--Over-the-Air DTV Signals in Markets that Include Over 97% of TV Homes--

[Gregg Lengling]

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that 21 more television stations have begun transmitting a digital signal, bringing the total number of stations broadcasting in digital to 768.

     Of the 21 new DTV stations (listed below), two are the first in their markets on air with DTV (marked with an *).


WPMT-TV Harrisburg, PA (Market Rank #47), Tribune-owned Fox affiliate
WFXL-TV Athens, GA (Market Rank #148), Waitt Broadcasting-owned Fox affiliate
KUSI-TV San Diego, CA (Market Rank #26), McKinnon Broadcasting-owned WB affiliate
KNWS-TV Houston, TX (Market Rank #11), Johnson Broadcasting-owned independent
KXXV-TV Waco, TX (Market Rank #93), Drewry Group-owned ABC affiliate
KTVN-TV Reno, NV (Market Rank #114), Sarkes Tarzian-owned CBS affiliate
KRNV-TV Reno, NV (Market Rank #114), Sunbelt-owned NBC affiliate
WXPX-TV Tampa, FL (Market Rank #13), Paxson-owned and operated station
WTWC-TV* Tallahassee, FL (Market Rank #107), Sinclair-owned NBC affiliate
WBDT-TV Dayton, OH (Market Rank #58), ACME Television-owned WB affiliate
KFDX-TV* Wichita Falls, TX (Market Rank #142), Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate
KAUZ-TV Wichita Falls, TX (Market Rank #142), Chelsey Broadcasting-owned CBS affiliate
KCCO-TV Alexandria, MN (Market Rank #14), CBS owned and operated station
KCCW-TV Walker, MN (Market Rank #14), CBS owned and operated station
KLDT-TV Lake Dallas, TX (Market Rank #7), Johnson Broadcasting-owned independent
KREN-TV Reno, NV (Market Rank #114), Pappas Telecasting-owned WB affiliate
KBTV-TV Beaumont, TX (Market Rank #137), Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate
WFYI-TV Indianapolis, IN (Market Rank #25), PBS member station
WSEC-TV Jacksonville, IL (Market Rank #82), PBS member station
KENW-TV Portales, NM (Market Rank #49), PBS member station
WOUB-TV Athens, OH (Market Rank #61), PBS member station
     DTV signals are now being transmitted in 184 markets that include 97.34% of U.S. TV households. In addition, 71.89% of the more than 106 million U.S. TV households are in markets with five or more broadcasters airing DTV and 36.55% are in markets with eight or more broadcasters sending digital signals.