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* It is not possible to receive digital TV audio with a scanner or AM/FM receiver.
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* 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]].
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* The analog video and analog audio carrier frequencies listed in the table below are for NTSC analog TV and are <b>not applicable</b> to ATSC digital TV (DTV or HDTV).
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* Some analog TV stations were offset + or - 10 kHz (0.01 MHz) from the standard frequencies to reduce co-channel interference.
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* 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.
  
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The audio channels should be monitored in Wideband FM (WFM) mode. Each audio channel uses 100 [[kHz]] [[bandwidth]].
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== US Television Channels ==
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{|class=rrtable
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!Channel!!Band Limits!!DTV Pilot!!Analog Video!!Analog Audio!!Notes
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|+'''US Television Channels (MHz)'''
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|2||54-60||54.31||55.25||59.75||
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|-
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|3||60-66||60.31||61.25||65.75||
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|-
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|4||66-72||66.31||67.25||71.75||
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|-
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|5||76-82||76.31||77.25||81.75||
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|-
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|6||82-88||82.31||83.25||87.75||
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|-
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|7||174-180||174.31||175.25||179.75||
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|-
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|8||180-186||180.31||181.25||185.75||
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|-
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|9||186-192||186.31||187.25||191.75||
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|-
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|10||192-198||192.31||193.25||197.75||
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|-
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|11||198-204||198.31||199.25||203.75||
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|-
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|12||204-210||204.31||205.25||209.75||
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|-
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|13||210-216||210.31||211.25||215.75||
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|-
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|14||470-476||470.31||471.25||475.75||1
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|-
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|15||476-482||476.31||477.25||481.75||1
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|-
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|16||482-488||482.31||483.25||487.75||1
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|-
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|17||488-494||488.31||489.25||493.75||1
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|-
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|18||494-500||494.31||495.25||499.75||1
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|-
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|19||500-506||500.31||501.25||505.75||1
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|-
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|20||506-512||506.31||507.25||511.75||1
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|-
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|21||512-518||512.31||513.25||517.75||
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|-
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|22||518-524||518.31||519.25||523.75||
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|-
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|23||524-530||524.31||525.25||529.75||
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|-
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|24||530-536||530.31||531.25||535.75||
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|-
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|25||536-542||536.31||537.25||541.75||
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|-
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|26||542-548||542.31||543.25||547.75||
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|-
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|27||548-554||548.31||549.25||553.75||
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|-
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|28||554-560||554.31||555.25||559.75||
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|-
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|29||560-566||560.31||561.25||565.75||
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|-
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|30||566-572||566.31||567.25||571.75||
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|-
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|31||572-578||572.31||573.25||577.75||
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|-
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|32||578-584||578.31||579.25||583.75||
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|-
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|33||584-590||584.31||585.25||589.75||
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|-
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|34||590-596||590.31||591.25||595.75||
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|-
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|35||596-602||596.31||597.25||601.75||
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|-
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|36||602-608||602.31||603.25||607.75||
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|-
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|37||608-614||608.31||609.25||613.75||2
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|-
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|38||614-620||614.31||615.25||619.75||6
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|-
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|39||620-626||620.31||621.25||625.75||6
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|-
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|40||626-632||626.31||627.25||631.75||6
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|-
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|41||632-638||632.31||633.25||637.75||6
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|-
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|42||638-644||638.31||639.25||643.75||6
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|-
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|43||644-650||644.31||645.25||649.75||6
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|-
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|44||650-656||650.31||651.25||655.75||6
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|-
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|45||656-662||656.31||657.25||661.75||6
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|-
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|46||662-668||662.31||663.25||667.75||6
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|-
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|47||668-674||668.31||669.25||673.75||6
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|-
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|48||674-680||674.31||675.25||679.75||6
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|-
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|49||680-686||680.31||681.25||685.75||6
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|-
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|50||686-692||686.31||687.25||691.75||6
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|-
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|51||692-698||692.31||693.25||697.75||6
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|-
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|52||698-704||698.31||699.25||703.75||3
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|-
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|53||704-710||704.31||705.25||709.75||3
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|-
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|54||710-716||710.31||711.25||715.75||3
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|-
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|55||716-722||716.31||717.25||721.75||3
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|-
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|56||722-728||722.31||723.25||727.75||3
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|-
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|57||728-734||728.31||729.25||733.75||3
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|-
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|58||734-740||734.31||735.25||739.75||3
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|-
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|59||740-746||740.31||741.25||745.75||3
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|-
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|60||746-752||746.31||747.25||751.75||4
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|-
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|61||752-758||752.31||753.25||757.75||4
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|-
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|62||758-764||758.31||759.25||763.75||4
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|-
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|63||764-770||764.31||765.25||769.75||4
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|-
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|64||770-776||770.31||771.25||775.75||4
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|-
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|65||776-782||776.31||777.25||781.75||4
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|-
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|66||782-788||782.31||783.25||787.75||4
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|-
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|67||788-794||788.31||789.25||793.75||4
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|-
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|68||794-800||794.31||795.25||799.75||4
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|-
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|69||800-806||800.31||801.25||805.75||4
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|-
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|70||806-812||806.31||807.25||811.75||5
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|-
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|71||812-818||812.31||813.25||817.75||5
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|-
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|72||818-824||818.31||819.25||823.75||5
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|-
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|73||824-830||824.31||825.25||829.75||5
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|-
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|74||830-836||830.31||831.25||835.75||5
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|-
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|75||836-842||836.31||837.25||841.75||5
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|-
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|76||842-848||842.31||843.25||847.75||5
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|-
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|77||848-854||848.31||849.25||853.75||5
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|-
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|78||854-860||854.31||855.25||859.75||5
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|-
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|79||860-866||860.31||861.25||865.75||5
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|-
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|80||866-872||866.31||867.25||871.75||5
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|-
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|81||872-878||872.31||873.25||877.75||5
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|-
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|82||878-884||878.31||879.25||883.75||5
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|-
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|83||884-890||884.31||885.25||889.75||5
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|}
  
