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*Typically FCC licensing for Two Way Radio (known as "Land Mobile") falls under the following provisions: | *Typically FCC licensing for Two Way Radio (known as "Land Mobile") falls under the following provisions: | ||
**Part 22 (Former Paging) | **Part 22 (Former Paging) | ||
| − | **'''[http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/ | + | **'''[http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2019/74/index.php Part 74]''' (Media)<sup>1</sup> |
**Part 80 (Maritime) | **Part 80 (Maritime) | ||
| − | **'''[http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/ | + | **'''[http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2019/90/index.php Part 90]''' |
::<sup>1</sup>- ''While Media Two Way Radio users have their own licenses, those licenses are actually childs to the parent broadcast license associated with the station. Licenses are renwed when the broadcast license is renewed, and likewise, revoked should the broadcast license also be revoked.'' | ::<sup>1</sup>- ''While Media Two Way Radio users have their own licenses, those licenses are actually childs to the parent broadcast license associated with the station. Licenses are renwed when the broadcast license is renewed, and likewise, revoked should the broadcast license also be revoked.'' | ||
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*In 1996, with the act that provisioned (required) broadcast television stations to broadcast a second, ATSC (digital TV) "companion channel", the prohibition of new Channels 14-20 in those markets was revoked. | *In 1996, with the act that provisioned (required) broadcast television stations to broadcast a second, ATSC (digital TV) "companion channel", the prohibition of new Channels 14-20 in those markets was revoked. | ||
*Recently the FCC had announced the plan to revoke the use of T-Band for Land Mobile users. However objections by the NYPD and APCO may reverse this decision. | *Recently the FCC had announced the plan to revoke the use of T-Band for Land Mobile users. However objections by the NYPD and APCO may reverse this decision. | ||
| + | *The specific allocation rules for the T-Band frequencies falls under FCC [http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2019/90/311/ 47 CFR 90.311.] | ||
{{MediumtableNG}} | {{MediumtableNG}} | ||
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!Metropolitan areas. | !Metropolitan areas. | ||
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| − | ||14||470 - 476 MHz||Boston, MA., Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH<sup>2</sup>., Los Angeles, CA., Miami, FL., New York, NY., | + | ||14||470 - 476 MHz||Boston, MA., Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH<sup>2</sup>., Los Angeles, CA.<sup>3</sup>, Miami, FL., New York, NY., Pittsburgh, PA.<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||15||476 - 482 MHz||Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH<sup>2</sup>., Detroit, MI<sup>2</sup>., New York, NY. | + | ||15||476 - 482 MHz||Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH<sup>2</sup>., Detroit, MI<sup>2</sup>., New York, NY.<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||16||482 - 488 MHz||Boston, MA., Dallas-Ft Worth, TX., Detroit, MI<sup>2</sup>., Los Angeles, CA., New York, NY., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA. | + | ||16||482 - 488 MHz||Boston, MA., Dallas-Ft Worth, TX., Detroit, MI<sup>2</sup>., Los Angeles, CA. <sup>3,4</sup>, New York, NY., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA.<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||17||488 - 494 MHz||Houston, TX., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA., Washington DC (Capital Area). | + | ||17||488 - 494 MHz||Houston, TX., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA., Washington DC (Capital Area).<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||18||494 - 500 MHz||Pittsburgh, PA., Washington DC (Capital Area). | + | ||18||494 - 500 MHz||Pittsburgh, PA., Washington DC (Capital Area).<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||19||500 - 506 MHz||Philadelphia, PA. | + | ||19||500 - 506 MHz||Philadelphia, PA.<sup>3</sup>, New York, NY.<sup>5</sup> |
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| − | ||20||506 - 512 MHz||Los Angeles, CA., Philadelphia, PA. | + | ||20||506 - 512 MHz||Los Angeles, CA.<sup>3</sup>, Philadelphia, PA.<sup>3</sup> |
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||Houston||488-492 (17) | ||Houston||488-492 (17) | ||
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| − | ||Los Angeles||470-476 (14), 482-488 (16), 506-512 (20) | + | ||Los Angeles||470-476 (14)<sup>3</sup>, 482-488 (16)<sup>3,4</sup>, 506-512 (20)<sup>3</sup> |
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||Miami||470-476 (14) | ||Miami||470-476 (14) | ||
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| − | ||New York||470-476 (14), 476-482 (15), 482-488 (16) | + | ||New York||470-476 (14), 476-482 (15)<sup>3</sup>, 482-488 (16), 500-506 (19)<sup>5</sup> |
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| − | ||Philadelphia||500-506 (19), 506-512 (20) | + | ||Philadelphia||500-506 (19)<sup>3</sup>, 506-512 (20)<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | ||Pittsburgh||470-476 (14), 494-500 (18) | + | ||Pittsburgh||470-476 (14)<sup>3</sup>, 494-500 (18) |
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| − | ||San Francisco (Bay Area)||482-488 (16), 488-492 (17) | + | ||San Francisco (Bay Area)||482-488 (16)<sup>3</sup>, 488-492 (17) |
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| − | ||Washington, DC (Capital Area)||488-494 (17), 494-500 (18) | + | ||Washington, DC (Capital Area)||488-494 (17)<sup>3</sup>, 494-500 (18)<sup>3</sup> |
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| − | * <sup>2</sup>- In addition to the above table, the FCC has allocated "non federal" special frequency allocations | + | * <sup>2</sup>- In addition to the above table, the FCC has allocated "non federal" special frequency allocations. |
| + | *These allocations fall under [http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2019/90/273/ FCC 47 CFR 90.273] | ||
| + | *The allocations are as follows: | ||
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!City | !City | ||
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|Buffalo||428.8125-429.9875 MHz||80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 52' 52.2" N, 78° 52' 20.1" W | |Buffalo||428.8125-429.9875 MHz||80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 52' 52.2" N, 78° 52' 20.1" W | ||
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| + | *<sup>3</sup>- Frequencies on this allocation begin at .30625 from the lower edge of the allocation for both the output and input halves of the allocation. (i.e. Pittsburgh on 14 begins at 470.30625 vs 470.0000) | ||
| + | *<sup>4</sup>- Frequencies are only available to Public Safety Pool Eligibles | ||
| + | *<sup>5</sup>- Channel 19 is not allotted to New York City. Rather <u>Nassau County (NY) Police</u> requested and were granted a [https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-02-1771A1.pdf waiver] to operate on the frequencies of channel 19. | ||
(Source [https://www.scan-ne.net/files/fcctable.pdf FCC spectrum table (pdf)]) | (Source [https://www.scan-ne.net/files/fcctable.pdf FCC spectrum table (pdf)]) | ||
Revision as of 22:36, 9 August 2020
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Federal Communications Commission Information The following is an index of links and pages for FCC information.
