Television channel frequencies

The following tables show the frequencies assigned to broadcast television channels in various regions of the world, along with the ITU letter designator for the system used. The frequencies shown are for the video and audio carriers. The channel itself occcupies several megahertz of bandwidth. For example, North American channel 2 occupies the spectrum from 54 to 60 MHz. See Broadcast television system for a table of signal characteristics, including bandwidth, by ITU letter designator.

VHF

North and South America

System M 525 lines
System N 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
2	55.25	59.75
3	61.25	65.75
4	67.25	71.75
5	77.25	81.75
6	83.25	87.75
7	175.25	179.75
8	181.25	185.75
9	187.25	191.75
10	193.25	197.75
11	199.25	203.75
12	205.25	209.75
13	211.25	215.75

United Kingdom

System A 405 lines
(discontinued)

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	45.00	41.50
2	51.75	48.25
3	56.75	53.25
4	61.75	58.25
5	66.75	63.25
6	179.75	176.25
7	184.75	181.25
8	189.75	186.25
9	194.75	191.25
10	199.75	196.25
11	204.75	201.25
12	209.75	206.25
13	214.75	211.25
14	219.75	216.25

Republic of Ireland

System I 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
A	45.75	51.75
B	53.75	59.75
C	61.75	67.75
D	175.25	181.25
E	183.25	189.25
F	191.25	197.25
G	199.25	205.25
H	207.25	213.25
I	215.25	221.25
J	223.25	229.25

Western Europe

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
2	48.25	53.75
2A	49.75	55.25
3	55.25	60.75
4	62.25	67.75
5	175.25	180.75
6	182.25	187.75
7	189.25	194.75
8	196.25	201.75
9	203.25	208.75
10	210.25	215.75
11	217.25	222.75
12	224.25	229.75

France

System E 819 lines
(discontinued)

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
2	52.40	41.25
4	65.55	54.40
5	164.00	175.15
6	173.40	162.25
7	177.15	188.30
8A	185.25	174.10
8	186.55	175.40
9	190.30	201.45
10	199.70	188.55
11	203.45	214.60
12	212.85	201.70

System L 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	47.75	41.25
2	55.75	49.25
3	60.50	54.00
4	63.75	57.25
5	176.00	182.50
6	184.00	190.50
7	192.00	198.50
8	200.00	206.50
9	208.00	214.50
10	216.00	222.50

French overseas departments and territories

System K 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
4	175.25	181.75
5	183.25	189.75
6	191.25	197.75
7	199.25	205.75
8	207.25	213.75
9	215.25	221.75

Italy

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
A	53.75	59.25
B	62.25	67.75
C	82.25	87.75
D	175.25	180.75
E	183.75	189.25
F	192.25	197.75
G	201.25	206.75
H	210.25	215.75
H1	217.25	222.75
H2	224.25	229.75

Eastern Europe

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	49.75	56.25
2	59.25	65.75
3	77.25	83.75
4	85.25	91.75
5	93.25	99.75
6	175.25	181.75
7	183.25	189.75
8	191.25	197.75
9	199.25	205.75
10	207.25	213.75
11	215.25	221.75
12	223.25	229.75

Morocco

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
4	163.25	168.75
5	171.25	176.75
6	179.25	184.75
7	187.25	192.75
8	195.25	200.75
9	203.25	208.75
10	211.25	216.75

Australia

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
0	46.25	51.75
1	57.25	62.75
2	64.25	69.75
3	86.25	91.75
4	95.25	100.75
5	102.25	107.75
5A	138.25	143.75
6	175.25	180.75
7	182.25	187.75
8	189.25	194.75
9	196.25	201.75
10	209.25	214.75
11	216.25	221.75

New Zealand

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	45.25	50.75
2	55.25	60.75
3	62.25	67.75
4	175.25	180.75
5	182.25	187.75
6	189.25	194.75
7	196.25	201.75
8	203.25	208.75
9	210.25	215.75
10	217.25	222.75
11	224.25	229.75

Japan

System M 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	91.25	95.75
2	97.25	101.75
3	103.25	107.75
4	171.25	175.75
5	177.25	181.75
6	183.25	187.75
7	189.25	193.75
8	193.25	197.75
9	199.25	203.75
10	205.25	209.75
11	211.25	215.75
12	217.25	221.75

People's Republic of China

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	49.75	56.25
2	57.75	64.25
3	65.75	72.25
4	77.25	83.75
5	85.25	91.75
6	168.25	174.75
7	176.25	182.75
8	184.25	190.75
9	192.25	198.75
10	200.25	206.75
11	208.25	214.75
12	216.25	222.75

Republic of China (Taiwan)

