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Our bands

Frequency bands allocated for terrestrial broadcasting services

Low frequency (LF) and medium frequency (MF)

 Band [kHz]:  Region 1  Region 2  Region 3
 148.5-283.5  A1  NA  NA
       
 525-526.5  NA  A  NA
 526.5-535  A1  A  A1
 535-1605  A1  A2  A1
 1605-1606.5  A1  A3  A1
 1606.5 - 1705  NA  A3  NA

1 subject to GE75 Agreement (LF/MF-AM radio)
2 subject to RJ81 Agreement (MF-AM radio)
3 subject to RJ88 Agreement (MF-AM radio)

 

High Frequency (HF) - For national broadcasting

 Band [kHz]:  Region 1  Region 2  Region 3
 2300-2495  A4  A4  A4
 2495-2498  A4  NA  NA
 3200-3400  A4  A4  A4
 3900-3950  NA  NA  A
 3950-4000  A  NA  A
 4750-4995  A4  A4  A4
 5005-5060  A4  A4  A4

 4 only in the "Tropical Zone", see RR 5.16 to RR 5.20, RR 5.21 and RR 23.3 to RR 23.10

 

High Frequency (HF) - For international broadcasting under RR12
 
 Band [kHz]:  Region 1  Region 2  Region 3
 5900-6200  A  A  A
 7200-7300  A  NA  A
 7300-7400  A  A  A
 7400-7450  A  NA  A
 9400-9900  A  A  A
 11600-12100  A  A  A
 13570-13870  A  A  A
 15100-15800  A  A  A
 17480-17900  A  A  A
 18900-19020  A  A  A
 21450-21850  A  A  A
 25670-26100  A  A  A

 

Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultra High Frequency (UHF)
 
 Band [MHz]:  Region 1  Region 2  Region 3
 47-50  A5  NA  A
 50-54  A5  A  NA
 54-68  A5  A  A
       
 76-87  NA  A  A
 87-87.5  NA  A  A
 87.5-108  A6  A  A
   
 174-216  A7  A  A
 216-230  A7  NA  A

5 subject to ST61 Agreement or GE89 Agreement (analogue television)
6 subject to GE84 Agreement (VHF-FM radio)
7 subject to GE06 Agreement 

 Band [MHz]:  Region 1  Region 2  Region 3
 470-862  A8  A  A
 862-890  A9  A  A
 890-960  A9  NA  A

8 subject to GE06 Agreement
9 only in some parts of African Broadcasting Area

 

 

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