection is scrupulously excluded from the white space calculation. Channels allocated for public safety, medical telemetry, and radio astronomy are also excluded. These estimates are, if anything, under-estimates of white space. (More specific information on sources and methodology is included in the report for each city.) In May 2004, the Federal Communications Commission, in the matter of Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands (ET Docket No. 04-186), proposed to allow a new

generation of wireless devices to utilize the white spaces, subject to strict protections against interference for DTV viewers. Despite a flood of support from industry groups, engineers and the public interest community, this FCC proceeding has stalled since the departure of Chairman Michael Powell. Congress must act now. The DTV transition legislation marked up by the House Commerce Committee includes a provision, proposed by Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.), directing the FCC to issue a final order in the proceeding. In light of these analyses, the Senate should also direct the FCC to complete this proceeding, allowing cities across the country to use their dormant public spectrum to generate local economic development and create opportunities for entrepreneurs. Sincerely, Ben Scott Policy Director Free Press www.freepress.net

Michael Calabrese Director, Wireless Future Program New America Foundation www.spectrumpolicy.org

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Table of Contents Juneau, AK Honolulu, HI Phoenix, AZ Charleston, WV Helena, MT Boston, MA Jackson, MS Fargo, ND Dallas, TX San Francisco, CA Portland, ME Tallahassee, FL Portland, OR Seattle, WA Las Vegas, NV Trenton, NJ Richmond, VA Omaha, NE Manchester, NH Little Rock, AR Columbia, SC Baton Rouge, LA

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Juneau, Alaska – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Juneau area will have white space equal to or greater than 74% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Juneau TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 4% Low Power TV, 20%

Other, 2% Vacant White Space, 74%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition – Honolulu Area

# of Channels

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

Percentage White Space

2 0 10 1 37 13 50

MHz 12 0 60 6 222 78 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

KTOO K04MO KATH-LP K06JZ K07QV KJUD K09TP KTOO-DT KJUD-DT

Net

PBS CBS NBC PBS ABC PBS ABC

Location

JUNEAU HOONAH JUNEAU-DOUGLAS MENDENHALL HOONAH JUNEAU FRESHWATER BAY JUNEAU JUNEAU

K13TG

CUBE COVE

KCBJ-LP

JUNEAU

K17HJ

JUNEAU

KTNL-LP K26IB

CBS

Miles Away

JUNEAU JUNEAU

PostTrans WS 6 6 10 6 38 Assumed 0 6.2 Assumed 0 3.4 Assumed 0 38 Assumed 0 5.5 11 6 Assumed 0 6 Assumed 0 5.5 0 6 30.7 Assumed 0 6 Assumed 0 6 Assumed 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 3.4 Assumed 0 6 Assumed 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 DTV Info

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz Callsign stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

2 0 10 1 37 13 78 222 74%

Net

Location

Miles Away

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 222 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Juneau. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Juneau that can be viewed over-the-air in the Juneau area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Juneau area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Juneau area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Honolulu, Hawaii – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Honolulu area will have white space equal to or greater than 62% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Honolulu TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 30%

Class A TV, 2%

Vacant White Space, 62%

Low Power TV, 4% Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Honolulu Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 15 1 2 1 31 19 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 90 6 12 6 186 114 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KHON

FOX

HONOLULU

KITV KFVE

ABC WB

HONOLULU HONOLULU

KHON-DT KGMB

FOX CBS

HONOLULU HONOLULU

KHET

PBS

HONOLULU

KHNL KWHE

NBC REL

HONOLULU HONOLULU

KHET-DT KIKU-DT KIKU

PBS IND IND

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU

KGMB-DT KFVE-DT

CBS WB

HONOLULU HONOLULU

KAAH KAAH-DT

TBN

HONOLULU HONOLULU

KWHE-DT KBFD KBFD-DT

REL IND IND

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU

KHNL-DT

NBC

HONOLULU

KALO KALO-DT KITV-DT KPXO-DT K42CO KWBN-DT KWBN

IND IND ABC PAX DAY DAY

HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU KANEOHE HI HONOLULU HONOLULU HONOLULU

KHHI-LP

IND

HONOLULU

KKAI

IND

KAILUA

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 1.5 8 6 6 1.4 40 6 17.2 23 6 6 6 1.2 0 1.4 22 6 6 1.2 18 6 6 1.9 35 6 0.6 31 6 6 6 6 1.2 0 0 17 19 6 6 1.4 0 0 6 6 6.3 27 6 0 6 6 6 0.6 0 0.6 33 6 0.6 0 6 1.9 0 6 0 39 6 0 1.4 0 0 Assumed 0 0 6.3 43 6 6 6 6 16.9 Assumed 0 6 6.3 Assumed 0 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

KMGT

Location

Miles Away

WAIMANALO HI

KHLU-LP

UNI

HONOLULU

KPXO

PAX

KANEOHE HI

15 1 2 1 31 19 114 186 62%

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 Relocated -6 0 0 0 16.9 46 -6 0 0 0 0 0 6.3 41 0 0 0 0 186 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Honolulu. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Honolulu that can be viewed over-the-air in the Honolulu area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Honolulu area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Honolulu area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Phoenix, Arizona – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Phoenix area will have white space equal to or greater than 44% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Phoenix TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 24% Vacant White Space, 44% Class A TV, 8%

Low Power TV, 22%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Phoenix Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 12 4 11 1 22 28 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 72 24 66 6 132 168 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

KTVK

IND

PHOENIX

8.1

24

KPHO

CBS

PHOENIX

8.1

17

KAET

PBS

PHOENIX

8.1

29

KSAZ

FOX

PHOENIX

8.1

31

KPNX

NBC

MESA

8.1

36

KNXV

ABC

PHOENIX

8.2

56

KPHO-DT

CBS

PHOENIX

8.1

KPHE-LP KPAZ-DT KPAZ KTVP-LP K23BY KTVK-DT K25DM KUTP-DT KAZT-CA KCOS-LP KAET-DT

PBS

PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX SCOTTSDALE PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX

KSAZ-DT

FOX

PHOENIX

8.1

KTVW KTVW-DT KFPH-CA KPNX-DT

UNI UNI TFA NBC

PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX MESA

8.2 34 8.2 8.1 Assumed 8.1

K53GF KDTP

DAY

PHOENIX PHOENIX

Assumed 8.1 Assumed

PHOENIX PHOENIX PHOENIX

8.2 Assumed 34.9 Assumed Assumed

TBN TBN

IND UPN

KPDF-CA KVPA KQBN-LP

8.1 Assumed 8.1 8.1 20 Assumed Assumed 8.1 22.7 Assumed 8.1 8.3 Assumed 34.9 Assumed 8.1

KUTP

UPN

PHOENIX

8.1

KDRX-CA KASW

WB

PHOENIX PHOENIX

8.3 Assumed 8.1 Assumed

KPPX

PAX

TOLLESON

8.1

26

52

Post-Trans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

KPPX-DT

K55EH KNXV-DT K57HX KPHZ-LP

12 4 11 1 22 28 168 132 44%

Net

i

ABC NBC

Location

TOLLESON

PHOENIX PHOENIX MESA, AZ PHOENIX

Miles Post-Trans DTV Info Away WS 8.1 -6 0 0 Assumed -6 8.2 -6 Assumed -6 8.2 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 132 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Phoenix. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Phoenix that can be viewed over-the-air in the Phoenix area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Phoenix area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Phoenix area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Charleston, West Virginia – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Charleston area will have white space equal to or greater than 72% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Charleston TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 18% Low Power TV, 0%

