Television Frequencies
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- Audio from analog TV stations can be received in wideband FM (WFM) mode. Each audio channel uses 100 kHz bandwidth.
- It is not possible to receive digital TV audio with a scanner or AM/FM receiver.
- The video and 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 (.01 MHz) from the standard frequencies to reduce co-channel interference.
- Some DTV stations are offset slightly to reduce co-channel interference.
- The 8-VSB modulation used in ATSC (DTV) has a pilot carrier approximately 310 kHz above the lower band edge which can be heard on an AM or FM receiver.
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 | 204-120 | 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 (a b c g h i k) |
15 | 476-482 | 476.31 | 477.25 | 481.75 | 1 (b c e g i) |
16 | 482-488 | 482.31 | 483.25 | 487.75 | 1 (a d e g i l) |
17 | 488-494 | 488.31 | 489.25 | 493.75 | 1 (f l m) |
18 | 494-500 | 494.31 | 495.25 | 499.75 | 1 (k m) |
19 | 500-506 | 500.31 | 501.25 | 505.75 | 1 (j) |
20 | 506-512 | 506.31 | 507.25 | 511.75 | 1 (g j) |
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 | |
39 | 620-626 | 620.31 | 621.25 | 625.75 | |
40 | 626-632 | 626.31 | 627.25 | 631.75 | |
41 | 632-638 | 632.31 | 633.25 | 637.75 | |
42 | 638-644 | 638.31 | 639.25 | 643.75 | |
43 | 644-650 | 644.31 | 645.25 | 649.75 | |
44 | 650-656 | 650.31 | 651.25 | 655.75 | |
45 | 656-662 | 656.31 | 657.25 | 661.75 | |
46 | 662-668 | 662.31 | 663.25 | 667.75 | |
47 | 668-674 | 668.31 | 669.25 | 673.75 | |
48 | 674-680 | 674.31 | 675.25 | 679.75 | |
49 | 680-686 | 680.31 | 681.25 | 685.75 | |
50 | 686-692 | 686.31 | 687.25 | 691.75 | |
51 | 692-698 | 692.31 | 693.25 | 697.75 | |
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 land mobile radio only within 50 miles of the following metropolitan areas:
- (a) Boston, MA (Ch 14, 16)
- (b) Chicago, IL (Ch 14, 15)
- (c) Cleveland, OH (Ch 14, 15)
- (d) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Ch 16)
- (e) Detroit, MI (Ch 15, 16)
- (f) Houston, TX (Ch 17)
- (g) Los Angeles, CA (Ch 14, 15, 16, 20)
- (h) Miami, FL (Ch 14)
- (i) New York, NY (Ch 14, 15, 16)
- (j) Philadelphia, PA (Ch 19, 20)
- (k) Pittsburgh, PA (Ch 14, 18)
- (l) San Francisco/Oakland, CA (Ch 16, 17)
- (m) Washington, DC (Ch 17, 18)
- 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 commercial land mobile band. Full power TV stations will vacate this band. Some low power TV stations and translators may remain. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 4. 746-806 MHz (channels 60-69) - Upper 700 MHz commercial and public safety land mobile band. Full power TV stations vacated this band in 2009. Some low power TV stations and translators may remain. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
- 5. 806-890 MHz (channels 70-83) - 800 MHz land mobile and cellular telephone band. Full power TV stations vacated this band in the late 1970s. Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
References
- FCC Video Division Page
- 47CFR90.303 Authorization in the Band 470-512 MHz (UHF-TV Sharing)
- Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Commercial Services
- Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Public Safety Services
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