System M 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
7	175.25	179.75
8	181.25	185.75
9	187.25	191.75
10	193.25	197.75
11	199.25	203.75
12	205.25	209.75
13	211.25	215.75

Indonesia

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1A	44.25	49.75
2	55.25	60.75
3	62.25	67.75
4	175.25	180.75
5	182.25	187.75
6	189.25	194.75
7	196.25	201.75
8	203.25	208.75
9	210.25	215.75
10	217.25	222.75
11	224.25	229.75

South Africa

System I 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
4	175.25	181.25
5	183.25	189.25
6	191.25	197.25
7	199.25	205.25
8	207.25	213.25
9	215.25	221.25
10	223.25	229.25
11	231.25	237.25
12	239.25	245.25
13	247.25	253.25

Angola

System I 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	43.25	49.25
2	52.25	58.25
3	60.25	66.25
4	175.25	181.25
5	183.25	189.25
6	191.25	197.25
7	199.25	205.25
8	207.25	213.25
9	215.25	221.25
10	223.25	229.25

Côte d'Ivoire

System K 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
1	43.25	49.75
2	52.25	58.75
3	60.25	66.75
4	175.25	181.75
5	183.25	189.75
6	191.25	197.75
7	199.25	205.75
8	207.25	213.75
9	215.25	221.75

UHF

North and South America

An international agreement provides for a unified television bandplan, with 6-MHz channels throughout ITU Region II (the Americas). Not all territories observe this bandplan.

Note: UHF channels 70 through 83 have been reallocated to land mobile radio (public safety and trunked radio) and cellular telephones. Channels 52 through 69 in the United States are in the process of being cleared in advance of a similar reallocation. Channel 37 is reserved for astronomy in the United States excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

System M 525 lines
System N 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
14	471.25	475.75
15	477.25	481.75
16	483.25	487.75
17	489.25	493.75
18	495.25	499.75
19	501.25	505.75
20	507.25	511.75
21	513.25	517.75
22	519.25	523.75
23	525.25	529.75
24	531.25	535.75
25	537.25	541.75
26	543.25	547.75
27	549.25	553.75
28	555.25	559.75
29	561.25	565.75
30	567.25	571.75
31	573.25	577.75
32	579.25	583.75
33	585.25	589.75
34	591.25	595.75
35	597.25	601.75
36	603.25	607.75
37	609.25	613.75
38	615.25	619.75
39	621.25	625.75
40	627.25	631.75
41	633.25	637.75
42	639.25	643.75
43	645.25	649.75
44	651.25	655.75
45	657.25	661.75
46	663.25	667.75
47	669.25	673.75
48	675.25	679.75
49	681.25	685.75
50	687.25	691.75
51	693.25	697.75
52	699.25	703.75
53	705.25	709.75
54	711.25	715.75
55	717.25	721.75
56	723.25	727.75
57	729.25	733.75
58	735.25	739.75
59	741.25	745.75
60	747.25	751.75
61	753.25	757.75
62	759.25	763.75
63	765.25	769.75
64	771.25	775.75
65	777.25	781.75
66	783.25	787.75
67	789.25	793.75
68	795.25	799.75
69	801.25	805.75
70	807.25	811.75
71	813.25	817.75
72	819.25	823.75
73	825.25	829.75
74	831.25	835.75
75	837.25	841.75
76	843.25	847.75
77	849.25	853.75
78	855.25	859.75
79	861.25	865.75
80	867.25	871.75
81	873.25	877.75
82	879.25	883.75
83	885.25	889.75

United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Ireland and South Africa

System I 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
21	471.25	477.25
22	479.25	485.25
23	487.25	493.25
24	495.25	501.25
25	503.25	509.25
26	511.25	517.25
27	519.25	525.25
28	527.25	533.25
29	535.25	541.25
30	543.25	549.25
31	551.25	557.25
32	559.25	565.25
33	567.25	573.25
34	575.25	581.25
35	583.25	589.25
36	591.25	597.25
37	599.25	605.25
38	607.25	613.25
39	615.25	621.25
40	623.25	629.25
41	631.25	637.25
42	639.25	645.25
43	647.25	653.25
44	655.25	661.25
45	663.25	669.25
46	671.25	677.25
47	679.25	685.25
48	687.25	693.25
49	695.25	701.25
50	703.25	709.25
51	711.25	717.25
52	719.25	725.25
53	727.25	733.25
54	735.25	741.25
55	743.25	749.25
56	751.25	757.25
57	759.25	765.25
58	767.25	773.25
59	775.25	781.25
60	783.25	789.25
61	791.25	797.25
62	799.25	805.25
63	807.25	813.25
64	815.25	821.25
65	823.25	829.25
66	831.25	837.25
67	839.25	845.25
68	847.25	853.25