Vacant White Space, 72%

Class A TV, 8%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition – Charleston Area

# of Channels

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

Percentage White Space

9 0 4 1 36 14 50

MHz 54 0 24 6 216 84 300

72% 13 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WSAZ WOAY

NBC ABC

HUNTINGTON OAK HILL

35 36.2

23 50

WCHS WSWP

ABC PBS

CHARLESTON GRANDVIEW

16.6 45.4

41 36

WVAH

FOX

CHARLESTON

16.6

19

WOWK

CBS

HUNTINGTON

34.4

35

W16CE

NBC

CHARLESTON

WVAH-DT

FOX

CHARLESTON

3.6 Assumed

16.6

WOWB-LP WB

CHARLESTON

WSAZ-DT

NBC

HUNTINGTON

35

WLPX

PAX

CHARLESTON

12.9

W31CA-LP

CHARLESTON

Assumed

39

5.6 Assumed

WPBY WPBY-DT

PBS PBS

HUNTINGTON HUNTINGTON

33.7 33.7

WLPX-DT

PAX

CHARLESTON

12.9

WCHS-DT

ABC

CHARLESTON

16.6

WTSF-DT W45AZ

TBN

ASHLAND, KY CHARLESTON

WOAY-DT

ABC

OAK HILL

5.7 Assumed

36.2

34

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

WSWP-DT PBS WOWK-DT CBS

GRANDVIEW HUNTINGTON

WTSF

ASHLAND, KY

9 0 4 1 36 14 84 216 72%

Miles Away

PostTrans WS 0 45.4 Assumed -6 34.4 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 216 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Charleston. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Charleston that can be viewed over-the-air in the Charleston area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Charleston area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Charleston area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Helena, Montana – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Helena area will have white space equal to or greater than 62% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Helena TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 18%

Low Power TV, 18%

Vacant White Space, 62%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition - Helena Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 9 0 9 1 31 19 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 54 0 54 6 186 114 300

62% 16 of 69

Chnl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KRTV KXLF KFBB-TV KTVM KRTV-DT KFBB-DT

CBS CBS ABC NBC

GREAT FALLS, MT BUTTE GREAT FALLS, MT BUTTE GREAT FALLS, MT GREAT FALLS, MT

KMTF

IND

HELENA

KTVH KECI-TV KTVH-DT KXLF-DT

NBC NBC

HELENA MISSOULA, MT HELENA MT BUTTE, MT

Miles Away

DTV Info

54.6 38.7 54.6 38.7

7 15 8 33

7.9

29

29.5 79.9

14 40

KWYB KWYB-DT

BUTTE, MT BUTTE, MT

18

KHBB-LP

HELENA, MT

KBTZ KXLH-LP

BUTTE, MT HELENA MT

KMTF-DT

HELENA MT

KTVM-DT KJJC-LP

BUTTE, MT HELENA MT

K36CX

CLANCY, MT

KECI-DT K41CX

HELENA MT

K44GE

HELENA, MT

43.9

Assumed

KMTM-LP

MISSOULA, MT

78.4

Assumed

K49EH

HELENA MT

32.1

Assumed

6 Assumed

Assumed 50.2

Assumed

Assumed

Assumed

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 6

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Chnl 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz Callsign stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 K58II 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

9 0 9 1 31 19 114 186 62.00%

Net

Location

Miles Away

HELENA MT

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 0 0 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Montana State Capitol Building is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. According to the FCC’s ULS database, no public safety licenses are active between channels 14 and 20 in Helena.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Helena that can be viewed over-the-air in the Helena area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Helena area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Helena area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Boston, Massachusetts - Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Boston area will have white space equal to or greater than 38% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Boston TV Channels Post-DTV Transition

Vacant White Space, 38%

High Power TV, 46%

Other, 8% Low Power TV, 6%

Class A TV, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition – Boston Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 23 1 3 4 19 31 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 138 6 18 24 114 186 300

38% 19 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

WGBH-TV

PBS

Boston, MA

WBZ-TV WCVB-TV WLNE WHDH-TV

CBS ABC ABC NBC

Boston, MA Boston, MA New Bedford, MA Boston, MA

WMUR-TV

ABC

Manchester, NH

WENH-TV WPRI WPRI-DT

PBS CBS CBS

Durham, NH Providence, RI Providence, RI

WMFP-DT WGBH-DT WCVB-DT WPXG WLWC WUTF-DT WFXZ-CA WFXT WHDN-LP WUNI WLWC WUNI-DT WBZ-DT WFXT-DT WBPX-DT WPXG-DT WNEU-DT WZMY-DT

Shop@HomeLawrence, MA PBS Boston, MA ABC Boston, MA PAX Concord, NH UPN New Bedford, MA Telfutura Marlborough, MA Boston, MA FOX Boston, MA Boston, MA Univision Worcester, MA UPN New Bedford, MA UNI Worcester, MA CBS Boston, MA Fox Boston, MA PAX Boston, MA PAX Concord, NH Telemundo Merrimack, NH Derry, NH

WSBK-TV WSBK-DT

UPN UPN

Boston, MA Boston, MA

WLVI-DT WHDH-DT WGBX-DT WGBX-TV

WB NBC PBS PBS

Cambridge, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA

WWDP WYDN-DT WYDN WLNE-DT WZMY-TV

ABC

Norwell, MA Worcester, MA Worcester, MA New Bedford, MA Derry, NH

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 10 19 6 6 10 30 6 10 20 6 53 49 6 9 42 6 6 51 9 6 6 57 57 6 35 6 35 fmr. Ch. 12 0 0 0 0 6 9 fmr. Ch.62 0 10 fmr. Ch.2 0 10 fmr. Ch.5 0 59 33 6 41 fmr. Ch. 28 0 22 fmr. Ch.66 0 9 assumed 0 9 31 6 1 assumed 0 34 29 6 41 22 6 34 fmr. Ch. 27 0 10 fmr. Ch.4 0 9 fmr. Ch. 25 0 9 fmr. Ch. 68 0 59 fmr. Ch. 21 0 51 fmr. Ch. 60 0 31 fmr. Ch. 50 0 6 0 10 39 6 10 fmr. Ch.38 0 6 9 fmr. Ch.56 0 9 fmr. Ch.7 0 10 fmr. Ch.44 0 10 43 6 6 24 52 6 43 fmr. Ch.48 0 43 47 6 53 fmr. Ch. 6 0 31 35 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

WWDP-DT ShopNBC

Boston, MA

WNAC

FOX

Providence, RI

WLVI-TV WENH-DT WCEA-LP WMUR-DT WNEU

WB PBS

Cambridge, MA Durham, NH Boston, MA ABC Manchester, NH Telemundo Merrimack, NH

WMFP

Lawrence, MA

WNAC

FOX

Providence, RI

WUTF-TV WTMU-LP WBPX

Telefutura

Marlborough, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA

23 1 3 4 19 31 186 114 38%

PAX

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 24 fmr. Ch.46 -6 0 36 fmr. Ch. 64 -6 0 9 41 0 57 fmr Ch. 11 -6 1 assumed -6 51 frm. Ch 9 -6 51 34 0 0 9 18 0 0 36 54 0 0 22 23 0 1 assumed -6 9 32 0 0 114 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Boston. CEA’s listing was then cross-referenced with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. Channels found to have public safety devices were counted as occupied.

