62% OF AMERICANS IN MARKETS WHERE BROADCASTERS

[Gregg Lengling]

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that with the addition of 21 new digital television stations, 62% of all U.S. television households are in markets where local broadcasters are delivering five or more digital television signals.

     Five of the new stations (marked with a *) are the first in their markets on air with DTV, bringing the total number of markets where DTV is now available to 163. In the past month, 87 stations have made the switch to digital television. In the past 12 months, 380 stations have made the transition to DTV.

  The new DTV stations are:

KTYO-TV* El Paso, TX (Market Rank #101), Council Tree-owned Telemundo affiliate
WTAJ-TV Johnstown, PA (Market Rank #96), SJL Broadcast Management-owned CBS affiliate
WYTV-TV* Youngstown, OH (Market Rank #100), Chelsey Broadcasting-owned ABC affiliate
KJZZ-TV Salt Lake City, UT (Market Rank #36), singly-owned independent station
KOAM-TV* Pittsburg, KS (Market Rank #145), Saga Communications-owned CBS affiliate
KVVU-TV Las Vegas, NV (Market Rank #52), Meredith-owned Fox affiliate
WSYT-TV* Syracuse, NY (Market Rank #80), Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate
WUNM-TV Greenville, NC (Market Rank #103), PBS member station
KABB-TV San Antonio, TX (Market Rank #37), Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate
KRRT-TV San Antonio, TX (Market Rank #37), Sinclair-owned WB affiliate
WBFS-TV Miami, FL (Market Rank #17), Viacom-owned UPN affiliate
WUPL-TV New Orleans, LA (Market Rank #42), Viacom-owned UPN affiliate
WROC-TV Rochester, NY (Market Rank #77), Nexstar-owned CBS affiliate
WWAC-TV Atlantic City, NJ (Market Rank #4), singly-owned independent station
KWCH-TV Wichita, KS (Market Rank #66), Media General-owned CBS affiliate
WTVX-TV Ft. Pierce, FL (Market Rank #39), singly-owned UPN affiliate
WTEV-TV Jacksonville, FL (Market Rank #51), Clear Channel-owned CBS affiliate
WAWS-TV Jacksonville, FL (Market Rank #51), Clear Channel-owned Fox affiliate
WNDS-TV Boston, MA (Market Rank #6), singly-owned independent station
WDHN-TV* Dothan, AL (Market Rank #171), Morris Networks-owned ABC affiliate
WWTO-TV Chicago, IL (Market Rank #3), Trinity owned & operated station
     With the new DTV stations, there are now 595 stations broadcasting in digital and 93.76% of Americans now live in markets where there is at least one DTV station.


     The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies and the courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found on its Web site at www.nab.org.