Television Frequencies
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- It is not possible to receive digital TV audio with a scanner or AM/FM receiver.
- Before the transition from analog to digital TV in 2009, audio from analog TV stations could be received in wideband FM (WFM) mode. Each audio channel used 100 kHz bandwidth.
- The analog video and analog audio carrier frequencies listed in the table below are for NTSC analog TV and are not applicable to ATSC digital TV (DTV or HDTV).
- Some analog TV stations were offset + or - 10 kHz (0.01 MHz) from the standard frequencies to reduce co-channel interference.
- The 8-VSB modulation used in ATSC (DTV) has a pilot carrier that serves as a reference frequency for DTV receivers and can be heard on an AM or FM receiver. The pilot carrier is approximately 310 kHz (0.31 MHz) above the lower band edge. The exact frequency used may vary because the transmitted signal may be offset slightly to reduce interference.
US Television Channels
Channel | Band Limits | DTV Pilot | Analog Video | Analog Audio | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 54-60 | 54.31 | 55.25 | 59.75 | |
3 | 60-66 | 60.31 | 61.25 | 65.75 | |
4 | 66-72 | 66.31 | 67.25 | 71.75 | |
5 | 76-82 | 76.31 | 77.25 | 81.75 | |
6 | 82-88 | 82.31 | 83.25 | 87.75 | |
7 | 174-180 | 174.31 | 175.25 | 179.75 | |
8 | 180-186 | 180.31 | 181.25 | 185.75 | |
9 | 186-192 | 186.31 | 187.25 | 191.75 | |
10 | 192-198 | 192.31 | 193.25 | 197.75 | |
11 | 198-204 | 198.31 | 199.25 | 203.75 | |
12 | 204-210 | 204.31 | 205.25 | 209.75 | |
13 | 210-216 | 210.31 | 211.25 | 215.75 | |
14 | 470-476 | 470.31 | 471.25 | 475.75 | 1 |
15 | 476-482 | 476.31 | 477.25 | 481.75 | 1 |
16 | 482-488 | 482.31 | 483.25 | 487.75 | 1 |
17 | 488-494 | 488.31 | 489.25 | 493.75 | 1 |
18 | 494-500 | 494.31 | 495.25 | 499.75 | 1 |
19 | 500-506 | 500.31 | 501.25 | 505.75 | 1 |
20 | 506-512 | 506.31 | 507.25 | 511.75 | 1 |
21 | 512-518 | 512.31 | 513.25 | 517.75 | |
22 | 518-524 | 518.31 | 519.25 | 523.75 | |
23 | 524-530 | 524.31 | 525.25 | 529.75 | |
24 | 530-536 | 530.31 | 531.25 | 535.75 | |
25 | 536-542 | 536.31 | 537.25 | 541.75 | |
26 | 542-548 | 542.31 | 543.25 | 547.75 | |
27 | 548-554 | 548.31 | 549.25 | 553.75 | |
28 | 554-560 | 554.31 | 555.25 | 559.75 | |
29 | 560-566 | 560.31 | 561.25 | 565.75 | |
30 | 566-572 | 566.31 | 567.25 | 571.75 | |
31 | 572-578 | 572.31 | 573.25 | 577.75 | |
32 | 578-584 | 578.31 | 579.25 | 583.75 | |
33 | 584-590 | 584.31 | 585.25 | 589.75 | |
34 | 590-596 | 590.31 | 591.25 | 595.75 | |
35 | 596-602 | 596.31 | 597.25 | 601.75 | |
36 | 602-608 | 602.31 | 603.25 | 607.75 | |
37 | 608-614 | 608.31 | 609.25 | 613.75 | 2 |
38 | 614-620 | 614.31 | 615.25 | 619.75 | 6 |
39 | 620-626 | 620.31 | 621.25 | 625.75 | 6 |
40 | 626-632 | 626.31 | 627.25 | 631.75 | 6 |
41 | 632-638 | 632.31 | 633.25 | 637.75 | 6 |
42 | 638-644 | 638.31 | 639.25 | 643.75 | 6 |
43 | 644-650 | 644.31 | 645.25 | 649.75 | 6 |
44 | 650-656 | 650.31 | 651.25 | 655.75 | 6 |
45 | 656-662 | 656.31 | 657.25 | 661.75 | 6 |
46 | 662-668 | 662.31 | 663.25 | 667.75 | 6 |
47 | 668-674 | 668.31 | 669.25 | 673.75 | 6 |