This combined station listing was cross-referenced with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Boston that can be viewed over-the-air in the Boston area (a 35 miles radius) were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Boston area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are far greater than this estimate.

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Jackson, Mississippi – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Jackson area will have white space equal to or greater than 60% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Jackson TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 18%

Class A TV, 4% Vacant White Space, 60%

Low Power TV, 16%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition - Jackson Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 9 2 8 1 30 20 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 54 12 48 6 180 120 300

60% 22 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

WLBT

Net

NBC

Location

Miles Away

JACKSON

DTV Info

12.6

9

6.4

Assumed

0.7

Assumed

WBXK-CA UAT WLBT-DT WBMS-CA i

JACKSON, ETC. JACKSON MS JACKSON

WJTV

CBS

JACKSON

13.2 52 (Assumed)

WMAW

PBS

MERIDIAN

64.7

44

WAPT WMAU-TV WMAU-DT

ABC

JACKSON BUDE, MS BUDE, MS

6.5 71.4

21 18

WMPN-DT WAPT-DT

PBS ABC

JACKSON JACKSON

14.6 6.4

W23BC

JACKSON, MS

0.9

Assumed

W26BB WXMS-LP

UPN

VICKSBURG, MS NATCHEZ

37.8 6.4

Assumed Assumed

WMPN

PBS

JACKSON

14.6

20

WRBJ WUFX

FOX

MAGEE MS VICKSBURG

25.4

Assumed Assumed

WDBD WDBD-DT

WB WB

JACKSON JACKSON

12.7 12.7

WMAW-DT WJMF-LP W46CW

WJXF-LP

UAT

40

MERIDIAN JACKSON MS JACKSON/BRANDON, MS 9.8

Assumed Assumed

6.4

Assumed

JACKSON

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

WJTV-DT WJMF-LP

WJKO-LP

9 2 8 1 30 20 120 180 60.00%

Net

CBS UNI

Location

JACKSON JACKSON

JACKSON, MS

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 4.7 0 6.4 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 180 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Mississippi State Capitol Building is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. According to the FCC’s ULS database, no public safety licenses are active between channels 14 and 20 in Jackson.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Jackson that can be viewed over-the-air in the Jackson area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Jackson area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Jackson area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Fargo, North Dakota – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Fargo area will have white space equal to or greater than 82% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Fargo TV Channels Post-DTV Transition

High Power TV, 12% Vacant White Space, 82%

Low Power TV, 4%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition - Fargo Area

# of Channels

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

Percentage White Space

6 0 2 1 41 9 50

MHz 36 0 12 6 246 56 300

82% 25 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

KVNJ-LP

Location

FARGO, ND

KXJB

CBS

VALLEY CITY

WDAY

ABC

FARGO

KVLY

NBC

FARGO

KFME

PBS

FARGO

KVRR

FOX

FARGO

KVRR-DT

FOX

FARGO

WDAY-DT

ABC

FARGO

KFME-DT

PBS

FARGO

KCPM

UPN

GRAND FORKS

K56ET

TBN

FARGO ND

KXJB-DT

CBS

VALLEY CITY

KVLY-DT

NBC

FARGO

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 10.2 Assumed 0 6 36.2 38 6 6 20.1 21 6 6 6 6 6 38 44 6 6 19.9 23 6 6 31.5 19 6 6 6 6 3.2 0 6 5.8 0 6 19.9 0 6 6 6 36.2 Assumed 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 Assumed 0 6 0 36.2 0 6 6 6 6 6 38 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz Callsign Net stop 704 710 716 722 TBN 728 K56ET 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

6 0 2 1 41 9 54 246 82%

Location

Miles Away

FARGO

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 13.5 Relocated 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 246 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Fargo. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Fargo that can be viewed over-the-air in the Fargo area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Fargo area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Fargo area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Dallas-Ft. Worth area will have white space equal to or greater than 40% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Dallas-Ft. Worth TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 36%

Vacant White Space, 40%

Class A TV, 2% Other, 4%

Low Power TV, 18%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition – Dallas-Ft. Worth Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 18 1 9 2 20 30 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 108 6 54 12 120 180 300

40% 28 of 69

Chnl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

KDTN

Daystar

DENTON, TX

43

KDFW KXAS-TV

FOX NBC

DALLAS, TX FORT WORTH, TX

35 41

WFAA-TV WFAA-DT

ABC

DALLAS, TX

KTVT

CBS

FORT WORTH, TX

KERA-TV KERA-DT

PBS

DALLAS, TX

KTXA-DT KTVT-DT KTXA KNAV-LP KUVN-TV KUVN-DT K25FW KODF-LP KDFI KHPK-LP KMPX KMPX-DT K31GL KDAF-DT KDAF KJJM-LP KDFW-DT KDFI-DT KVFW-LP KXTX-TV KXTX-DT KXAS-DT KPXD-DT KDTN-DT KLEG-LP KDTX-DT KTAQ-DT KTAQ KSTR-DT KSTR-TV

8 fmr. Ch. 8 19 14 fmr. Ch. 13

fmr. Ch. 21 fmr. Ch. 11 UPN Univision

FORT WORTH, TX CORSICANA, TX GARLAND, TX

HSN Azteca Am. rlg. UATV inomersh

CORSICANA, TX BRITTON, TX DALLAS, TX DE SOTO, TX DECATUR, TX DE SOTO, TX

WB America 1

DALLAS, TX MESQUITE, TX

rlg. Sp. FORT WORTH, TX Telemundo DALLAS, TX

MMTV

DALLAS, TX

ShopNBC

GREENVILLE, TX

Telefutura

IRVING, TX

KFWD-DT

18 assumed 23 fmr. Ch. 23 assumed assumed 36 assumed 30 fmr. Ch. 29 assumed fmr. Ch. 33 32 assumed fmr. Ch. 4 fmr. Ch. 27 assumed 40 fmr. Ch. 39 fmr. Ch. 5 fmr. Ch. 68 fmr. Ch. 2 assumed fmr. Ch. 58 fmr. Ch. 47 45 fmr. Ch. 49 48 fmr. Ch. 52

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0

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Chnl 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

KFWD

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

FORT WORTH, TX

51 fmr. Ch. 55 54

KLDT-DT KLDT

Shopping

LAKE DALLAS, TX

KSEX-LP KDTX-TV

Infomersh TBN

DALLAS, TX DALLAS, TX

assumed 45

KATA-LP

America 1

MESQUITE, TX

assumed

KPXD

"i" (PAX)

ARLINGTON, TX

42 Total WS (MHz)

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

18 1 9 2 20 30 180 120 40%

PostTrans WS 0 0 -6 0 0 -6 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Grand Prairie, a town located between Dallas and Fort Worth. CEA’s listing was then cross-referenced with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. Channels with public safety devices were counted as occupied.

This combined station listing was cross-referenced with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Dallas-Ft. Worth that can be viewed over-the-air in the area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Dallas-Ft. Worth area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are far greater than this estimate.

