Channel Frequencies

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



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

 

 


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.

 

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