48 | 674-680 | 674.31 | 675.25 | 679.75 | 6 |
49 | 680-686 | 680.31 | 681.25 | 685.75 | 6 |
50 | 686-692 | 686.31 | 687.25 | 691.75 | 6 |
51 | 692-698 | 692.31 | 693.25 | 697.75 | 6 |
52 | 698-704 | 698.31 | 699.25 | 703.75 | 3 |
53 | 704-710 | 704.31 | 705.25 | 709.75 | 3 |
54 | 710-716 | 710.31 | 711.25 | 715.75 | 3 |
55 | 716-722 | 716.31 | 717.25 | 721.75 | 3 |
56 | 722-728 | 722.31 | 723.25 | 727.75 | 3 |
57 | 728-734 | 728.31 | 729.25 | 733.75 | 3 |
58 | 734-740 | 734.31 | 735.25 | 739.75 | 3 |
59 | 740-746 | 740.31 | 741.25 | 745.75 | 3 |
60 | 746-752 | 746.31 | 747.25 | 751.75 | 4 |
61 | 752-758 | 752.31 | 753.25 | 757.75 | 4 |
62 | 758-764 | 758.31 | 759.25 | 763.75 | 4 |
63 | 764-770 | 764.31 | 765.25 | 769.75 | 4 |
64 | 770-776 | 770.31 | 771.25 | 775.75 | 4 |
65 | 776-782 | 776.31 | 777.25 | 781.75 | 4 |
66 | 782-788 | 782.31 | 783.25 | 787.75 | 4 |
67 | 788-794 | 788.31 | 789.25 | 793.75 | 4 |
68 | 794-800 | 794.31 | 795.25 | 799.75 | 4 |
69 | 800-806 | 800.31 | 801.25 | 805.75 | 4 |
70 | 806-812 | 806.31 | 807.25 | 811.75 | 5 |
71 | 812-818 | 812.31 | 813.25 | 817.75 | 5 |
72 | 818-824 | 818.31 | 819.25 | 823.75 | 5 |
73 | 824-830 | 824.31 | 825.25 | 829.75 | 5 |
74 | 830-836 | 830.31 | 831.25 | 835.75 | 5 |
75 | 836-842 | 836.31 | 837.25 | 841.75 | 5 |
76 | 842-848 | 842.31 | 843.25 | 847.75 | 5 |
77 | 848-854 | 848.31 | 849.25 | 853.75 | 5 |
78 | 854-860 | 854.31 | 855.25 | 859.75 | 5 |
79 | 860-866 | 860.31 | 861.25 | 865.75 | 5 |
80 | 866-872 | 866.31 | 867.25 | 871.75 | 5 |
81 | 872-878 | 872.31 | 873.25 | 877.75 | 5 |
82 | 878-884 | 878.31 | 879.25 | 883.75 | 5 |
83 | 884-890 | 884.31 | 885.25 | 889.75 | 5 |
Notes
- 1. 470-512 MHz (channels 14-20) - UHF-T Band used for private land mobile radio in certain areas.
- 2. 608-614 MHz (channel 37) - Reserved for radio astronomy. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 3. 698-746 MHz (channels 52-59) - Lower 700 MHz band. TV stations will vacate this band. Used by various wireless and broadband networks. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 4. 746-806 MHz (channels 60-69) - Upper 700 MHz band. TV stations vacated this band in 2009. Used by public safety land mobile radio and various commercial and public safety broadband networks. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 5. 806-890 MHz (channels 70-83) - 800 MHz band. TV stations vacated this band in the late 1970s. Used by land mobile radio and various wireless and broadband networks. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 6. 614-698 MHz (channels 38-51) - 600 MHz band. The Broadcast Incentive Auction will require TV stations to vacate this band between April 2017 and July 2020. It will then be used by various wireless and broadband networks. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
Related Links
- FCC
- FCC Video Division Page
- TV Query (station search)
- 47CFR73.603 Numerical designation of television channels
- Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Commercial Services
- Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Public Safety Services
- Other
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