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      Channel Video Audio  Lower Upper
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'''Notes'''
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      Number Freq. Freq.  Edge  Edge
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* '''1.''' 470-512 MHz (channels 14-20) - [[UHF-T Band]] used for private land mobile radio in certain areas.
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* '''2.''' 608-614 MHz (channel 37) - Reserved for radio astronomy.  Audio, video and pilot frequencies are for reference only.
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2 55.25 59.75   54    60
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* '''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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3 61.25 65.75   60    66
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* '''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.
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4 67.25 71.75   66    72
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* '''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.
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5 77.25 81.75   76    82
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* '''6.''' 614-698 MHz (channels 38-51) - 600 MHz band. The [https://www.fcc.gov/about-fcc/fcc-initiatives/incentive-auctions 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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6 83.25 87.75   82    88
 
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7 175.25 179.75 174  180
 
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8 181.25 185.75 180  186
 
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9 187.25 191.75 186  192
 
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10 193.25 197.75 192  198
 
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11 199.25 203.75 198  204
 
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12 205.25 209.75 204  120
 
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13 211.25 215.75 210  216
 
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14 471.25 475.75 470  476 (1) a b c g h i k
 
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15 477.25 481.75 476  482 (1) b c e i
 
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16 483.25 487.75 482  488 (1) a d e g i l
 
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17 489.25 493.75 488  494 (1) f l m
 
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18 495.25 499.75 494  500 (1) k m
 
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19 501.25 505.75 500  506 (1) j
 
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20 507.25 511.75 506  512 (1) g j
 
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21 513.25 517.75 512  518
 
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22 519.25 523.75 518  524
 
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23 525.25 529.75 524  530
 
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24 531.25 535.75 530  536
 
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25 537.25 541.75 536  542
 
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26 543.25 547.75 542  548
 
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27 549.25 553.75 548  554
 
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28 555.25 559.75 554  560
 
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29 561.25 565.75 560  566
 
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30 567.25 571.75 566  572
 
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31 573.25 577.75 572  578
 
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32 579.25 583.75 578  584
 
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33 585.25 589.75 584  590
 
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34 591.25 595.75 590  596
 
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35 597.25 601.75 596  602
 
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36 603.25 607.75 602  608
 
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37 609.25 613.75 608  614 (2)
 
