47 C.F.R. § 73.603

Numerical designation of television channels.

Last amended: 2022Year: 2026Length: 180 wordsSubsections: 4Official source

Cite as 47 C.F.R. § 73.603 (2026)

(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]