Channel 71
title: "Channel 71" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["tv-stations-by-channel-number"] topic_path: "general/tv-stations-by-channel-number" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_71" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
In North America Channel 71 was removed from television use in 1983; it was used by television stations in North America which broadcast on 812-818 MHz. In the United States, channels 70-83 served primarily as a "translator band" containing repeater transmitters to fill gaps in coverage for existing stations:
- WTPA-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania moved from channel 71 to the former DuMont WCMB-TV frequency allocation (channel 27) in 1957. It now operates as WHTM-TV (ABC)
- KAMR-TV (NBC Amarillo) rebroadcaster K71BK Gruver, Texas moved to K38BU channel 38.
- KATU (ABC Portland) rebroadcaster K71AJ Wasco, Oregon moved to K33CJ channel 33.
- KHQ-TV (NBC Spokane) rebroadcaster K71AQ Milton-Freewater, Oregon moved to K40FM channel 40.
- KIMA-TV (CBS Yakima) rebroadcaster K71AA Ellensburg, Washington was moved to K51BD channel 51.
- KOAA-TV (NBC Pueblo) rebroadcaster K71CB Springfield, Colorado was moved to K64CT channel 64.
- KOIN-TV (CBS Portland) rebroadcaster K71AV Florence, Oregon moved to K60DQ channel 60.
- KTVK (ABC Phoenix) rebroadcasters K71AB Blythe, California and K71AD/K71CF Flagstaff, Arizona were moved to K24FA channel 24 and K54GI channel 54 respectively.
- KUED-TV (PBS Salt Lake City) rebroadcaster K71BH Milford, Utah moved to K07GY channel 7.
- KUTV (CBS Salt Lake City) rebroadcaster K71BR Price, Utah was moved to K02OT channel 2
- KVAL-TV (CBS Eugene) rebroadcaster K71AG Cottage Grove, Oregon moved to K58CT channel 58.
References
References
- "WHTM".
- "The DuMont Television Network: Appendix Twelve".
- [http://www.w9wi.com/articles/gt69.html (obsolete) W9WI: Stations above channel 69]
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