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San Francisco, California - Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The San Francisco area will have white space equal to or greater than 37% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

San Francisco Channels Post-DTV Transition Vacant White Space, 37% High Power TV, 53% Other, 6% Class A TV, 2%

Low Power TV, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – San Francisco Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 27 1 1 3 19 31 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 162 6 6 18 114 186 300

37%

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626

632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632

638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KTVU KCRA KRON KPIX

FOX NBC IND CBS

OAKLAND SACRAMENTO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO

KGO

ABC

SAN FRANCISCO

KQED

PBS

SAN FRANCISCO

KNTV KNTV-DT KOVR KDTV

NBC NBC CBS UNI

SAN JOSE SAN JOSE STOCKTON SAN FRANCISCO

KBWB-DT KBWB KMAX-DT KRCB KRCB-DT KGO-DT KOVR-DT KTSF KTSF-DT KFTL-CA KPIX-DT KQED-DT KMAX KMTP KMTP-DT KFSF-DT KCRA-DT KICU

WB WB UPN

SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO COTATI COTATI SAN FRANCISCO STOCKTON SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO VALLEJO SACRAMENTO SAN JOSE

KCNS KCNS-DT KTXL KMMC-LP KKPX-DT KTNC KCSM-DT KBHK KBHK-DT KQCA-DT KTLN-DT KSTS KSTS-DT KTEH-DT KDTV-DT

SAH SAH FOX

ABC CBS IND IND IND CBS PBS UPN IND IND TFA NBC IND

PAX AZA PBS UPN UPN WB TEL TEL PBS UNI

SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO SACRAMENTO SAN FRANCISCO SAN JOSE CONCORD SAN MATEO SAN FRANCISCO SAN FRANCISCO STOCKTON NOVATO SAN JOSE SAN JOSE SAN JOSE SAN FRANCISCO

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 2.5 56 6 35 6 2.5 57 6 2.4 29 6 6 2.5 24 6 6 2.5 30 6 6 6.1 12 6 6.2 0 25 6 35.1 51 6 6 0 0 6 2.5 0 2.5 19 6 0 39.8 23 6 39.8 0 2.5 0 0 6 27 6 6 0 35.7 0 2.5 0 2.5 0 21 6 2.4 33 6 2.4 0 2.5 0 0 35.7 52 6 0 2.4 39 6 2.5 0 55 6 0 6 0 29.3 63 6 2.5 0 2.4 45 6 2.4 0 0 0 35.1 49 6 35.1 0 35.7 0 35.1 0

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52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

KICU-DT

IND

SAN JOSE

KTEH KTXL-DT KTVU-DT KRON-DT KQCA

PBS FOX FOX IND WB

SAN JOSE SACRAMENTO OAKLAND SAN FRANCISCO STOCKTON

KCSM

PBS

SAN MATEO

KTFK-DT KTNC-DT KTFK KKPX KFSF

SAH AZA SAH PAX TFA

STOCKTON CONCORD STOCKTON SAN JOSE VALLEJO

KTLN

NOVATO

27 1 1 3 19 31 186 114 37%

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 35.7 Assumed -6 0 35.7 50 0 Assumed -6 2.5 Assumed -6 2.5 Assumed -6 46 0 0 43 0 0 28 Assumed -6 29.3 Assumed -6 29.2 62 0 55.3 41 0 2.4 34 0 0 47 0 0 114 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was Downtown San Francisco. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. Channels with public safety devices were counted as occupied.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near San Francisco that can be viewed over-the-air in the San Francisco area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the San Francisco area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the San Francisco area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Portland, Maine – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Portland area will have white space equal to or greater than 66% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Portland, ME TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 20%

Low Power TV, 12% Vacant White Space, 66%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Portland, ME Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 10 0 6 1 33 17 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 60 0 36 6 198 102 300

66%

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WPXT-DT

WB

PORTLAND

13.6

WCSH

NBC

PORTLAND

26.3

44

WMTW

ABC

POLAND SPRING

28.1

46

WCBB WENH

PBS PBS

AUGUSTA DURHAM

36.2 58.2

17 57

WGME NEW TX WLLB-LP

CBS

PORTLAND HARPSWELL ME PORTLAND, ME

21.6

WCBB-DT

PBS

AUGUSTA ME

WPXG

PAX

CONCORD, NH

WPFO

FOX

WATERVILLE

WMEA-TV

PBS

BIDDEFORD, ME

WPME-DT

UPN

LEWISTON

W32CA WPXG-DT

TBN PAX

PORTLAND CONCORD, NH

WPME

UPN

LEWISTON

13.6

WGME-DT

CBS

PORTLAND

21.6

WCSH-DT NBC WMEA-DT PBS WMTW-DT ABC

PORTLAND BIDDEFORD, ME POLAND SPRING

26.3

W66CL

BANGOR ME

WPXT

WB

PORTLAND

38 Assumed Assumed

33 36.2 Assumed

45 13.6

6.9

28

28.1

13.6

4

Post-Trans WS 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 6

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52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

WENH-DT W57AP W58CM

10 0 6 1 33 17 102 198 66%

Net

PBS

Location

Miles Away

DURHAM FALMOUTH, ME BANGOR ME

Post-Trans WS 0 0 0 0 58.2 Chnl 57 -6 -6 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Portland City Hall is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Portland that can be viewed over-the-air in the Portland area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Portland area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Portland area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Tallahassee, Florida – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Tallahassee area will have white space equal to or greater than 62% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Tallahassee TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 22%

Class A TV, 4% Vacant White Space, 62%

Low Power TV, 10% Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Tallahassee Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 11 2 5 1 31 19 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 66 12 30 6 186 114 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

WTWC-DT

NBC

TALLAHASSEE

WABW-DT WCTV WJHG-TV WJHG-DT WACX-LP

PBS CBS NBC NBC REL

PELHAM THOMASVILLE PANAMA CITY, FL PANAMA CITY, FL TALLAHASSEE

WFSU

PBS

TALLAHASSEE

WMBB WABW

ABC PBS

PANAMA CITY PELHAM

WMBB-DT

ABC

PANAMA CITY

WABW-DT PBS W21BK WTXL-DT ABC

PELHAM TALLAHASSEE TALLAHASSEE

WTLF-DT

TALLAHASSEE FL

WTXL

ABC

TALLAHASSEE

WFSU-DT

PBS

TALLAHASSEE

W35BN

TALLAHASSEE

WTWC

NBC

TALLAHASSEE

WBXT-CA

BOX

TALLAHASSEE

WVUP-CA WCTV-DT WWWF-LP WFXU-DT WTLH WTLH-DT

IND CBS

TALLAHASSEE THOMASVILLE TALLAHASSEE LIVE OAK, FL BAINBRIDGE BAINBRIDGE, GA

FOX FOX

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 24.5 0 6 6 25.4 0 25.4 46 6 67 8 6 67 0 1.3 Assumed 0 6 21.3 32 6 6 67.4 17 6 49.5 20 6 6 6 67.4 0 6 6 49.5 0 Assumed 0 24 0 6 0 6 6 24 22 6 6 6 6 6 21.3 0 6 6 Assumed 0 6 0 6 6 24.5 2 6 6 6 4.5 Assumed 0 6 4.5 Assumed 0 25.4 0 Assumed 0 0 24.5 50 6 0 6

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52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz Callsign Net stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 WFXU 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 WTBC-LP FMN 788 794 800 806

11 2 5 1 31 19 114 186 62%

Location

Miles Away

LIVE OAK, FL

TALLAHASSEE

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -6 0 0 0 0 186 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Tallahassee City Hall is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Tallahassee that can be viewed over-the-air in the Tallahassee area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Tallahassee area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Tallahassee area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Portland, Oregon – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Portland area will have white space equal to or greater than 58% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Portland, OR TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 20%

Class A TV, 10%

Vacant White Space, 58%

Low Power TV, 10% Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition - Portland Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 10 5 5 1 29 21 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 60 30 30 6 174 126 300

