DTV Buildout Snapshot

[Gregg Lengling]

This data is from the FCC CDBS database dated May 3, 2003. An Excel spreadsheet with all current TV listings in the FCC database is available from my web site at //www.transmitter.com. You can also download the DTV database file directly from http://www.xmtr.com/fcc/dt030503.zip.


As reported last week, as of May 3, 2003 there were 697 Special Temporary Authorizations (STA) for U.S. DTV stations. Most of these STAs were for operation at less than authorized power levels. The following table shows the number of STAs for various power ranges:






UHF


# of STAs


 
Effective Radiated Power




58


 
less than 1.0 kW




152  
1.0 kW to 5.0 kW




138
5.0 kW to 20 kW




77
20 kW to 50 kW




92
50 kW to 200 kW




79
200 kW to 500 kW




48
500 kW or more




644
Average 106.7 kW, Median 15.45 kW








 




VHF Low


# of


STAs
 
Effective Radiated Power




2
less than 1.0 kW




2
1.0 kW to 5.0 kW




2
5.0 kW to 10.0 kW




1
10 kW or more




7
Average 4.11 kW, Median 2.5 kW








 




VHF High


# of


STAs
 
Effective Radiated Power




17
less than 1.0 kW




15
1.0 kW to 5.0 kW




10
5.0 kW to 20 kW




4
20 kW to 50 kW




1
50 kW or more




47
Average 8.48 kW, Median 1.45 kW