Radio Spectrum Management and Allocations

United States

In the United States the radio spectrum is managed by various agencies. See Basic Elements of Spectrum Management.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigns frequencies and issues licenses to non-federal radio spectrum users.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration's Office of Spectrum Management manages the federal government’s use of the radio frequency spectrum.

The Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) assigns frequencies to federal government users and maintains the Government Master File (GMF) database of federal frequencies and users.

The Federal Aviation Administration's Spectrum Engineering Services secures, manages, and protects all civil aviation radio frequency spectrum resources.

The FCC rules and regulations are contained in the Code of Federal Regulations Title 47 Telecommunication.

The NTIA rules and regulations are contained in the NTIA Manual of Regulations and Procedures for Federal Radio Frequency Management (Redbook).

FCC

• FCC Radio Spectrum Allocation
• FCC General Menu Reports Database Search
• FCC Universal Licensing System - License Search
• FCC Universal Licensing System - Application Search
• FCC Antenna Structure Registration
  • View FCC ASR database on Google Earth by Cavell, Mertz & Associates, Inc.

Spectrum Tables and Charts

• fcctable.pdf - FCC Online Frequency Allocation Table
• eCFR Table of Frequency Allocations (47CFR2.106) - This should be the same as, or more current than, the .pdf file directly above.
• NTIA US Frequency Allocation Chart
• FCC Spectrum Dashboard
• 47CFR74.402 - Remote Pickup frequencies
• 47CFR74.502 - Aural Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
• 47CFR74.602 - Television Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
• 47CFR74.802 - Low Power Broadcast Auxiliary frequencies
• 47CFR80.351 to 80.393 - Maritime Service frequencies
• 47CFR87.169 to 87.173 - Aviation Service frequencies
• 47CFR90.20 - Private Land Mobile Services - Public Safety Pool frequencies
• 47CFR90.35 - Private Land Mobile Services - Industrial/Business Pool frequencies
• 47CFR97.301 - Amateur Radio Service frequencies
• 47CFR10.101 - Fixed Microwave Services frequencies
• FCC Part 22 Paging Band Plans - Some VHF/UHF paging frequencies are used by Public Safety and Business/Industrial trunked and conventional systems in some areas. See Part 22 Paging Channels.

Miscellaneous

• 220-222 MHz Band Plan
• 700 MHz Public Safety Band Plan
• 900 MHz LMR Band Plan
• CAPRAD public safety frequency coordination database 700/800 MHz & 4.9 GHz
• Emission Designator
• FCC List of Wireless Services
• FCC Private Land Mobile Services Frequency Coordinators
• FCC Radio Service Codes
• FCC Station Class Codes
• Federal VHF/UHF Channel Plans
• Marine VHF Band Plans
• VHF/UHF Plan for Aeronautical Radionavigation

International

• International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Radio Communications Sector (ITU-R)
• CEPT ECC - European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations Electronic Communications Committee

Australia

• Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA)
• Australian Radiofrequency Spectrum Plan
• Register of Radiocommunications Licences

Canada

• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) Spectrum Management and Telecommunications.
• Canadian Table of Frequency Allocations
• Spectrum Direct - License search

New Zealand

• Radio Spectrum Ministry of Economic Development
• Chart of radio spectrum allocations in New Zealand
• Spectrum Management and Registration Technology (SMART)

United Kingdom

• Ofcom
• UK Frequency Allocation Table