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38 615.25 619.75 614  620
 
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39 621.25 625.75 620  626
 
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40 627.25 631.75 626  632
 
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41 633.25 637.75 632  638
 
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42 639.25 643.75 638  644
 
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43 645.25 649.75 644  650
 
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44 651.25 655.75 650  656
 
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45 657.25 661.75 656  662
 
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46 663.25 667.75 662  668
 
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47 669.25 673.75 668  674
 
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48 675.25 679.75 674  680
 
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49 681.25 685.75 680  686
 
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50 687.25 691.75 686  692
 
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51 693.25 697.75 692  698
 
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52 699.25 703.75 698  704
 
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53 705.25 709.75 704  710
 
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54 711.25 715.75 710  716
 
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55 717.25 721.75 716  722
 
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56 723.25 727.75 722  728
 
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57 729.25 733.75 728  734
 
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58 735.25 739.75 734  740
 
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59 741.25 745.75 740  746
 
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60 747.25 751.75 746  752 (3)
 
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61 753.25 757.75 752  758 (3)
 
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62 759.25 763.75 758  764 (3)
 
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63 765.25 769.75 764  770 (3)
 
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64 771.25 775.75 770  776 (3)
 
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65 777.25 781.75 776  782 (3)
 
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66 783.25 787.75 782  788 (3)
 
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67 789.25 793.75 788  794 (3)
 
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68 795.25 799.75 794  800 (3)
 
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69 801.25 805.75 800  806 (3)
 
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70 807.25 811.75 806  812 (4)
 
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71 813.25 817.75 812  818 (4)
 
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72 819.25 823.75 818  824 (4)
 
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73 825.25 829.75 824  830 (4)
 
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74 831.25 835.75 830  836 (4)
 
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75 837.25 841.75 836  842 (4)
 
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76 843.25 847.75 842  848 (4)
 
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77 849.25 853.75 848  854 (4)
 
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78 855.25 859.75 854  860 (4)
 
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79 861.25 865.75 860  866 (4)
 
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80 867.25 871.75 866  872 (4)
 
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81 873.25 877.75 872  878 (4)
 
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82 879.25 883.75 878  884 (4)
 
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83 885.25 889.75 884  890 (4)
 
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* (1) 470 - 512 MHz channels 14 - 20 are used for land mobile radio (UHF-T band) only in the following metropolitan areas:
 
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** (a) Boston, MA
 
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** (b) Chicago, IL
 
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** (c) Cleveland, OH
 
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** (d) Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
 
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** (e) Detroit, MI
 
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** (f) Houston, TX
 
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** (g) Los Angeles, CA
 
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** (h) Miami, FL
 
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** (i) New York, NY
 
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** (j) Philadelphia, PA
 
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** (k) Pittsburgh, PA
 
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** (l) San Francisco, CA
 
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** (m) Washington, DC
 
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* (2) 608 - 614 MHz channel 37 is reserved for radio astronomy.
 
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* (3) TV broadcasters will vacate 746 - 806 MHz channels 60 - 69 in 2009.
 
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*(4) 806 - 890 MHz channels 70 - 83 no longer used for TV broadcasting.
 
  
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* Some TV stations are offset + or - 10 kHz (.01 MHz) from the normal frequencies.
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== Related Links ==
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* FCC
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** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/video-division FCC Video Division Page]
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** [https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/tv-query#block-menu-block-4 TV Query] (station search)
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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
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** [http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/data/bandplans/700MHzBandPlan.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Commercial Services]
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** [http://www2.fcc.gov/pshs/docs/public-safety-spectrum/revised700ps.pdf Revised 700 MHz Band Plan for Public Safety Services]
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* Other
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** [http://www.fccinfo.com FCCInfo.com broadcast station search]
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** [http://www.fccinfo.com/fccinfo_google_earth.php FCCInfo.com Google Earth tool]
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** [https://www.rabbitears.info RabbitEars.Info]
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** [http://www.tvfool.com TV Fool]
  
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== Related Wiki Articles ==
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* [[AM Broadcast]]
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* [[FM Broadcast]]
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* [[UHF-T Band]]
  
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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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