FCC Radio Service Codes
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Radio Service Codes are used to abbreviate the names of the various radio services. They are used in the FCC database, RadioReference.com database, and on FCC licenses and applications.
| Category | Code | Radio Service Description |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcast Support | AB | Aural Microwave Booster |
| Broadcast Support | AI | Aural Intercity Relay |
| Broadcast Support | AS | Aural Studio Transmitter Link (STL) |
| Broadcast Support | CT | Local Television Transmission |
| Broadcast Support | LP | Broadcast Auxiliary Low Power |
| Broadcast Support | LV | Low Power Wireless Assist Video Devices |
| Broadcast Support | RP | Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup |
| Broadcast Support | TB | TV Microwave Booster |
| Broadcast Support | TC | MSS Ancillary Terrestrial Component (ATC) Leasing |
| Broadcast Support | TI | TV Intercity Relay |
| Broadcast Support | TP | TV Pickup |
| Broadcast Support | TS | TV Studio Transmitter Link (STL) |
| Broadcast Support | TT | TV Translator Relay |
| Broadcast Support | UM | Unlicensed Wireless Microphone Registration |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | AD | AM Digital |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | AM | AM Station |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | AX | International Broadcast Station |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | CA | Class A TV Station |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DC | Digital Class A TV |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DM | DTV Channel Change |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DN | New DTV Allottment |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DR | DTV Channel Substitution |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DS | Digital TV STA |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DT | Digital TV |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | DX | Digital TV Auxiliary Transmitter |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FB | FM Booster |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FD | FM Digital |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FL | Low Power FM |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FM | FM Station |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FS | FM Auxiliary Transmitter |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | FX | FM Translator |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | IHF | International HF Broadcast |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | LD | Digital Translator or Digital LPTV |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | NM | NTSC Channel Change |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | TV | Television |
| Broadcast/Mass Media | TX | TV Translator or LPTV station |
| Commercial Operator | CM | Commercial Operator |
| Commercial Operator | RR | Restricted Operator |
| Experimental | XC | Experimental Contract |
| Experimental | XD | Experimental Developmental |
| Experimental | XE | Experimental Export |
| Experimental | XR | Experimental Research |
| Experimental | XT | Experimental Testing |
| Fixed Wireless | BA | 1390-1392 MHz Band, Market Area |
| Fixed Wireless | BB | 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz Bands, Market Area |
| Fixed Wireless | BC | 1670-1675 MHz Band, Market Area |
| Fixed Wireless | CE | Digital Electronic Message Service - Common Carrier |
| Fixed Wireless | CF | Common Carrier Fixed Point to Point Microwave |
| Fixed Wireless | DV | Multichannel Video Distribution AND Data Service |
| Fixed Wireless | LD | Local Multipoint Distribution Service |
| Fixed Wireless | MG | Microwave Industrial/Business Pool |
| Fixed Wireless | MM | Millimeter Wave 70/80/90 GHz Service |
| Fixed Wireless | MS | Multiple Address Service, Auctioned |
| Fixed Wireless | PE | Digital Electronic Message Service - Private |
| Fixed Wireless | TN | 39 Ghz, Auctioned |
| Fixed Wireless | TZ | 24 GHz Service |
| Fixed Wireless | VX | Instructional Television Fixed Service |
| Land Mobile Radio | GB | Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | GI | Other Indust/Land Transp, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | GJ | Business/Industrial/Land Trans, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Conventinal |
| Land Mobile Radio | GL | SMR, 900 MHz, Conventional (SMR, Site-specific) |
| Land Mobile Radio | GM | SMR, 800 MHz, Conventional (SMR, Site-specific) |
| Land Mobile Radio | GO | Other Indust/Land Transp, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | GR | SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | GU | Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | GX | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | IG | Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | IK | Industrial/Business Pool - Commercial, Conventional |
| Land Mobile Radio | NC | 220 MHz Nationwide Commercial 5 Channel |
| Land Mobile Radio | QA | 220-222 MHz Band, Auctioned |
| Land Mobile Radio | QO | 220 MHz Non-Nationwide Other |
| Land Mobile Radio | Intelligent Transportation Service (Non-Public Safety) | |
| Land Mobile Radio | QT | 220 MHz Non-Nationwide 5 Channel Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YB | Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YC | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned |
| Land Mobile Radio | YD | SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned |
| Land Mobile Radio | YG | Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YH | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned (Rebanded YC license) |
| Land Mobile Radio | YI | Other Indust/Land Transp. 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YJ | Business/Industrial/Land Trans, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YK | Industrial/Business Pool - Commercial, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YL | SMR, 900 MHz, Trunked (SMR, Site-specific) |
| Land Mobile Radio | YM | SMR, 800 MHz, Trunked (SMR, Site-specific) |
