10/7/07

Frequency allocations for TV channels in the U.S.

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VHF Low Band: | VHF High Band:

Channel Frequency (megahertz) | Channel Frequency (megahertz)

2 54-60 | 7 174-180

3 60-66 | 8 180-186

4 66-72 | 9 186-192

| 10 192-198

5 76-82 | 11 198-204

6 82-88 | 12 204-210

| 13 210-216

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UHF Band:

Chan Freq (MHz) | Chan Freq (MHz) | Chan Freq (MHz) | Chan Freq (MHz)

14 470-476 | 32 578-584 | 50 686-692 | 68 794-800

15 476-482 | 33 584-590 | 51 692-698 | 69 800-806

16 482-488 | 34 590-596 | 52 698-704 | 70 806-812

17 488-494 | 35 596-602 | 53 704-710 | 71 812-818

18 494-500 | 36 602-608 | 54 710-716 | 72 818-824

19 500-506 | 37 608-614 | 55 716-722 | 73 824-830

20 506-512 | 38 614-620 | 56 722-728 | 74 830-836

21 512-518 | 39 620-626 | 57 728-734 | 75 836-842

22 518-524 | 40 626-632 | 58 734-740 | 76 842-848

23 524-530 | 41 632-638 | 59 740-746 | 77 848-854

24 530-536 | 42 638-644 | 60 746-752 | 78 854-860

25 536-542 | 43 644-650 | 61 752-758 | 79 860-866

26 542-548 | 44 650-656 | 62 758-764 | 80 866-872

27 548-554 | 45 656-662 | 63 764-770 | 81 872-878

28 554-560 | 46 662-668 | 64 770-776 | 82 878-884

29 560-566 | 47 668-674 | 65 776-782 | 83 884-890

30 566-572 | 48 674-680 | 66 782-788 |

31 572-578 | 49 680-686 | 67 788-794 |

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Channels 70-83 were de-allocated in 1982. They are now cell phone frequencies.

Channels 52-69 will be de-allocated on February 17, 2009.

Channel 37 is allocated to radio astronomy.

This page is part of “An HDTV Primer”, which starts at www.hdtvprimer.com