58%

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KATU

ABC

PORTLAND

KPXG-DT KWBP-LP KOIN KOAC-TV KGW

i

NBC

SALEM PORTLAND OR PORTLAND CORVALLIS, OR PORTLAND

KOPB

PBS

PORTLAND

KPTV

FOX

PORTLAND

K14HN

UPN

VANCOUVER, CAMAS

CBS

KORS-CA

SALEM OR

KOXI-CA

IND

CAMAS

KPXG

i

SALEM

KNMT

TBN

PORTLAND

K26GJ KOPB-DT

PBS

PORTLAND OR PORTLAND

KPTV-DT

FOX

PORTLAND

KWBP KWBP-DT

WB WB

SALEM SALEM

KORK-CA

PORTLAND, OR

KKEI-CA KOAC-DT KOIN-DT

UNI

PORTLAND

CBS

PORTLAND

KATU-DT

ABC

PORTLAND

KNMT-DT KGW-DT KPOU-LP KPDX-DT KPDX

TBN NBC

PORTLAND PORTLAND SALEM OR VANCOUVER VANCOUVER

KOXO-CA

UPN UPN

NEWBERG, OR

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 3.4 43 6 6 2.9 0 Assumed 0 2.9 40 6 67.3 39 6 3.5 46 6 6 3.5 27 6 6 3.6 30 6 6 19.3 Assumed 0 6 Assumed 0 6 6 19.3 Assumed 0 6 6 35.8 4 6 6 2.9 45 6 6 Assumed 0 3.5 0 6 6 3.6 0 6 38.7 33 6 2.9 0 6 3.4 Assumed 0 6 0 7.5 Assumed 0 0 2.9 0 6 6 2.9 0 6 2.8 0 3.5 0 Assumed 0 3.8 0 3.8 48 6 6 3.4 Assumed 0

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

K52FF

TEL

RENO

K54DA

PBS

VERDI

K57CV

UPN

CARSON CITY

10 5 5 1 29 21 126 174 58%

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 6.5 Assumed -6 0 8 Assumed -6 0 0 17.6 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 174 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Portland city government office is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. According to the FCC’s ULS database, no public safety licenses are active between channels 14 and 20 in Portland.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Portland that can be viewed over-the-air in the Porltand area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Portland area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Portland area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Seattle, Washington – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Seattle area will have white space equal to or greater than 52% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Seattle TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 32% Vacant White Space, 52% Low Power TV, 12%

Other, 4%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition - Seattle Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 16 0 6 2 26 24 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 96 0 36 12 156 144 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

K03FA KOMO KING

PBS ABC NBC

Issaquah Seattle Seattle

KIRO

CBS

Seattle

KCTS CKVUTV KSTW KVOS KCPQ KTBW-DT

PBS Canadian UPN IND FOX TBN

Seattle Victoria Tacoma Bellingham Tacoma Tacoma

KONG

IND

Everett

KCPQ-DT KBCB-DT KTBW

FOX IND TBN

Tacoma Bellingham Tacoma

KTWB

WB

Seattle

KBCB KTWB-DT

IND WB

KBTC-DT KBTC K29ED

Miles Away

DTV Info

19 2 2

38 48

3

39

1 41 80 Assumed 1 36 90 35 23 18 22 2

31

23 90 22

14

1

25

Bellingham Seattle

90 1

19

PBS PBS WB

Tacoma Tacoma Everett

24 24 27 2 Assumed

KONG-DT KWPX-DT KWPX

IND i i

Everett Bellevue Bellevue

2 18 18

KVOS_DT KSTW-DT

IND UPN

Bellingham Tacoma

90 1

KOMO-DT KIRO-DT

ABC CBS

Seattle Seattle

2 3

KCTS-DT KWDK-DT

PBS DAY

Seattle Tacoma

1 18

KHCV-DT KHCV

SAH SAH

Seattle Seattle

18 18

KING-DT

NBC

Seattle

2

KWOG-DT KWOG

IND IND

Bellevue Bellevue

18 18

32

44

50

Post-Trans WS 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 6 0 6 0 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

K54AO

Location

Miles Away

Bremerton

KWDK

DAY

KUSE-LP

ShopNBC Seattle

K67GJ K68DL

3ABN

16 0 6 2 26 24 144 156 52%

Tacoma

Pt. Pulley Seattle

Post-Trans WS 0 0 15 Relocated -6 0 18 42 0 0 9 Relocated -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Relocated -6 2 Relocated -6 0 156 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Seattle. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. There are a small number of fixed wireless transmitters south of Seattle, but they do not pose an interference problem.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Seattle that can be viewed over-the-air in the Seattle area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Seattle area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Seattle area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Las Vegas, Nevada – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Las Vegas area will have white space equal to or greater than 52% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Las Vegas TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 18% Class A TV, 4% Vacant White Space, 52%

Low Power TV, 24% Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Las Vegas Area

# of Channels

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

Percentage White Space

9 2 12 1 26 24 50

MHz 54 12 72 6 156 144 300

52% 46 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KVBC-DT KVBC

NBC NBC

LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS

KVVU

FOX

HENDERSON

KLAS-DT KLAS KVVU-DT KLVX KLVX-DT KTNV-DT KTNV

CBS CBS FOX PBS PBS ABC ABC

LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS HENDERSON LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS

KINC KINC-DT KEEN-LP

UNI UNI A1

LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS

KHDF-CA

HTN

LAS VEGAS

KVWB KVWB-DT KLVD-LP

WB WB

LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS

KTUD-CA

UPN

LAS VEGAS

KELV-LP KVPX-LP KFBT-DT KEGS-LP KNBX-LP

TFA IND IND BOX

LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS LAS VEGAS

KFBT

IND

LAS VEGAS

KVTE-LP

IND

LAS VEGAS

KBLR KBLR-DT K41IO

TEL TEL TBN

PARADISE PARADISE LAS VEGAS

K43FO

K46GX KGNG-LP

KLSV-LP

LAS VEGAS

CBS

HENDERSON LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS

Miles Post-Trans DTV Info Away WS 13.1 0 13.1 2 6 6 13.2 9 6 6 16.3 0 16.3 7 6 13.2 0 13.2 11 6 13.2 0 16.3 0 16.3 12 6 6 16.3 16 6 16.3 0 12.1 Assumed 0 6 12.1 Assumed 0 6 13.2 22 6 13.2 0 12.6 From 67 0 6 16.3 Assumed 0 6 13.2 Assumed 0 12.6 From 59 0 13.2 0 16.3 From 63 0 16.3 Assumed 0 6 16.3 29 6 6 16.3 Assumed 0 6 0 6 13.1 40 6 13 0 Assumed 0 6 12.6 Assumed 0 6 6 18.8 Assumed 0 16.2 Assumed 0 6 6 12.6 Assumed 0 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

KVPX-59

KEGS-LP

KLVD-LP

IND

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

LAS VEGAS

12.6

28

LAS VEGAS

16.3

30

LAS VEGAS

12.6

23

Total WS (MHz) # of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

9 2 12 1 26 24 144 156 52%

Post-Trans WS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 156

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Las Vegas. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Las Vegas that can be viewed over-the-air in the Las Vegas area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Las Vegas area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Las Vegas area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Trenton, New Jersey – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Trenton area will have white space equal to or greater than 30% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Trenton TV Channels Post-DTV Transition Vacant White Space, 30%

Other, 6%

High Power TV, 62%

Class A TV, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition - Trenton Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 31 1 0 3 15 35 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 186 6 0 18 90 210 300

