Television and Motion Picture Production

Editing Television and Motion Picture Production

Film and Video Production Radio Service (FCC Section 90.69)

Business Itinerant Frequencies

Many production companies rent their two-way radios from radio companies like BearCom. They are often programmed with UHF Business Itinerant frequencies or frequencies licensed to that particular rental house.

Sporting Events

Southern Ontario

Usage has been confirmed in Hamilton, Ontario and a few of them have been confirmed in Toronto, Ontario. More then likely these are used provincewide.

Last Updated: September 11, 2006

451.1875 DCS023 & DCS051
451.6625 DCS464 & DCS743
451.7875 DCS125	
452.0625 DCS132, DCS155, DCS271, DCS431 & DCS432
452.3625 DCS162, DCS205 & DCS516
452.5375 DCS331, DCS365 & DCS731
453.4500 DCS051, DCS074 & DCS365
453.7000 DCS664	
453.7250 DCS712	
454.2250 DCS116, DCS365, DCS412 & DCS423
457.8125 DCS143	
458.1875 DCS506	
458.6625 DCS464	
460.9250 DCS664	
462.5000 DCS023	
462.8250 DCS431	
463.8500 DCS223 & DCS734
464.2250 DCS065	
469.2625 DCS226 & DCS531

Dan Schnieder Film Productions

Verified during on-location filming for 13-part series movie in Douglas County, Nevada on March 4, 2010.

464.1125  WNSP396?  M   203.5 PL  Ch. 1 Production (Set Producer, Assistants)
464.3125  WNSP396?  M    71.9 PL  Ch. 2 Logistics (Coordination, Food, Transportation, etc.)
469.7125  WNSP396?  M   203.5 PL  Ch. 3 Wardrobe, Costume, Vehicles, Setup, etc.
464.7125  WNSP396?  M   203.5 PL  Security? Traffic Control?

Car Commercials

The below frequency was used for a Honda commercial shot in Houston, Texas on March 1, 2009.

173.3750   M  051 DPL  Director (open carrier)

The below frequencies were used for a Kia Sportage commercial shot in Houston, Texas on May 15-16, 2010.

151.7750   M  032 DPL  Director (open carrier, same as 173.375)
173.3750   M  051 DPL  Director (open carrier, same as 151.775)
438.2250   M  662 DPL  unknown use (yes, amateur band, not a typo)
438.5250   M    CSQ    Director, production staff and off-duty police doing street closures (yes, amateur band)

The below frequencies were used for a Ford Ecoboost commercial shot in Houston, Texas on December 14-15, 2010.

464.5500  M    CSQ    Director, production staff and off-duty police doing street closures
466.0625  M  606 DPL  lighting/grips

The below frequencies were used for a Hyundai car commercial shot in Houston, Texas on January 8-9, 2011.

461.0625  M  632 DPL  unknown use
461.1875  M  612 DPL  unknown use
461.3375  M  662 DPL  unknown use
461.3625  M  131 DPL  Director (open carrier)
464.5500  M    CSQ    Ch. 1 Director, production staff and off-duty police doing street closures
466.0375  M  627 DPL  unknown use
466.1875  M  503 DPL  unknown use
469.5500  M  624 DPL  Ch. 2 Alternate/talk-around

The below frequencies were used for a car commercial (possibly still photography) in Houston, Texas on April 16-17, 2011:

464.5500  M    CSQ    
469.5500  M  624 DPL

The below frequencies were used for a Hyundai car commercial shot in Houston, Texas on December 3, 2011.

456.8000  M  031 DPL  Ch. 1 Primary
469.5000  M  67.0 PL  Ch. 2 Alternate

The below frequencies were used for a car commercial shot in Houston, Texas on December 18, 2011.

461.0625  M  632 DPL  unknown use
461.3375  M  662 DPL  unknown use
462.9125  M  631 DPL  unknown use
464.5500  M    CSQ    unknown use
466.0375  M  627 DPL  unknown use
466.0625  M  606 DPL  unknown use
466.1875  M  503 DPL  Ch. 7? primary/director
469.5500  M  624 DPL  unknown use
469.6250  M  743 DPL  unknown use

Extreme Home Makeover

These frequencies are being used in Lewes Delaware Aug-2011

452.9750 (141.2)
469.5500 (151.4)- Security
462.1500 (203.5)
461.4750 (218.1)
463.7250 (114.8)- Construction
453.0000 (82.5)- Talk-Around

House of Cards/VEEP

This frequency was logged in use by one of the two productions in Baltimore, Maryland, November 4th, 2013.

468.7250 (unknown PL/DPL) Production and Logistics

Restaurant: Impossible

These frequencies were verified in use in Houston on January 22-23, 2014.

462.5750   M  156.7 PL  Ch. 1 Primary     
462.6250   M  162.2 PL  Ch. 2 Secondary

Take Two

In use in Vancouver, Canada on July 6, 2018.

467.7625   M   114 DPL  Ch. 1 Primary/Director
467.9000   M   116 DPL  Ch. 2

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