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FM radio channel assignments in the U.S. In the United States, FM broadcasting stations operate on a 20.2 MHz-wide frequency band, spanning from 87.8 MHz to 108 MHz. This is divided into 101 0.2 MHz-wide channels, which are designated as channels 200 through 300. In actual practice, few except the FCC use these channel numbers; the frequencies ...
Having a gap between the highest TV channel number and the lowest FM channel number allowed for expansion, which occurred in 1978 when FM channel 200 (87.9 MHz) was added. [3] FM channel numbers are commonly used for listing FM Station Allotments, which are the FM station assignments designated for individual communities.
For more information, see Low-power broadcasting. Low-power FM radio stations (LPFM) started broadcasting in the year 2000 after the FCC began licensing of 100 watt and 10 watt local community radio stations across the United States and its territories. Many LPFM radio stations are on the air serving local areas of the country today.
These stations transmit an analog FM signal centered on 87.75 MHz, designated by receiver and station marketing as "87.7 FM". This is just below the lowest FM band frequency of 87.9 MHz, and within the internationally recognized Band II, which extends down to 87.5 MHz and is thus receivable by most consumer radios.
Class B and D stations can be found on any frequencies from 540 kHz to 1700 kHz except where frequencies have been reserved for Class C stations. Class C stations can be found in the lower 48 US states on the frequencies of 1230 kHz, 1240 kHz, 1340 kHz, 1400 kHz, 1450 kHz, and 1490 kHz (commonly known as "graveyard" frequencies).
Following is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States, including both full-power and low-power non-commercial educational services. The list is divided into two sections: The following are full-power community radio stations licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
A period of allowing existing FM stations to broadcast on both the original "low" and new "high" FM bands followed, which ended at midnight on January 8, 1949, at which time all low band transmissions had to end. [17] In 1978 one additional frequency reserved for educational stations, 87.9 MHz, was allocated. [18]
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