30% 49 of 69

MHz start

Chnl

MHz stop

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

54 60 66 76 82 174 180

60 66 72 82 88 180 186

9

186

192

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530

198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536

25

536

542

26 27 28 29 30

542 548 554 560 566

548 554 560 566 572

31

572

578

32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50

578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686

584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

51

692

698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WCBS KYW WNBC WNYW WPVI WABC WNJB-DT WWOR WBPH-DT WCAU WPIX WHYY WNET

CBS CBS NBC FOX ABC ABC PBS UPN FMN NBC WB PBS PBS

NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK NEW BRUNSWICK SECAUCUS BETHLEHEM PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WILMINGTON NEWARK

54.7 27 55 55 27 52 29 fmr 58 55 39 fmr 60 27 55 27 55

WPHL

WB

PHILADELPHIA

27

WNJS-DT WNJS WNYE-DT WTVE-DT W25AW WNYE KYW-DT WGTW-DT WNBC-DT WTXF WPXN-DT WPPX-DT WPXN WPSG-DT WPIX-DT WYBE-DT WYBE WNJU-DT

PBS PBS PBS IND

38 fmr 23 38 55 fmr ch 25 57 fmr 51

PBS CBS TBN NBC FOX i i i UPN WB PBS PBS TEL

CAMDEN CAMDEN NEW YORK READING Trenton NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA BURLINGTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK WILMINGTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIA LINDEN

55 27 27 55 27 55 27 55 27 55 27 27 52

WWOR-DT WLVT WXTV-DT WXTV WTXF-DT WNJT-DT WNYW-DT WABC-DT WFMZ-DT WNJU WGTW

UPN PBS UNI UNI FOX PBS FOX ABC IND TEL TBN

SECAUCUS ALLENTOWN PATERSON PATERSON PHILADELPHIA TRENTON NEW YORK NEW YORK ALLENTOWN LINDEN BURLINGTON

55 38 55 55 27 7 55 52 39 52 27

WNJN WNJN-DT WTVE

PBS PBS IND

MONTCLAIR MONTCLAIR READING

52 52 fmr 50 57

56 26 28 44 64 45 38 67 33 55 61

54

22

24 fmr 3 fmr 48 fmr 4 42 fmr 31 fmr 61 30 fmr 57 fmr 11 fmr 35 34 fmr 47 fmr 9 62 fmr 41 40 fmr 29 fmr 52 fmr 5 fmr 7 fmr 69 36 27 51 25

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 -6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0

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52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752

61

752

758

62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

Chnl

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WNJT WFUT-DT WPHL-DT WHYY-DT WCBS-DT WPSG WNJB

PBS TFA WB PBS CBS UPN PBS

TRENTON NEWARK PHILADELPHIA WILMINGTON NEW YORK PHILADELPHIA NEW BRUNSWICK

7 55 27 27 55 27 29

WBPH WPPX WNET-DT 764 WLVT-DT 770 776 WPVI-DT 782 WUVP 788 WUVP-DT 794 WCAU-DT 800 WFUT 806 WFMZ

FMN i PBS PBS

BETHLEHEM WILMINGTON NEWARK ALLENTOWN

39 47 55 fmr 13 38 fmr 39

ABC UNI UNI NBC TFA IND

PHILADELPHIA VINELAND VINELAND PHILADELPHIA NEWARK ALLENTOWN

31 1 0 3 15 35 210 90 30%

43 fmr 53 fmr 17 fmr 12 frm 2 32 8 9 31

27 fmr 6 37 fmr 66 37 65 27 fmr 10 55 53 38.5 46 Total WS (MHz)

PostTrans WS 0 -6 -6 -6 -6 0 0 0 0 0 -6 -6 0 -6 0 -6 -6 0 0 90

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Trenton. CEA’s listing was then cross-referenced with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. Channels with public safety devices were deemed occupied.

This combined station listing was cross-referenced with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Trenton that can be viewed over-the-air in Mercer County were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. The radio telescopes operating in channel 37 were excluded from the white space calculation. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of Mercer County (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are far greater than this estimate.

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Richmond, Virginia – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Richmond area will have white space equal to or greater than 64% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Richmond TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 26%

Low Power TV, 8%

Vacant White Space, 64%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition - Richmond Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 13 0 4 1 32 18 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 78 0 24 6 192 108 300

64% 52 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WTKR

CBS

NORFOLK

74.5

40

WTVR

CBS

RICHMOND

1.7

25

WRIC

ABC

PETERSBURG

9

22

WAVY

NBC

PORTSMOUTH

72.5

31

WWBT WVEC

NBC ABC

RICHMOND HAMPTON

4.8 74.4

54 41

WHRO WHRO-DT WXOB-LP

PBS PBS

HAMPTONHAMPTONRICHMOND

73.4 16 73.4 6.3 Assumed

WCAV

CBS

CHARLOTTESVILLE

WRIC-DT WCVE

ABC PBS

PETERSBURG RICHMOND

9 9.1

WTVR-DT WRLH-DT

CBS FOX

RICHMOND RICHMOND

9.1 9.1

WVIR

NBC

CHARLOTTESVILL

63.6

WAVY-DT WVIR-DT

NBC NBC

PORTSMOUTH CHARLOTTESVILL

72.5 63.6

WRLH

FOX

RICHMOND

14.3

W39CO WTKR-DT WVEC-DT WCVE-DT

TRY CBS ABC PBS

RICHMOND NORFOLK HAMPTON RICHMOND

74.5 74.4 9.1

WCVW-DT PBS WKYV-LP

RICHMOND KEYSVILLE

9 11.3 Assumed

WUPV-DT WRID-LP

ASHLAND RICHMOND

16.5 8.3 Assumed

UPN DAY

Assumed

42

30

26

Assumed

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 6 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

WWBT-DT

NBC

RICHMOND

WCVW

PBS

RICHMOND

WUPV

UPN

ASHLAND

13 0 4 1 32 18 108 192 64%

Miles Away

PostTrans WS 0 0 4.8 Assumed -6 0 0 9 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.5 47 0 0 0 0 0 192 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Virginia Capitol Building is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. Though there are some public safety mobile radios licensed in channel 17 for Stafford, VA, they are far enough away from the Channel 17 transmitter so as to cause no interference.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Richmond that can be viewed over-the-air in the Richmond area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Richmond area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Richmond area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Omaha – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Omaha area will have white space equal to or greater than 52% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Omaha TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 28%

Vacant White Space, 52%

Class A TV, 4%

Low Power TV, 14% Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Omaha Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 14 2 7 1 26 24 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 84 12 42 6 156 144 300

52% 55 of 69

Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

KMTV KTIV

CBS NBC

OMAHA SIOUX CITY

5.7 92.8

45 41

WOWT KETV KLKN KCAU KOLN

NBC ABC ABC ABC CBS

OMAHA OMAHA LINCOLN, NE SIOUX CITY LINCOLN, NE

5.8 5.7 52.2 92.8 72.2

22 20 31 30 25

KUON

PBS

LINCOLN

28.3

40

KMEG KXVO

CBS WB

SIOUX CITY OMAHA

92.7 19.9

39 38

KYNE-DT

PBS

OMAHA

3.8

KETV-DT

ABC

OMAHA

5.7

WOWT-DT NBC

OMAHA

5.8

KKAZ-CA KOLN-DT KYNE

OMAHA LINCOLN, NE OMAHA

10 Assumed 72.2 3.8 17

FREMONT,OMAHA

16.3 Assumed

CBS PBS

K28FS KCAU-DT KLKN-DT KBIN KBIN-DT KAZO-LP KHIN-DT KHIN

ABC ABC PBS PBS WB PBS PBS

SIOUX CITY LINCOLN, NE COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS OMAHA RED OAK RED OAK

92.8 52.2 5.3 33 5.2 2.5 Assumed 35.7 35.7 35

KXVO-DT KMEG-DT KUON-DT KTIV-DT KPTM KPTM-DT

WB CBS PBS NBC FOX FOX

OMAHA SIOUX CITY Lincoln SIOUX CITY OMAHA OMAHA

19.9 92.7 30 92.8 19.9 19.9

KMTV-DT

CBS

OMAHA

5.7

43

Post-Trans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

K52GP K53EY K54GL

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA OMAHA, NE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA

K61GA

OMAHA, NE

KOHA-LP

OMAHA, NE

KVSS-LP

OMAHA, NE

14 2 7 1 26 24 144 156 52%

Miles Post-Trans DTV Info Away WS 5.1 -6 7.3 -6 5.1 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 -6 0 0 0 5.9 48 -6 0 5.3 50 -6 0 0 156 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Omaha. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Omaha that can be viewed over-the-air in the Omaha area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Omaha area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Omaha area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Manchester, New Hampshire – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Manchester area will have white space equal to or greater than 46% of the digital broadcast spectrum after the DTV transition is completed.

Manchester TV Channels Post-DTV Transition

High Power TV, 40%

Vacant White Space, 46%

Class A TV, 2%

Other, 6%

Low Power TV, 6%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition – Manchester Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 20 1 3 3 23 27 50

Percentage Whites Space

MHz 120 6 18 18 138 162 300

46% 58 of 69

MHz start

Chnl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578

33

584

34 35 36 37 38 39 40

590 596 602 608 614 620 626

41

632

42 43

638 644

44

650

45 46 47 48 49 50 51

656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584

Callsign

Net

Location

WGBH

PBS

BOSTON

WBZ WCVB WCSH WHDH WMTW-TV WMUR

CBS ABC NBC NBC ABC ABC

WENH

PBS

WYCN-LP

Miles Away

DTV Info

48.3

19

BOSTON BOSTON PORTLAND, ME BOSTON POLAND SPRING, ME MANCHESTER

48 48 71 49 69 6

30 20 44 42 46 59

DURHAM

18

57

NASHUA, NH

18 assumed

WMFP-DT WGBH-DT WCVB-DT WPXG

i

CONCORD

15

33

WUTF-DT WVTA-DT WFXT

PBS FOX

WINDSOR, VT BOSTON

49

31

UNI

WORCESTER MANCHESTER

47 assumed 79 assumed

WUNI W28CM

WBZ-DT WFXT-DT WBPX-DT W33AK 590 WPXG-DT 596 WNEU-DT 602 WZMY-DT 608 614 620 WSBK 626 WSBK-DT 632 WVTA 638 WLVI-DT 644 WHDH-DT 650 WGBX-DT WGBX 656 WCSH-DT 662 668 WMTW-TV 674 680 686 WEKW-DT 692 WZMY 698

59 FMN i TEL IND

NASHUA CONCORD MERRIMACK DERRY

16 assumed 15 6

UPN

BOSTON

49

PBS

WINDSOR, VT

PBS NBC

BOSTON PORTLAND, ME

48 71

ABC

POLAND SPRING, ME

69

PBS IND

KEENE DERRY

18

39

24

43

35

Post-Trans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 -6 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 6 0 6 6

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

WEKW-TV

Location

KEENE, NH

WLVI-TV WENH-DT

WB PBS

CAMBRIDGE, MA DURHAM

WMUR-DT WNEU

ABC TEL

MANCHESTER MERRIMACK

WMFP

SAH

LAWRENCE

WUTF

TFA

MARLBOROUGH

WBPX

i

BOSTON

20 1 3 3 23 27 162 138 46%

Miles Post-Trans DTV Info Away WS 46 49 0 0 0 0 49 41 0 18 -6 0 6 -6 6 34 0 0 48 18 0 0 0 0 42 23 0 0 48 32 0 0 138 Total WS (MHz)

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was downtown Manchester. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Manchester that can be viewed over-the-air in the Manchester-Concord-Nashua area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. The radio telescopes operating in channel 37 were excluded from the white space calculation. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Manchester area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Manchester-Concord-Nashua area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Little Rock, Arkansas – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Little Rock area will have white space equal to or greater than 60% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Little Rock TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 18% Class A TV, 4% Vacant White Space, 60%

Low Power TV, 16%

Other, 2%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition - Little Rock Area

# of Channels

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

Percentage White Space

9 2 8 1 30 20 50

MHz 54 12 48 6 180 120 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

KETS

PBS

LITTLE ROCK

KARK KETS-DT

NBC PBS

LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK

KATV

ABC

LITTLE ROCK

KZJG-LP KTHV KTHV-DT

LITTLE ROCK CBS CBS

KHUG-LP

LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK

KLRT

FOX

LITTLE ROCK

KKYK-CA

i

LITTLE ROCK

KATV-DT

ABC

LITTLE ROCK

KVTN-DT KVTN

IND IND

PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF

KJLR-LP

UAT

LITTLE ROCK

KLRT-DT

FOX

LITTLE ROCK

KARK-DT

NBC

LITTLE ROCK

K34FH

TBN

LITTLE ROCK

KKAP

LITTLE ROCK

KASN KASN-DT K36DR

UPN UPN

PINE BLUFF PINE BLUFF EL DORADO

KWBF

WB

LITTLE ROCK

KWBF-DT

WB

LITTLE ROCK

K27FF KHTE-LP

EL DORADO, AR REL

LITTLE ROCK

Miles Post-Trans DTV Info Away WS 19.3 5 6 6 13.1 32 6 19.3 0 6 19.3 22 6 6 4 0 6 13.1 12 6 13.1 0 6 4.3 0 6 12.7 30 6 6 6 6 12.9 Assumed 0 6 19.3 0 6 19.9 0 19.9 24 6 6 6 0.2 Assumed 0 6 12.7 0 6 13.1 0 6 12.7 Assumed 0 6 12.3 Assumed 0 0 21.3 39 6 21.3 0 Assumed 0 6 12.9 43 6 6 0.2 0 6 6 6 12.5 Assumed 0 6 12.9 Assumed 0 6

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz Callsign stop 704 710 716 722 K55GE 728 734 740 KLRA-LP 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

9 2 8 1 30 20 120 180 60%

Net

Location

Miles Away

LITTLE ROCK

UNI

LITTLE ROCK

Post-Trans WS 0 0 0 1 Relocated -6 0 0 12.9 Relocated -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 180 Total WS (MHz) DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology

TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the State Capitol Building is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Little Rock that can be viewed over-the-air in the Little Rock area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Little Rock area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Little Rock area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Columbia, South Carolina – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Columbia area will have white space equal to or greater than 70% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Columbia TV Channels Post-DTV Transition High Power TV, 24%

Low Power TV, 4%

Other, 2%

Vacant White Space, 70%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband. Post-DTV Transition - Columbia Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 12 0 2 1 35 15 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 84 0 12 6 210 90 300

