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FCC Frequency Allocations

A summary of the FCC Table of Frequency Allocations, based on the Oct '93 Code of Federal Regulations - 47 CFR 2.106

30 - 50 MHz: FM @ 20 kHz steps

30.000-30.560 - U.S. Government
30.560-31.980 - Business/Industry/Forestry
31.990-32.000 - Public Safety
32.000-33.000 - U.S. Government
33.000-33.100 - Public Safety
33.120-33.400 - Business/Petroleum
33.420-34.000 - Fire
34.000-35.000 - U.S. Government
35.020-36.000 - Business/Paging
36.000-37.000 - U.S. Government
37.020-37.420 - Police/Local Government
37.460-37.860 - Power, Water, Pipeline
37.900-38.000 - Highway Maintenance/Special Emergency
38.000-39.000 - U.S. Government
39.020-40.000 - Police/Local Government
40.000-42.000 - U.S. Government
42.020-42.940 - State Police
42.960-43.680 - Business/Paging
43.700-44.600 - Transportation (bus/truck)
44.620-45.060 - State Police/Forestry Conservation
45.080-45.860 - Police/Local Government/Highway Maintenance
45.900-46.040 - Police/Emergency
46.060-46.500 - Fire
46.520-46.580 - Local Government
46.610-46.970 - Cordless Phones - base (20/40 kHz steps)
47.020-47.400 - Highway Maintenance
47.440-47.680 - Industry/Emergency
47.700-49.580 - Industry
49.670-49.990 - Cordless Phones - handset (irregular steps)

50 - 150 MHz

50.000-54.000 - Amateur (6-meter)
54.000-72.000 - Broadcast TV (channels 2-4)(6 MHz steps - FMw)
72.000-76.000 - (various)
76.000-88.000 - Broadcast TV (channels 5-6) (6 MHz steps - FMw)
88.000-108.000 - FM Broadcast (200 kHz steps - FMw)
108.000-118.000 - Aero - navigation
118.000-136.000 - Aero - communications (25 kHz steps - AM)
136.000-138.000 - Satellite
138.000-144.000 - U.S. Government
144.000-148.000 - Amateur (2-meter)
148.000-150.800 - U.S. Government

150 - 162 MHz: FM @ 15 kHz steps

150.815-150.965 - Auto Emergency
150.995-151.595 - Highway/Forestry/Industry
151.625-151.955 - Business (30 kHz steps)
152.030-152.240 - Mobile phone (Base)/Page (30 kHz steps)
152.270-152.450 - Taxi (Base)
152.510-152.840 - Mobile phone (Base)/Page (30 kHz steps)
152.870-153.725 - Industry
153.740-154.445 - Fire/Local Government (mobile)
154.452-154.482 - Industry (telemetry) (7.5 kHz steps)
154.490-154.625 - Industry
154.650-156.240 - Police/Local Government/Emergency/Highway
156.025-157.425 - Maritime (ship) (25 kHz steps)
157.470-157.515 - Auto Emergency
157.530-157.710 - Taxi (mobile)/Business
157.770-158.100 - Mobile phone (mobile)/Page (30 kHz steps)
158.130-158.460 - Industry
158.490-158.700 - Mobile phone (mobile)/Page (30 kHz steps)
158.730-159.210 - Police/Local Government/Highway
159.225-159.465 - Forestry Conservation
159.495-160.200 - Transportation (bus/truck)
160.215-161.610 - Railroad
160.625-160.950 - Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps)
161.640-161.760 - Broadcast Pickups
161.500-162.025 - Maritime - Coast (25 kHz steps)

162 - 450 MHz

162.025-174.000 - (various, mainly U.S. Government)
174.000-216.000 - Broadcast TV chs 7-13 (6 MHz steps - FMw)
216.000-218.000 - Maritime - AMTS, coast (25 kHz steps)
218.000-219.000 - IVDS - Interactive Video & Data
219.000-220.000 - Maritime - AMTS, ship (25 kHz steps)
220.000-221.000 - (Private land Mobile) - base ( 5 kHz steps)
221.000-222.000 - (Private land Mobile) - mobile ( 5 kHz steps)
222.000-225.000 - Amateur (1.25-meter)
225.000-400.000 - U.S. Government - Aero (AM)
400.000-406.000 - U.S. Govt - Meteorological/Space
406.000-420.000 - U.S. Government
420.000-450.000 - Amateur (70cm)/military radar/radiolocation

