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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:
 
* '''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
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** (a)  Boston, MA (Ch 14, 16)
** (b)  Chicago, IL
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** (b)  Chicago, IL (Ch 14, 15)
** (c)  Cleveland, OH
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** (c)  Cleveland, OH (Ch 14, 15)
** (d)  Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
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** (d)  Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (Ch 16)
** (e)  Detroit, MI
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** (e)  Detroit, MI (Ch 15, 16)
** (f)  Houston, TX
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** (f)  Houston, TX (Ch 17)
** (g)  Los Angeles, CA
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** (g)  Los Angeles, CA (Ch 14, 16, 20)
** (h)  Miami, FL
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** (h)  Miami, FL (Ch 14)
** (i)  New York, NY
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** (i)  New York, NY (Ch 14, 15, 16)
** (j)  Philadelphia, PA
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** (j)  Philadelphia, PA (Ch 19, 20)
** (k)  Pittsburgh, PA
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** (k)  Pittsburgh, PA (Ch 14, 18)
** (l)  San Francisco, CA
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** (l)  San Francisco/Oakland, CA (Ch 16, 17)
** (m)  Washington, DC
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** (m)  Washington, DC (Ch 17, 18)
 
* '''2.''' 608-614 MHz (channel 37) - Reserved for radio astronomy.
 
* '''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 vacated this band. Some low power TV stations and translators may remain.
 
* '''3.'''  746-806 MHz (channels 60-69) - New 700 MHz land mobile band. Full power TV stations vacated this band. Some low power TV stations and translators may remain.

Revision as of 18:34, 27 July 2010

  • 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
US Television Channels
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 (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, 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.
  • 3. 746-806 MHz (channels 60-69) - New 700 MHz land mobile band. Full power TV stations vacated 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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