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| Table of contents - |
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Contents |
FCC Information
| Link | Notes |
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| VHF Low Band Channel Plan | |
| VHF High Band Channel Plan | |
| UHF High Band Channel Plan | |
| "T-Band" Channel 14 Band Channel Plan | |
| "T-Band" Channel 15 Band Channel Plan | |
| "T-Band" Channel 16 Band Channel Plan | |
| FCC General Menu Reports | (Often out of service) |
| Scan New England FCC Database | |
| FCC Emissions Designators from APCO | |
| FCC's Universal Licensing System | |
| Broadcast FCC license lookup | |
| Radio Reference | RR Maintains a FCC lookup tool, that's free to all. |
T-Band
- T-Band, short for "Television Band" is a series of frequencies between 470-512 MHz, used by TV channels 14-20, assigned to 13 large metropolitan areas in the country.
- The FCC prohibited new broadcast licenses from 470-512 MHz within 150 miles of any of the 13 cities listed below.
- In 1996, with the act that provisioned (required) broadcast television stations to broadcast a second, ATSC (digital TV) "companion channel", the prohibition of new Channels 14-20 in those markets was revoked.
- Recently the FCC had announced the plan to revoke the use of T-Band for Land Mobile users. However objections by the NYPD and APCO may reverse this decision.
- The specific allocation rules for the T-Band frequencies falls under FCC 47 CFR 90.311.
| TV Channel | Frequency Range | Metropolitan areas. |
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| 14 | 470 - 476 MHz | Boston, MA., Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH2., Los Angeles, CA.3, Miami, FL., New York, NY., Pittsburgh, PA.3 |
| 15 | 476 - 482 MHz | Chicago, IL., Cleveland, OH2., Detroit, MI2., New York, NY.3 |
| 16 | 482 - 488 MHz | Boston, MA., Dallas-Ft Worth, TX., Detroit, MI2., Los Angeles, CA. 3,4, New York, NY., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA.3 |
| 17 | 488 - 494 MHz | Houston, TX., San Francisco (Bay Area), CA., Washington DC (Capital Area).3 |
| 18 | 494 - 500 MHz | Pittsburgh, PA., Washington DC (Capital Area).3 |
| 19 | 500 - 506 MHz | Philadelphia, PA.3, New York, NY.5 |
| 20 | 506 - 512 MHz | Los Angeles, CA.3, Philadelphia, PA.3 |
Sorted by Metro Area
| Metropolitan area. | Frequency Range (TV Channel) |
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| Boston | 470-476 (14), 482-488 (16) |
| Chicago | 470-476 (14), 476-482 (15) |
| Cleveland 2 | 470-476 (14), 476-482 (15) |
| Dallas-Ft. Worth | 482-488 (16) |
| Detroit 2 | 476-482 (15), 482-488 (16) |
| Houston | 488-492 (17) |
| Los Angeles | 470-476 (14)3, 482-488 (16)3,4, 506-512 (20)3 |
| Miami | 470-476 (14) |
| New York | 470-476 (14), 476-482 (15)3, 482-488 (16), 500-506 (19)5 |
| Philadelphia | 500-506 (19)3, 506-512 (20)3 |
| Pittsburgh | 470-476 (14)3, 494-500 (18) |
| San Francisco (Bay Area) | 482-488 (16)3, 488-492 (17) |
| Washington, DC (Capital Area) | 488-494 (17)3, 494-500 (18)3 |
- 2- In addition to the above table, the FCC has allocated "non federal" special frequency allocations.
- These allocations fall under FCC 47 CFR 90.273
- The allocations are as follows:
| City | Frequency Range | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 422.1875-425.4875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 41° 29' 51.2" N, 81° 41' 49.5" W |
| Cleveland | 427.1875-429.9875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 41° 29' 51.2" N, 81° 41' 49.5" W |
| Detroit | 422.1875-425.4875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 19' 48.1" N, 83° 02' 56.7" W |
| Detroit | 427.1875-429.9875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 19' 48.1" N, 83° 02' 56.7" W |
| Buffalo | 423.8125-425.4875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 52' 52.2" N, 78° 52' 20.1" W |
| Buffalo | 428.8125-429.9875 MHz | 80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 52' 52.2" N, 78° 52' 20.1" W |
- 3- Frequencies on this allocation begin at .30625 from the lower edge of the allocation for both the output and input halves of the allocation. (i.e. Pittsburgh on 14 begins at 470.30625 vs 470.0000)
- 4- Frequencies are only available to Public Safety Pool Eligibles
- 5- Channel 19 is not allotted to New York City. Rather Nassau County (NY) Police requested and were granted a waiver to operate on the frequencies of channel 19.
(Source FCC spectrum table (pdf))
