Note: with the FCC Part 88 many of the below radio services are
now contained within only two service classes. Business, Industrial, Petroleum,
Transportation and other like frequencies are now part of the Business/Industrial
(IW) frequency pool; while police, fire, emergency medical, and local government are
now part of the Public Safety (PW) frequency pool.
Lower Upper Step
(MHz) (MHz) Mode (kHz) Use/Notes
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25.0200 25.3200 NFM 20.000 Petroleum Radio Service
25.0700 26.1750 USB 3.000 Maritime Radio Service
25.6700 26.1000 AM 5.000 International Broadcast
26.9650 27.4050 AM/SSB 10.000 Citizens Band Radio (11 Meters)
27.4300 27.5300 NFM 20.000 Business Radio Service
28.0000 29.7000 varies varies Amateur Radio (10 meters)
29.7000 29.8000 NFM 20.000 Forest Products Radio Service
30.5800 30.6400 NFM 20.000 Special Industrial Radio
30.6600 30.8200 NFM 20.000 Petroleum/Forest Products/Motor Carrier
30.8400 31.2600 NFM 20.000 Business/Motor Carrier/Forestry Conservation
31.2800 31.9800 NFM 20.000 Forestry Conservation/Special Industrial
32.0100 32.9900 NFM 20.000 Federal Government
33.0200 33.1600 NFM 20.000 Highway Maintenance/Special Emergency/Business
33.1800 33.3800 NFM 20.000 Petroleum Radio Service
33.4000 NFM Business Radio Service
33.4200 33.9800 NFM 20.000 Fire Radio Service
34.0100 34.9900 NFM 20.000 Federal Government
35.0200 35.1800 NFM 20.000 Busines Radio Service
35.1600 NFM Telephone Maintenance Radio Service
35.2000 35.5200 NFM 20.000 Paging/Special Industrial
35.5400 35.6800 NFM 20.000 Paging
35.7000 35.7200 NFM 20.000 Business Radio Service
35.7400 35.8600 NFM 20.000 Special Industrial Radio Service
35.8800 35.9800 NFM 20.000 Busines Radio Service
36.0100 36.9900 NFM 20.000 Federal Government
37.0200 37.4200 NFM 20.000 Police/Local Government
37.4400 NFM Forest Products Radio Service
37.4600 37.8600 NFM 20.000 Power Radio Service
37.8800 NFM Forest Products Radio Service
37.9000 37.9800 NFM 20.000 Highway Maintenance / Special Emergency
38.1000 38.9900 NFM 20.000 Federal Government
39.0200 39.9800 NFM 20.000 Police/Local Government
40.1000 41.9900 NFM 20.000 Federal Government
42.0200 42.9400 NFM 20.000 Police (State)
42.9600 43.0000 NFM 20.000 Business Radio Service
43.0200 43.1800 NFM 20.000 Special Industrial Radio Service
43.1600 NFM Telephone Maintenance Radio Service
43.2000 43.5200 NFM 20.000 Special Industrial/Common Carrier Paging
43.5400 43.6800 NFM 20.000 Common Carrier Paging
43.7000 44.6000 NFM 20.000 Motor Carrier Radio Service
44.6200 45.0600 NFM 20.000 Police / Forestry Conservation
45.0800 45.8600 NFM 20.000 Police / Local Government
45.8800 NFM Fire (Intersystem)
45.9000 46.0400 NFM 20.000 Police / Special Emergency
46.0600 46.5000 NFM 20.000 Fire Radio Service
46.5200 46.5800 NFM 20.000 Local Government Radio Service
46.6100 46.9700 NFM 47 CFR Part 15 (low power devices)
47.0200 47.4000 NFM 20.000 Highway Maintenance Radio Service
47.4200 47.6800 NFM 20.000 Special Emergency/Special Industrial
47.7000 48.5400 NFM 20.000 Power Radio Service
48.5600 49.5000 NFM 20.000 Forest Products/Petroleum
49.5200 49.5800 NFM 20.000 Forest Products/Special Industrial
49.6700 49.9900 NFM 47 CFR Part 15 (low power devices)
50.0000 54.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (6 meters)
54.0000 72.0000 WFM Television Broadcast chs 2-4
72.0000 76.0000 NFM 20.000 Operational Fixed
76.0000 88.0000 WFM Television Broadcast chs 5-6
88.1000 107.9000 WFM 20.000 FM Broadcast
108.0000 118.0000 MCW 100.000 Aircraft Navigation
118.0000 137.0000 AM 25.000 Aeronautical
138.0000 144.0000 NFM Federal Government
144.0000 148.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (2 meters)
148.0000 150.8000 NFM Federal Government
150.8150 150.9650 NFM 15.000 Auto Emergency
150.9950 151.4750 NFM 15.000 Public Safety
151.4900 151.4950 NFM 15.000 Special Industrial
151.6250 151.9550 NFM 30.000 Business Radio Service
151.9850 NFM Telephone Maintenance Radio Service
152.0075 NFM Special Emergency Radio Service paging
152.0300 152.2400 NFM 30.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) Base
152.2700 152.4800 NFM 30.000 Taxi Radio Service/Business Radio Service
152.5100 152.8100 NFM 30.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) Base
152.8400 NFM Paging
152.8700 153.0350 NFM 15.000 Special Industrial/Remote Broadcast/Motion Pictures
153.0500 153.3950 NFM 15.000 RemoteBroadcast/Manufacturers/Forest Products/Petroleum
153.4100 153.7250 NFM 15.000 Power Radio Service
153.7400 154.4450 NFM 15.000 Public Safety
154.4600 154.4900 NFM 15.000 Special Industrial/Power/Local Government
154.5150 154.6250 NFM Business Radio Service