70%

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WJBF

ABC

AUGUSTA

61.5

WOLO-DT

ABC

COLUMBIA

17.5

WIS

NBC

COLUMBIA

18.1

41

WRDW

CBS

AUGUSTA

61.8

31

WLTX-DT

CBS

COLUMBIA

16.9

WLTX

CBS

COLUMBIA

16.9

W21CA

WOLO WAGT WRJA WRJA-DT

COLUMBIA

42

17 Assumed

ABC NBC PBS PBS

COLUMBIA AUGUSTA SUMTER SUMTER

17.5 61 44.4 44.4

WAGT-DT NBC WRDW-DT CBS WRLK-DT PBS

AUGUSTA AUGUSTA COLUMBIA

61 61.8 10.1

WRLK

PBS

COLUMBIA

10.1

WBHQ-DT

WB

SUMTER

17.5

WIS-DT WJBF-DT

NBC ABC

COLUMBIA AUGUSTA

18.1 61.5

WZRB WACH-DT

UPN FOX

COLUMBIA COLUMBIA

3.9 Assumed 17.5

WFXG-DT

FOX

AUGUSTA

61

8 30 28

32

PostTrans WS 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 6 6 6 0 0 6 6 0

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

Net

Location

Miles Away

DTV Info

WFXG

FOX

AUGUSTA

61

51

WACH

FOX

COLUMBIA

3.9

48

WBHQ

WB

SUMTER

17.5

39

W67DP

COLUMBIA

Assumed

Total WS (MHz) # of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

12 0 2 1 35 15 90 210 70%

PostTrans WS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 0 0 210

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Columbia Municipal Court is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting in or near Columbia that can be viewed over-the-air in the Columbia area were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Columbia area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of the Columbia area), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana – Public Airwaves for Wireless Broadband The DTV bill is a signal moment in American broadband policy—freeing up the public airwaves for new wireless broadband technologies. Congress should move to open the unused digital television channels, or “white spaces”, for wireless broadband. How much white space is available? The Baton Rouge area will have white space equal to or greater than 44% of the digital broadcast spectrum, even after the DTV transition is completed.

Baton Rouge TV Channels Post-DTV Transition

High Power TV, 36%

Vacant White Space, 44%

Other, 2%

Class A TV, 8% Low Power TV, 10%

The transition to digital TV offers a critical opportunity to use an underutilized public resource—the empty broadcast channels, known as “white space”—to foster universal, affordable broadband Internet services. Unlocking these airwaves would allow entrepreneurs to provide affordable, competitive high-speed wireless Internet services to consumers that lack access today, or have access only to services so expensive they remain out of reach. Virtually every market in the country has empty broadcast channels. In most rural areas, there are more empty channels than occupied channels. Even in urban areas, a substantial amount of spectrum could be made available for wireless broadband.

Post-DTV Transition – Baton Rouge Area

High Powered TV Class A TV Low Powered TV Other Vacant Total Occupied Total

# of Channels 19 4 4 1 22 28 50

Percentage White Space

MHz 108 24 30 6 132 168 300

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Chnl

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51

MHz start 54 60 66 76 82 174 180 186 192 198 204 210 470 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692

MHz stop 60 66 72 82 88 180 186 192 198 204 210 216 476 482 488 494 500 506 512 518 524 530 536 542 548 554 560 566 572 578 584 590 596 602 608 614 620 626 632 638 644 650 656 662 668 674 680 686 692 698

Callsign

Net

Location

WBRZ KATC WWL

ABC ABC CBS

BATON ROUGE LAFAYETTE NEW ORLEANS

WDSU K07WE WVUE WAFB KLFY KPBN-LP

NBC FOX CBS CBS A1

NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE LAFAYETTE BATON ROUGE

WBRZ-DT WHNO-DT KADN KADN-DT WMAU WMAU-DT KZUP-CA WHNO WBRL-CA

ABC

BATON ROUGE

FOX

LAFAYETTE

PBS

BUDE

IND IND WB

BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE

PBS PBS ABC PBS ABC

LAFAYETTE BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE

PBS NBC NBC

NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE

KLPB-DT KLPB WLPB-DT WGNO WLPB KATC-DT WVUE-DT WLAE-DT WLAE WVLA WVLA-DT WWL-DT

WNOL-TV WB WSTY-LP IND WNOL-DT KBTR-CA IND WDSU-DT WGMB FOX WGMB-DT FOX WAFB-DT CBS WPXL WPXL-DT

i

NEW ORLEANS BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE NEW ORLEANS

Miles PostDTV Info Away Trans WS 10.9 13 6 77.9 28 6 76.4 36 6 6 79.3 43 6 0 5 Assumed 79.7 29 6 6.8 46 6 67.9 56 6 4.2 Assumed 0 6 10.9 0 0 63.4 16 6 0 68 18 6 0 0 1.9 Assumed 76.7 14 6 1.9 Assumed 0 6 0 77.8 23 6 6.2 0 15 6 76 6.2 25 6 0 0 6 0 78.7 31 6 11.2 34 6 6.1 0 6 0 0 40 0 76 9.4 Assumed 0 0 1.4 Assumed 0 6 0 11.2 45 6 11.2 0 1.7 0 6 6 76.7 50 6 0 0

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Chnl

52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69

MHz start 698 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800

# of HPTV-DT # of Class A # of LPTV-DT # of Other Total # Vacant Total # Occuiped Total MHz Occupied Total MHz Unoccupied Total White Space

MHz stop 704 710 716 722 728 734 740 746 752 758 764 770 776 782 788 794 800 806

Callsign

WUPL

Net

Location

UPN

SLIDELL, LA

TBN

Baton Rouge

KLFY-DT K58GB

KBTR-CA

18 4 5 1 22 28 168 132 44%

BATON ROUGE

Miles Away

PostTrans WS 0 0 24 0 73.6 0 Assumed -6 0 Assumed -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 -6 4.4 Assumed 0 0 0 0 Total WS (MHz) 132 DTV Info

High Power TV Low Power TV - Translator Class A TV Radio Telescope Public Safety Channel selected for DTV

Methodology TV channel assignments were compiled using a variety of data sources to ensure accuracy. The preliminary channel line-up was taken from the Consumer Electronic Association’s “Antenna Web” online resource (www.antennaweb.org), which lists all available signals from a given zip code. In this case, the base zip code used was the one in which the Baton Rouge State Capitol Building is located. CEA’s listing was then expanded with data from the Center for Public Integrity's Media Tracker Database (www.publicintegrity.org/telecom/) and the television license query engine at REC Networks (www.recnet.com/cdbs/fmq.php). All of these databases consist of information taken from the FCC. A final check was performed using the FCC’s TV TVQ Database Query (http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html). FCC databases were also searched to determine if any public safety organizations operated in the TV band. According to the FCC’s ULS database, no public safety licenses are active between channels 14 and 20 in Baton Rouge.

This combined station listing was cross-checked with multiple local television guides to determine which channels are available over the air. All stations broadcasting or licensed in or near Baton Rouge that can be viewed over-the-air were included. The full list of stations was then searched in the FCC’s CBDS database to determine station class and DTV channel selection. In all cases, it was presumed that currently broadcasting channels would remain broadcasting in digital. Channel 37, which is reserved for radio telescopes, was assumed to remain off limits for all other transmitters. Spectrum occupied for producer multimedia use or for other industrial purposes was not included in the white space analysis. All of these pre-existing low-power devices could co-exist without interference in an unlicensed band. Because broadcast transmitters are located at various distances from different parts of the Baton Rouge area (and therefore have signals that reach different parts of Baton Rouge), it is likely that the white spaces available in the city are greater than this estimate.

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