Communication Frequencies

God is a frequency. Stay tuned. - Alan Cohen


Amatuer Radio


160 Meters

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra licensees:

1.800-2.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, RTTY/Data

80 Meters

Novice and Technician classes:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW Only

General class:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
3.800-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

3.525-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
3.700-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

3.500-3.600 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
3.600-4.000 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

60 Meters: Five Specific Channels

Secondary access on USB only, to five discrete 2.8-kHz-wide channels. Operators using 60 meters, must transmit signals on the channel center frequency. This means that a carrier frequency should be set 1.5 kHz lower than the channel center frequency.

General, Advanced and Amateur Extra classes:

Channel CenterTuning Frequency

5332 kHz5330.5 kHz
5348 kHz5346.5 kHz
5358.5 kHz5357.0 kHz
5373 kHz5371.5 kHz
5405 kHz5403.5 kHz

40 Meters

Novice and Technician classes:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW only

General class:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data
7.175-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

7.025-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data
7.125-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

7.000-7.125 MHz : CW, RTTY/Data
7.125-7.300 MHz:: CW, Phone, Image

30 Meters

Maximum power, 200 watts PEP. Amateurs must avoid interference to the fixed service outside the US.

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

10.100-10.150 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data

20 Meters

General class:

14.025 -14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data
14.225 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

14.025 -14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data
14.175 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

14.000 - 14.150 MHz CW, RTTY/Data
14.150 -14.350 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

17 Meters

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

18.068-18.110 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
18.110-18.168 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

15 Meters

Novice and Technician classes:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW Only

General class:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
21.275-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Advanced class:

21.025-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
21.225-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

Amateur Extra class:

21.000-21.200 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
21.200-21.450 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

12 Meters

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

24.890-24.930 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
24.930-24.990 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

10 Meters

Novice and Technician classes:

28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data--Maximum power 200 watts PEP
28.300-28.500 MHz: CW, Phone--Maximum power 200 watts PEP

General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

28.000-28.300 MHz: CW, RTTY/Data
28.300-29.700 MHz: CW, Phone, Image

6 Meters

All Amateurs except Novices:

50.0-50.1 MHz: CW Only
50.1-54.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

2 Meters

All Amateurs except Novices:
144.0-144.1 MHz: CW Only
144.1-148.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

1.25 Meters

Novice (Novices are limited to 25 watts PEP output), Technician, General, Advanced, Amateur Extra classes:

222.00-225.00 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

70 Centimeters

All Amateurs except Novices:

420.0-450.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

33 Centimeters

All Amateurs except Novices:

902.0-928.0 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

23 Centimeters

Novice class:

1270-1295 MHz: CW, phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data (maximum power, 5 watts PEP)

All Amateurs except Novices:

1240-1300 MHz: CW, Phone, Image, MCW, RTTY/Data

Higher Frequencies:

All modes and licensees (except Novices):

2300-2310 MHz
2390-2450 MHz
3300-3500 MHz
5650-5925 MHz
10.0-10.5 GHz
24.0-24.25 GHz
47.0-47.2 GHz
76.0-81.0 GHz*
122.25 -123.00 GHz
134-141 GHz
241-250 GHz
300 GHz and above



Family Radio Service


ChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. Mhz
1462.56256462.687511467.6375
2462.58757462.712512467.6625
3462.61258467.562513467.6875
4462.63759467.587514467.7125
5462.662510467.6125

General Mobile Radio Service


ChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. Mhz
1462.56256462.687518462.6250
2462.58757462.712519462.6500
3462.612515462.550020*462.6750
4462.637516462.575021462.7000
5462.662517462.600022462.7250

Multi Use Radio Service


ChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. Mhz
1151.8203151.9405154.600
2151.8804154.570

Citzen's Band


ChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. MhzChannelFreq. Mhz
126.9651127.0002127.2153127.315
226.9751227.1052227.2253227.325
326.9851327.1152327.2553327.335
427.0051427.1252427.2353427.345
527.0151527.1352527.2453527.355
627.0251627.1552627.2653627.365
727.0351727.1652727.2753727.375
827.0551827.1752827.2853827.385
9*27.0651927.1852927.2953927.395
1027.0752027.2053027.2154027.405