154.5850 NFM Petroleum (oil spill)
154.6500 156.2400 NFM 15.000 Public Safety
156.2750 157.4250 NFM 25.000 VHF Maritime
157.4500 NFM Special Emergency Radio Service (paging)
157.4700 157.5150 NFM 15.000 Auto Emergency Radio Service
157.5300 157.7100 NFM 15.000 Taxi/Business Radio Service
157.7400 NFM Paging
157.7700 158.0700 NFM 30.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) mobiles
158.1000 NFM Paging
158.1300 158.2650 NFM 15.000 Power/Petroleum/Forest Products
158.2800 158.4600 NFM 15.000 Petroleum/Forest Products/Manufacturers
158.4900 158.6700 NFM 30.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) mobiles
158.7000 NFM Paging
158.7300 159.4650 NFM 15.000 Public Safety
159.4800 NFM Petroleum (oil spill)
159.4950 160.2000 NFM 15.000 Motor Carrier Radio Service
160.2150 161.5650 NFM 15.000 Railroad
161.6400 161.7600 NFM 30.000 Broadcast Auxillary
161.8000 162.0000 NFM 25.000 Marine Telephone
162.0000 174.0000 NFM 25.000 Federal Government
163.2500 NFM Special Emergency Radio Service (paging)
166.2500 NFM Broadcast Auxillary
170.1500 NFM Broadcast Auxillary
173.2250 173.3750 NFM 25.000 Relay Press/Forest Products/Petroleum
174.0000 216.0000 WFM Television Broadcast chs 7-13
216.0000 220.0000 NFM 25.000 Inland Waterways Telephone System
220.0000 222.0000 ACSB 12.500 Business/Industrial
222.0000 225.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (1.25 meters)
225.0000 400.0000 AM 25.000 Military
400.0000 406.0000 varies varies Space
406.0000 420.0000 NFM 25.000 Federal Government
420.0000 450.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (70 centimeters)
450.0100 450.9900 NFM varies Broadcast Auxillary
451.0000 452.9500 NFM 25.000 Industrial/Land Transportation base
452.9750 453.0000 NFM 25.000 Relay Press
453.0250 453.9750 NFM 25.000 Public Safety
454.0250 454.9750 NFM 25.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) base
455.0100 455.9900 NFM varies Broadcast Auxillary
456.0000 457.9500 NFM 25.000 Industrial/Land Transportation mobiles
457.9750 458.0000 NFM 25.000 Relay Press
458.0250 458.9750 NFM 25.000 Public Safety - mobiles
459.0250 459.9750 NFM 25.000 Common Carrier (Mobile Phones/Paging) mobiles
460.0250 460.6250 NFM 25.000 Public Safety
460.6500 460.8750 NFM 25.000 Business - Airport use
460.9000 461.0000 NFM 25.000 Business - Central Alarms
461.0000 462.1750 NFM 25.000 Business Radio Service base
462.2000 462.4500 NFM 25.000 Manufacturers Radio Service
462.4750 462.5250 NFM 25.000 Manufacturers/Power/Telephone Maint/Forest Products
462.5500 462.7250 NFM 25.000 General Mobile Radio Service
462.7500 462.9250 NFM 25.000 Business Radio Service paging
462.9500 463.1750 NFM 25.000 Special Emergency Radio Service
463.2000 464.9750 NFM 25.000 Business Radio Service base
465.0250 465.6250 NFM 25.000 Public Safety - mobiles
465.6500 465.8750 NFM 25.000 Business - Airport use
465.9000 466.0000 NFM 25.000 Business - Central Alarms
466.0000 467.1750 NFM 25.000 Business Radio Service mobiles
467.2000 467.4500 NFM 25.000 Manufacturers Radio Service
467.4750 467.5250 NFM 25.000 Manufacturers/Power/Telephone Maint/Forest Products
467.5500 467.7250 NFM 25.000 General Mobile Radio Service mobiles
467.9500 468.1750 NFM 25.000 Special Emergency Radio Service
468.2000 469.9750 NFM 25.000 Business Radio Service mobiles
470.0000 512.0000 WFM Television Broadcast chs 14-20
512.0000 806.0000 WFM Television Broadcast Chs 21-69
806.0125 820.9875 NFM 12.500 Private Land Mobile (Conventional/Specialized) mobiles
821.0125 823.9875 NFM 12.500 Public Safety mobiles
824.0400 834.9900 NFM 30.000 Cellular - Non-wireline Mobile
835.0200 848.9700 NFM 30.000 Cellular - Wireline Mobile
849.0550 850.9735 AM 6.0000 Mobile Telephone - Aircraft ground
851.0125 865.9875 NFM 12.500 Private Land Mobile (Conventional/Specialized) base
866.0125 868.9875 NFM 12.500 Public Safety base
869.0400 879.9900 NFM 30.000 Cellular - Non-wireline Base
880.0200 893.9700 NFM 30.000 Cellular - Wireline Base
894.0055 895.9735 AM 6.000 Mobile Telephone - Aircraft airborne
895.0125 901.9875 NFM 25.000 Private Land Mobile (Conventional/Specialized) mobiles
902.0000 928.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (33 centimeters)
928.0000 929.0000 Private Fixed Service
929.0125 931.9875 NFM 25.000 Paging
932.0000 935.0000 Fixed
935.0125 939.9875 NFM 25.000 Private Land Mobile (Conventional/Specialized) base
940.0000 941.0000 Reserved
941.0000 944.0000 Fixed
944.0000 952.0000 WFM 50.000 Broadcast Auxillary (STL)
952.0000 960.0000 Private Fixed Service
960.0000 1215.0000 Aeroautical Navigation
1215.0000 1240.0000 Radiolocation
1240.0000 1300.0000 varies varies Amateur Radio (23 centimeters)