| Land Mobile Radio | YO | Other Indust/Land Transp. 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YS | SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YU | Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked |
| Land Mobile Radio | YX | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | AD | AWS-4 (2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | AH | AWS-H Block (1915-1920 MHz and 1995-2000 MHz) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | AT | AWS-3 (1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | AW | AWS (1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | BR | Broadband Radio Service |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CA | Commercial Air-ground Radiotelephone |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CG | General Aviation Air-ground Radiotelephone |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CJ | Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Radiotelephone (800 MHz band) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CL | Cellular |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CW | PCS Broadband |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CX | Cellular, Auctioned |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | CY | 1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz Bands, Market Area |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | ED | Educational Broadband Service |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | MD | Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS and MMDS) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | NN | 3650-3700 MHz |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WP | 700 MHz Upper Band (Block D) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WS | Wireless Communications Service |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WU | 700 MHz Upper Band (Block C) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WX | 700 MHz Guard Band |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WY | 700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks A, B, E) |
| Mobile/Fixed Broadband | WZ | 700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks C, D) |
| Paging and Messaging | CB | Basic Exchange Telephone Radio Service (BETRS) |
| Paging and Messaging | CD | Paging and Radiotelephone |
| Paging and Messaging | CN | PCS Narrowband |
| Paging and Messaging | CO | Offshore Radiotelephone |
| Paging and Messaging | CP | Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging (excluding 931MHz) |
| Paging and Messaging | CR | Rural Radiotelephone |
| Paging and Messaging | CZ | Part 22 931 MHZ Paging |
| Paging and Messaging | GC | 929-931 MHz Band, Auctioned |
| Paging and Messaging | GS | Private Carrier Paging, 929-930 MHz |
| Paging and Messaging | QD | 220 MHz Non-Nationwide Data |
| Personal | HA | Amateur |
| Personal | HV | Amateur Vanity |
| Personal | ZA | General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) |
| Personal | ZV | 218-219 MHz Service |
| Radiolocation | LN | 902-928 MHz Location Narrowband (Non-multilateration) |
| Radiolocation | LS | Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS) |
| Radiolocation | LW | 902-928 MHz Location Wideband (Grandfathered AVM) |
| Radiolocation | MR | Marine Radiolocation Land |
| Radiolocation | RS | Land Mobile Radiolocation |
| Radiolocation | WR | Microwave Radiolocation |
| Safety of Life | AA | Aviation Auxiliary Group |
| Safety of Life | AC | Aircraft |
| Safety of Life | AF | Aeronautical and Fixed |
| Safety of Life | AR | Aviation Radionavigation |
| Safety of Life | GE | Public Safety/Spec Emerg/PS Natl Plan,806-817/851-862MHz,Conv |
| Safety of Life | GF | Public Safety National Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Conventional |
| Safety of Life | GP | Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional |
| Safety of Life | IQ | Intelligent Transportation Service (Public Safety) |
| Safety of Life | MA | Marine Auxiliary Group |
| Safety of Life | MC | Coastal Group |
| Safety of Life | MK | Alaska Group |
| Safety of Life | MW | Microwave Public Safety Pool |
| Safety of Life | PA | Public Safety 4940-4990 MHz Band |
| Safety of Life | PC | Public Coast Stations, Auctioned |
| Safety of Life | PW | Public Safety Pool, Conventional |
| Safety of Life | QM | 220 MHz Non-Nationwide Public Safety/Mutual Aid |
| Safety of Life | SA | Ship Recreational or Voluntarily Equipped |
| Safety of Life | SB | Ship Compulsory Equipped |
| Safety of Life | SE | Ship Exemption |
| Safety of Life | SG | Public Safety 700 MHz Conventional |
| Safety of Life | SL | Public Safety 700 MHz State License |
| Safety of Life | SP | Public Safety 700 MHz Broadband Nationwide License |
| Safety of Life | SY | Public Safety 700 MHz Trunked |
| Safety of Life | WA | Microwave Aviation |
| Safety of Life | WM | Microwave Marine |
| Safety of Life | YE | Public Safety/Spec Emerg/PS Natl Plan,806-817/851-862MHz,Trunked |
| Safety of Life | YF | Public Safety National Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Trunked |
| Safety of Life | YP | Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked |
| Safety of Life | YW | Public Safety Pool, Trunked |
| Satellite Earth Station | BES | Blanket Earth Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | ESV | Earth Stations on-board Vessels |
| Satellite Earth Station | FES | Fixed Earth Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | FLE | Fixed Land Earth Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | HBT | Temporary Fixed VSAT Hub Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | HUB | VSAT Fixed Hub Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | MES | Mobile Earth Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | OTH | (catch all for anything that doesn't fit our categories) |
| Satellite Earth Station | TFE | Temporary Fixed Earth Station |
| Satellite Earth Station | VST | VSAT Network |
| Satellite Space Station | SSG | Geostationary Space Station |
| Satellite Space Station | SSN | Non-Geostationary Space Station |