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Federal Communications Commission Information
The following is an index of links and pages for FCC information.
- Typically FCC licensing for Two Way Radio (known as "Land Mobile") falls under the following provisions:
- 1- 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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FCC Information
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.
- 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to broadcast a second, ATSC (digital TV) "companion channel", the prohibition of new Channels 14-20 in those markets was revoked.
- Previous congressional acts had threatened to force the FCC to auction off the T-Band, thus revoking the rights for Part 90 use. However in December 2020, President Donald Trump signed a Omnibus bill that repealed the auction, preventing the auction of the T-Band. The FCC ruling order officially terminated the auction on January 13, 2021(pdf) under order DA 21-52A1.
- The specific allocation rules for the T-Band frequencies falls under FCC 47 CFR 90.311.
Metropolitan area.
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TV Channel
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Frequency Range
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Notes
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Boston |
14 |
470.00000-475.98750 |
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Boston |
16 |
482.00000-487.98750 |
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Chicago |
14 |
470.00000-475.98750 |
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Chicago |
15 |
476.00000-481.98750 |
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Cleveland |
14 |
470.00000-475.98750 |
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Cleveland |
15 |
476.00000-481.98750 |
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Dallas-Ft. Worth |
16 |
482.00000-487.98750 |
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Detroit |
15 |
476.00000-481.98750 |
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Detroit |
16 |
482.00000-487.98750 |
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Houston |
17 |
488.00000-491.98750 |
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Los Angeles |
14 |
470.30625-475.98750 |
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Los Angeles |
16 |
482.30625-487.98750 |
Frequencies are only available to Public Safety Pool Eligibles
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Los Angeles |
20 |
506.30625-511.98750 |
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Miami |
14 |
470.00000-475.98750 |
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New York City |
14 |
470.00000-475.98750 |
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New York City |
15 |
476.30625-481.98750 |
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New York City |
16 |
482.00000-487.98750 |
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New York City |
19 |
500.00000-505.98750 |
Special Allotment for Nassau County per DA-02-1771A1 only.
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Philadelphia |
19 |
500.30625-505.98750 |
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Philadelphia |
20 |
506.30625-511.98750 |
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Pittsburgh |
14 |
470.30625-475.98750 |
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Pittsburgh |
18 |
494.00000-499.98750 |
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San Francisco (Bay Area) |
16 |
482.30625-487.98750 |
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San Francisco (Bay Area) |
17 |
488.00000-493.98750 |
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Washington, DC (Capital Area) |
17 |
488.30625-493.98750 |
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Washington, DC (Capital Area) |
18 |
494.30625-499.98750 |
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Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit special allotment
- 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
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Frequency Range
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Reference
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Cleveland |
422.1875-425.4875 MHz |
80.5kM (50 Mi) of 41° 29' 51.2" N, 81° 41' 49.5" W
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Cleveland |
427.1875-429.9875 MHz |
80.5kM (50 Mi) of 41° 29' 51.2" N, 81° 41' 49.5" W
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Detroit |
422.1875-425.4875 MHz |
80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 19' 48.1" N, 83° 02' 56.7" W
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Detroit |
427.1875-429.9875 MHz |
80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 19' 48.1" N, 83° 02' 56.7" W
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Buffalo |
423.8125-425.4875 MHz |
80.5kM (50 Mi) of 42° 52' 52.2" N, 78° 52' 20.1" W
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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
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166.2500 / 170.1500
- Frequencies 166.2500 and 170.1500 are special use. In some parts of our area, they are public safety, others are broadcast.
- Broadcasters are the primary users under Part 74. See the specific rule below.
- Per FCC rule FCC 47 CFR 74.402(e)(8)
Operation on frequencies 166.2500 MHz and 170.1500 MHz is subject to the condition that harmful interference shall not be caused to present or future Government stations in the band 162-174 MHz and is also subject to the bandwidth and tolerance limitations and compliance deadlines listed in § 74.462 of this part. Authorization on these frequencies shall be in the lower 48 contiguous States only, except within the area bounded on the west by the Mississippi River, on the north by the parallel of latitude 37DEG30' N., and on the east and south by that arc of the circle with center at Springfield, Illinois, and radius equal to the airline distance between Springfield, Illinois, and Montgomery, Alabama, subtended between the foregoing west and north boundaries, or within 150 miles (241.4 km) of New York City.
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(Source FCC spectrum table (pdf))