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Revision as of 19:42, 21 January 2016
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 | Description |
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Broadcast | AM | AM Station |
Broadcast | CA | Class A TV |
Broadcast | DC | Digital Class A TV |
Broadcast | DT | Digital TV |
Broadcast | FB | FM Booster |
Broadcast | FL | Low Power FM |
Broadcast | FM | FM Station |
Broadcast | FX | FM Translator |
Broadcast | LD | Digital Translator or Digital LPTV |
Broadcast | TV | Television |
Broadcast | TX | TV Translator or LPTV station |
Broadcast Support | AB | Aural Microwave Booster |
Broadcast Support | AI | Aural Intercity Relay |
Broadcast Support | AS | Aural Studio Transmitter Link |
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 | TI | TV Intercity Relay |
Broadcast Support | TP | TV Pickup |
Broadcast Support | TS | TV Studio Transmitter Link |
Broadcast Support | TT | TV Translator Relay |
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 | WM | Microwave Marine |
International Broadcast | IHF | International HF Broadcast |
Land Mobile Radio | GB | Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional |
Land Mobile Radio | GI | Other Indust/Land Transp, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conv. |
Land Mobile Radio | GJ | Business/Industrial/Land Trans, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Conv. |
Land Mobile Radio | GM | 800 MHz Conventional SMR (SMR, Site-specific) |
Land Mobile Radio | GO | Other Indust/Land Transp, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv. |
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 | Intelligent Transportation Service (Non-Public Safety) | |
Land Mobile Radio | RS | Land Mobile Radiolocation |
Land Mobile Radio | YB | Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked |
Land Mobile Radio | YG | Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked |
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 | YM | 800 MHz Trunked SMR (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 | AW | AWS, 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz bands |
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 | CY | 1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz Bands, Market Area |
Mobile/Fixed Broadband | ED | Educational Broadband Service |
Mobile/Fixed Broadband | NN | 3650-3700 MHz |
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) |
Mobile/Fixed Broadband | YC | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned |
Mobile/Fixed Broadband | YD | SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned |
Mobile/Fixed Broadband | YH | SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned (Rebanded YC license) |
Paging and Messaging | CB | 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 | LN | 902-928 MHz Location Narrowband (Non-multilateration) |
Paging and Messaging | LS | Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS) |
Paging and Messaging | LW | 902-928 MHz Location Wideband (Grandfathered AVM) |
Paging and Messaging | NC | Nationwide Commercial 5 Channel, 220 MHz |
Paging and Messaging | QA | 220-222 MHz Band, Auctioned |
Paging and Messaging | QD | Non-Nationwide Data, 220 MHz |
Paging and Messaging | QM | Non-Nationwide Public Safety/Mutual Aid, 220 MHz |
Paging and Messaging | QO | Non-Nationwide Other, 220 MHz |
Paging and Messaging | QT | Non-Nationwide 5 Channel Trunked, 220 MHz |
Paging and Messaging | ZV | 218-219 MHz Service |
Personal | HA | Amateur |
Personal | HV | Vanity |
Personal | ZA | General Mobile Radio (GMRS) |
Radar | MR | Marine Radiolocation Land |
Radar | 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 | CM | Commercial Operator |
Safety of Life | GE | PubSafty/SpecEmer/PubSaftyNtlPlan,806-817/851-862MHz,Conv |
Safety of Life | GF | Public Safety Ntl Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Conv. |
Safety of Life | GP | Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv. |
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 | RR | Restricted Operator |
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 | Conventional Public Safety 700 MHz |
Safety of Life | SL | Public Safety 700 MHZ Band-State License |
Safety of Life | SP | 700 MHz Public Safety Broadband Nationwide License |
Safety of Life | SY | Trunked Public Safety 700 MHz |
Safety of Life | WA | Microwave Aviation |
Safety of Life | YE | PubSafty/SpecEmer/PubSaftyNtlPlan,806-817/851-862MHz,Trunked |
Safety of Life | YF | Public Safety Ntl 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 |