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 | Lower Edge | Upper Edge | DTV Pilot Freq | Analog Video Freq | Analog Audio Freq | 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 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 | |
53 | 704 | 710 | 704.31 | 705.25 | 709.75 | |
54 | 710 | 716 | 710.31 | 711.25 | 715.75 | |
55 | 716 | 722 | 716.31 | 717.25 | 721.75 | |
56 | 722 | 728 | 722.31 | 723.25 | 727.75 | |
57 | 728 | 734 | 728.31 | 729.25 | 733.75 | |
58 | 734 | 740 | 734.31 | 735.25 | 739.75 | |
59 | 740 | 746 | 740.31 | 741.25 | 745.75 | |
60 | 746 | 752 | 746.31 | 747.25 | 751.75 | 3 |
61 | 752 | 758 | 752.31 | 753.25 | 757.75 | 3 |
62 | 758 | 764 | 758.31 | 759.25 | 763.75 | 3 |
63 | 764 | 770 | 764.31 | 765.25 | 769.75 | 3 |
64 | 770 | 776 | 770.31 | 771.25 | 775.75 | 3 |
65 | 776 | 782 | 776.31 | 777.25 | 781.75 | 3 |
66 | 782 | 788 | 782.31 | 783.25 | 787.75 | 3 |
67 | 788 | 794 | 788.31 | 789.25 | 793.75 | 3 |
68 | 794 | 800 | 794.31 | 795.25 | 799.75 | 3 |
69 | 800 | 806 | 800.31 | 801.25 | 805.75 | 3 |
70 | 806 | 812 | 4 | |||
71 | 812 | 818 | 4 | |||
72 | 818 | 824 | 4 | |||
73 | 824 | 830 | 4 | |||
74 | 830 | 836 | 4 | |||
75 | 836 | 842 | 4 | |||
76 | 842 | 848 | 4 | |||
77 | 848 | 854 | 4 | |||
78 | 854 | 860 | 4 | |||
79 | 860 | 866 | 4 | |||
80 | 866 | 872 | 4 | |||
81 | 872 | 878 | 4 | |||
82 | 878 | 884 | 4 | |||
83 | 884 | 890 | 4 |
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
- (b) Chicago, IL
- (c) Cleveland, OH
- (d) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- (e) Detroit, MI
- (f) Houston, TX
- (g) Los Angeles, CA
- (h) Miami, FL
- (i) New York, NY
- (j) Philadelphia, PA
- (k) Pittsburgh, PA
- (l) San Francisco, CA
- (m) Washington, DC
- 2. 608-614 MHz (channel 37) - Reserved for radio astronomy.
- 3. 746-806 MHz (channels 60-69) - New 700 MHz land mobile band. Full power TV stations will vacate this band. Some low power TV stations and translators may remain.
- 4. 806-890 MHz (channels 70-83) - 800 MHz land mobile and cellular telephone band. Has not been used for TV broadcasting since the late 1970s or early 1980s.
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