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Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.22.531 Channels for paging operation

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The following channels are allocated for assignment to base transmitters that provide paging service, either individually or collectively under a paging geographic area authorization. Unless otherwise indicated, all channels have a bandwidth of 20 kHz and are designated by their center frequencies in MegaHertz.

Low VHF Channels

35.20

35.46

43.20

43.46

35.22

35.50

43.22

43.50

35.24

35.54

43.24

43.54

35.26

35.56

43.26

43.56

35.30

35.58

43.30

43.58

35.34

35.60

43.34

43.60

35.38

35.62

43.38

43.62

35.42

35.66

43.42

43.66

High VHF Channels

152.24

152.84

158.10

158.70

UHF Channels

931.0125

931.2625

931.5125

931.7625

931.0375

931.2875

931.5375

931.7875

931.0625

931.3125

931.5625

931.8125

931.0875

931.3375

931.5875

931.8375

931.1125

931.3625

931.6125

931.8625

931.1375

931.3875

931.6375

931.8875

931.1625

931.4125

931.6625

931.9125

931.1875

931.4375

931.6875

931.9375

931.2125

931.4625

931.7125

931.9625

931.2375

931.4875

931.7375

931.9875

(a), (b) [Reserved]

(c) Upon application using FCC Form 601, common carriers may be authorized to provide one-way paging service using the leased subcarrier facilities of broadcast stations licensed under part 73 of this chapter.

(d) Occasionally in case law and other formal and informal documents, the low VHF channels have been referred to as “lowband” channels, and the high VHF channels have been referred to as “guardband” channels.

(e) Pursuant to the U.S.–Canada Interim Coordination Considerations for 929–932 MHz, as amended, only the following UHF channels may be assigned in the continental United States North of Line A or in the State of Alaska East of Line C, within the indicated longitudes:

(1) From longitude W.73° to longitude W.75° and from longitude W.78° to longitude W.81°:

931.0125

931.1125

931.1875

931.2625

931.0375

931.1375

931.2125

931.8625

931.0625

931.1625

931.2375

(2) From longitude W.81° to longitude W.85°:

931.0125

931.2125

931.3875

931.5875

931.0375

931.2375

931.4125

931.6125

931.0625

931.2625

931.4625

931.6375

931.1125

931.2875

931.4875

931.8625

931.1375

931.3125

931.5125

931.1625

931.3375

931.5375

931.1875

931.3625

931.5625

(3) Longitudes other than specified in paragraphs (e)(1) and (e)(2) of this section:

931.0125

931.1625

931.2875

931.4125

931.0375

931.1875

931.3125

931.4625

931.0625

931.2125

931.3375

931.8625

931.1125

931.2375

931.3625

931.1375

931.2625

931.3875

(4) At any longitude, with authorization condition requiring coordinated, shared use and equal access by licensees in both countries:

931.4375

931.8875

931.9125

931.9375

(f) For the purpose of issuing paging geographic authorizations, the paging geographic areas used for UHF channels are the MEAs, and the paging geographic areas used for the low and high VHF channels are the EAs (see § 22.503(b)).

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