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'''Notes'''
 
'''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:
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* '''1.''' 470-512 MHz (channels 14-20) - [[UHF-T Band]] used for private land mobile radio in certain areas.  
** (a)  Boston, MA (Ch 14, 16)
 
** (b)  Chicago, IL (Ch 14, 15)
 
** (c)  Cleveland, OH (Ch 14, 15) (Not available until further order from the FCC.)
 
** (d)  Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Ch 16)
 
** (e)  Detroit, MI (Ch 15, 16) (Not available until further order from the FCC.)
 
** (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)
 
** [[media:UHF-T_Band.zip|UHF-T_Band.zip]] - Google Earth .kml map of the areas listed above.
 
 
* '''2.''' 608-614 MHz (channel 37) - Reserved for radio astronomy.  Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
 
* '''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.
 
* '''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.
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** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/video-division FCC Video Division Page]
 
** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/video-division FCC Video Division Page]
 
** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/tv-query#block-menu-block-4 TV Query] (station search)
 
** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/tv-query#block-menu-block-4 TV Query] (station search)
** [https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?&mc=true&node=se47.4.73_1603&rgn=div8 47CFR73.603] Numerical designation of television channels
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** [https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-C/part-73/subpart-E/section-73.603 47CFR73.603] Numerical designation of television channels
** [http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=&n=sp47.5.90.l&r=SUBPART&ty=HTML 47CFR90.301] Authorization in the Band 470-512 MHz (UHF-TV Sharing)
 
 
** [http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/data/bandplans/700MHzBandPlan.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Commercial Services]
 
** [http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/data/bandplans/700MHzBandPlan.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Commercial Services]
 
** [http://www2.fcc.gov/pshs/docs/public-safety-spectrum/revised700ps.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Public Safety Services]
 
** [http://www2.fcc.gov/pshs/docs/public-safety-spectrum/revised700ps.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Public Safety Services]
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* [[AM Broadcast]]
 
* [[AM Broadcast]]
 
* [[FM Broadcast]]
 
* [[FM Broadcast]]
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* [[UHF-T Band]]
  
  

Latest revision as of 20:17, 17 December 2021

  • 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
US Television Channels (MHz)
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.

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