450 - 460 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (450-455 base, 455-460 mobile)

450.050-450.925 - Auxiliary Broadcasting
451.025-452.025 - Industry
452.050-452.500 - Taxi/Industry/Transport
452.525-452.600 - Automobile Emergency
452.625-452.950 - Transportation (Trucks/Railroad)
452.975-453.000 - Relay Press
453.025-453.975 - Local Government/Public Safety
454.025-454.650 - Mobile Telephone
454.675-454.975 - Mobile Telephone Air (ground)
455.050-455.925 - Auxiliary Broadcasting
456.025-457.025 - Industry
457.050-457.500 - Taxi/Industry/Transport
457.525-457.600 - Business - low power/Maritime - shipboard repeater (mobiles @ 467.xxx)
457.625-457.950 - Transportation (Trucks/Railroad)
457.975-458.000 - Relay Press
458.025-458.975 - Public Safety/Local Government
459.025-459.650 - Mobile Telephone
459.675-459.975 - Mobile Telephone Air (airborne)

460 - 470 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps (460-465 base, 465-470 mobile)

460.025-460.550 - Police/Public Safety
460.575-460.625 - Fire
460.650-460.875 - Business - Airport use
460.900-461.000 - Business - Central Alarms
461.025-462.175 - Business
462.200-462.525 - Manufacturers/Industry
462.550-462.725 - GMRS (12.5 kHz steps)
462.750-462.925 - Business (paging)
462.950-463.175 - MED (Ambulance/Hospital)
463.200-465.000 - Business
465.025-465.550 - Police/Public Safety
465.575-465.625 - Fire
465.650-465.875 - Business - Airport use
465.900-466.000 - Business - Central Alarms
466.025-467.175 - Business
467.200-467.525 - Manufacturers/Industry
467.550-467.725 - GMRS (25 kHz steps)
467.750-467.925 - Business (2w, telemetry)
467.750-467.825 - Maritime - shipboard (rptr at 457.xxx)
467.950-468.175 - MED (Ambulance/Hospital)
468.200-469.975 - Business

470 - 806 MHz: 6 MHz per channel, wide FM audio

470.000-512.000 - Broadcast TV (channels 14-20) & Large Metro Public Safety (25 kHz steps - FM)
512.000-806.000 - Broadcast TV (channels 21-69)

806 - 896 MHz: FM @ 25 kHz steps
(mobile 806-851, base 851-896)

806.0125-809.7375 - General - conventional
809.7625-810.9875 - General - single channels
811.0125-815.9875 - General - trunked
816.0125-820.9875 - SMR - trunked
821.0125-823.9875 - Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps)
824.040-834.360 - Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
834.390-835.620 - Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps)
835.650-848.970 - Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
849.000-851.000 - Aircraft Telephone (6 kHz steps - AM)
851.0125-854.7375 - General - conventional
854.7625-855.9875 - General - single channels
856.0125-860.9875 - General - trunked
861.0125-865.9875 - SMR - trunked
866.0125-868.9875 - Public Safety - trunked (12.5 kHz steps)
869.040-879.360 - Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
879.390-880.620 - Cellular Telephone (data) (30 kHz steps)
880.650-893.970 - Cellular Telephone (30 kHz steps)
894.000-896.000 - Aircraft Telephone (6 kHz steps - AM)

896 - 1300 MHz:

896.000-901.000 - SMR/Business/Industry - mobile (12.5 kHz steps)
901.000-902.000 - Personal Communications Services
902.000-928.000 - Amateur (33cm) / various secondary
928.000-929.000 -
929.000-930.000 - paging
930.000-931.000 - Personal Communications Services - base
931.000-935.000 -
935.000-940.000 - SMR/Business/Industry - base (12.5 kHz steps)
940.000-941.000 - Personal Communications Services - base
941.000-960.000 -
960.000-1215.000 - Aeronautical navigation
1215.000-1240.000 - U.S. Government - Radiolocation/Space
1240.000-1300.000 - Amateur (23cm)

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