§ 73.603 Numerical designation of television channels.

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Title 47 CFR: Telecommunication › Chapter I: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION › Part 73: RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES › Subpart E: Television Broadcast Stations › § 73.603: § 73.603 Numerical designation of television channels.

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(a)

Channel No.

Frequency band (MHz)

2

54-60

3

60-66

4

66-72

5

76-82

6

82-88

7

174-180

8

180-186

9

186-192

10

192-198

11

198-204

12

204-210

13

210-216

14

470-476

15

476-482

16

482-488

17

488-494

18

494-500

19

500-506

20

506-512

21

512-518

22

518-524

23

524-530

24

530-536

25

536-542

26

542-548

27

548-554

28

554-560

29

560-566

30

566-572

31

572-578

32

578-584

33

584-590

34

590-596

35

596-602

36

602-608

37

608-614

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Channel 37, 608-614 MHz is reserved exclusively for the radio astronomy service.

(d) In Hawaii, the frequency band 488-494 MHz is allocated for non-broadcast use. This frequency band (Channel 17) will not be assigned in Hawaii for use by television broadcast stations.

[28 FR 13660, Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at 35 FR 11179, July 11, 1970; 39 FR 10576, Mar. 21, 1974; 47 FR 16789, Apr. 20, 1982; 47 FR 30068, July 12, 1982; 47 FR 35989, Aug. 18, 1982; 51 FR 18450, May 20, 1986; 70 FR 46676, Aug. 10, 2005; 86 FR 66195, Nov. 22, 2021]

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