* Emergency Channels


AM Band
Clear-Channel Stations


Freq. (kHz)CallsignCity of license
540CBKWatrous, Saskatchewan
540CBTGrand Falls, Newfoundland & Labrador
540XEWASan Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi
640CBNSt. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
640KFILos Angeles, California
640KYUKBethel, Alaska
650KENIAnchorage, Alaska
650WSMNashville, Tennessee
660KFARFairbanks, Alaska
660WFANNew York, New York
670KDLGDillingham, Alaska
670WSCRChicago, Illinois
680KBRWBarrow, Alaska
680KNBRSan Francisco, California
690CKGMMontreal, Quebec
690XEWWTijuana, Baja California
700WLWCincinnati, Ohio
710KIROSeattle, Washington
710WORNew York, New York
720KOTZKotzebue, Alaska
720WGNChicago, Illinois
730CKACMontreal, Quebec
730XEXMexico City, D.F.
740CFZMToronto, Ontario
750WSBAtlanta, Georgia
760WJRDetroit, Michigan
770KCHUValdez, Alaska
770WABCNew York, New York
780WBBMChicago, Illinois
800XEROKCiudad Juarez, Chihuahua
810KGOSan Francisco, California
810WGYSchenectady, New York
820WBAPFort Worth, Texas
830WCCOMinneapolis, Minnesota
840WHASLouisville, Kentucky
850KICYNome, Alaska
850KOADenver, Colorado
850XETQIxhuatlancillo, Veracruz
860CJBCToronto, Ontario
870WWLNew Orleans, Louisiana
880WCBSNew York, New York
890KBBIHomer, Alaska
890WLSChicago, Illinois
900XEWMexico City, D.F.
940ReversedMontreal, Quebec
940XEQMexico City, D.F.
990CBWWinnipeg, Manitoba
990CBYCorner Brook, Newfoundland & Labrador
1000KOMOSeattle, Washington
1000WMVPChicago, Illinois
1000XEOYMexico City, D.F.
1010CBRCalgary, Alberta
1010CFRBToronto, Ontario
1020KOANEagle River, Alaska
1020KDKAPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1030WBZBoston, Massachusetts
1040WHODes Moines, Iowa
1050XEGMonterrey, Nuevo Leon
1060KYWPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
1060XEEPMexico City, D.F.
1070ReservedMoncton, New Brunswick
1070KNXLos Angeles, California
1080WTICHartford, Connecticut
1080KRLDDallas, Texas
1090KAAYLittle Rock, Arkansas
1090WBALBaltimore, Maryland
1090XEPRSRancho del Mar, Rosarito Baja California
1100WTAMCleveland, Ohio
1110KFABOmaha, Nebraska
1110WBTCharlotte, North Carolina
1120KMOXSt. Louis, Missouri
1130CKWXVancouver, British Columbia
1130KWKHShreveport, Louisiana
1130WBBRNew York, New York
1140WRVARichmond, Virginia
1140XEMRMonterrey, Nuevo Leon
1160KSLSalt Lake City, Utah
1170KFAQTulsa, Oklahoma
1170KJNPNorth Pole, Alaska
1170WWVAWheeling, West Virginia
1180WHAMRochester, New York
1190KEXPortland, Oregon
1190XEWKGuadalajara, Jalisco
1200WOAISan Antonio, Texas
1210WPHTPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
1220XEBMexico City, D.F.
1500KSTPSaint Paul, Minnesota
1500WFEDWashington, D.C.
1510WLACNashville, Tennessee
1520KOKCOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1520WWKBBuffalo, New York
1530KFBKSacramento, California
1530WCKYCincinnati, Ohio
1540KXELWaterloo, Iowa
1540ZNS-1Nassau, Bahamas
1550CBEFWindsor, Ontario
1550XERUVXalapa, Veracruz
1560KNZRBakersfield, California
1560WQEWNew York, New York
1570XERFCiudad Acuna, Coahuila
1580CKDOOshawa, Ontario
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