Channels for conventional rural radiotelephone stations and basic exchange telephone radio systems.

The following channels are allocated for paired assignment to transmitters that provide conventional rural radiotelephone service and to transmitters in basic exchange telephone radio systems. These channels may be assigned for use by central office or rural subscriber stations as indicated, and interoffice stations. These channels may be assigned also for use by relay stations in systems where it would be impractical to provide rural radiotelephone service without the use of relay stations. All channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz. Central office Rural subscriber Central office Rural subscriber VHF Channels 152.03 158.49 152.57 157.83 152.06 158.52 152.60 157.86 152.09 158.55 152.63 157.89 152.12 158.58 152.66 157.92 152.15 158.61 152.69 157.95 152.18 158.64 152.72 157.98 152.21 158.67 152.75 158.01 152.51 157.77 152.78 158.04 152.54 157.80 152.81 158.07 UHF Channels 454.025 459.025 454.350 459.350 454.050 459.050 454.375 459.375 454.075 459.075 454.400 459.400 454.100 459.100 454.425 459.425 454.125 459.125 454.450 459.450 454.150 459.150 454.475 459.475 454.175 459.175 454.500 459.500 454.200 459.200 454.525 459.525 454.225 459.225 454.550 459.550 454.250 459.250 454.575 459.575 454.275 459.275 454.600 459.600 454.300 459.300 454.625 459.625 454.325 459.325 454.650 459.650 (a) The channels listed in this section are also allocated for assignment in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service. (b) In Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, channels in the 154.04-154.46 MHz and 161.40-161.85 MHz frequency ranges may be assigned to transmitters providing rural radiotelephone service; channels in these ranges are also allocated for assignment in the International Fixed Public and Aeronautical Fixed radio services. [59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994; 60 FR 9891, Feb. 22, 1995, as amended at 70 FR 19309, Apr. 13, 2005]