Western Europe

Systems G and H 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
21	471.25	476.75
22	479.25	484.75
23	487.25	492.75
24	495.25	500.75
25	503.25	508.75
26	511.25	516.75
27	519.25	524.75
28	527.25	532.75
29	535.25	540.75
30	543.25	548.75
31	551.25	556.75
32	559.25	564.75
33	567.25	572.75
34	575.25	580.75
35	583.25	588.75
36	591.25	596.75
37	599.25	604.75
38	607.25	612.75
39	615.25	620.75
40	623.25	628.75
41	631.25	636.75
42	639.25	644.75
43	647.25	652.75
44	655.25	660.75
45	663.25	668.75
46	671.25	676.75
47	679.25	684.75
48	687.25	692.75
49	695.25	700.75
50	703.25	708.75
51	711.25	716.75
52	719.25	724.75
53	727.25	732.75
54	735.25	740.75
55	743.25	748.75
56	751.25	756.75
57	759.25	764.75
58	767.25	772.75
59	775.25	780.75
60	783.25	788.75
61	791.25	796.75
62	799.25	804.75
63	807.25	812.75
64	815.25	820.75
65	823.25	828.75
66	831.25	836.75
67	839.25	844.75
68	847.25	852.75
69	855.25	860.75

France

System L 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
21	471.25	477.75
22	479.25	485.75
23	487.25	493.75
24	495.25	501.75
25	503.25	509.75
26	511.25	517.75
27	519.25	525.75
28	527.25	533.75
29	535.25	541.75
30	543.25	549.75
31	551.25	557.75
32	559.25	565.75
33	567.25	573.75
34	575.25	581.75
35	583.25	589.75
36	591.25	597.75
37	599.25	605.75
38	607.25	613.75
39	615.25	621.75
40	623.25	629.75
41	631.25	637.75
42	639.25	645.75
43	647.25	653.75
44	655.25	661.75
45	663.25	669.75
46	671.25	677.75
47	679.25	685.75
48	687.25	693.75
49	695.25	701.75
50	703.25	709.75
51	711.25	717.75
52	719.25	725.75
53	727.25	733.75
54	735.25	741.75
55	743.25	749.75
56	751.25	757.75
57	759.25	765.75
58	767.25	773.75
59	775.25	781.75
60	783.25	789.75
61	791.25	797.75
62	799.25	805.75
63	807.25	813.75
64	815.25	821.75
65	823.25	829.75
66	831.25	837.75
67	839.25	845.75
68	847.25	853.75
69	855.25	861.75

Eastern Europe

System K 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
21	471.25	477.75
22	479.25	485.75
23	487.25	493.75
24	495.25	501.75
25	503.25	509.75
26	511.25	517.75
27	519.25	525.75
28	527.25	533.75
29	535.25	541.75
30	543.25	549.75
31	551.25	557.75
32	559.25	565.75
33	567.25	573.75
34	575.25	581.75
35	583.25	589.75
36	591.25	597.75
37	599.25	605.75
38	607.25	613.75
39	615.25	621.75
40	623.25	629.75
41	631.25	637.75
42	639.25	645.75
43	647.25	653.75
44	655.25	661.75
45	663.25	669.75
46	671.25	677.75
47	679.25	685.75
48	687.25	693.75
49	695.25	701.75
50	703.25	709.75
51	711.25	717.75
52	719.25	725.75
53	727.25	733.75
54	735.25	741.75
55	743.25	749.75
56	751.25	757.75
57	759.25	765.75
58	767.25	773.75
59	775.25	781.75
60	783.25	789.75
61	791.25	797.75
62	799.25	805.75
63	807.25	813.75
64	815.25	821.75
65	823.25	829.75
66	831.25	837.75
67	839.25	845.75
68	847.25	853.75
69	855.25	861.75

Australia

System B 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
28	527.25	532.75
29	534.25	539.75
30	541.25	546.75
31	548.25	553.75
32	555.25	560.75
33	562.25	567.75
34	569.25	574.75
35	576.25	581.75
36	583.25	588.75
37	590.25	595.75
38	597.25	602.75
39	604.25	609.75
40	611.25	616.75
41	618.25	623.75
42	625.25	630.75
43	632.25	637.75
44	639.25	644.75
45	646.25	651.75
46	653.25	658.75
47	660.25	665.75
48	667.25	672.75
49	674.25	679.75
50	681.25	686.75
51	688.25	693.75
52	695.25	700.75
53	702.25	707.75
54	709.25	714.75
55	716.25	721.75
56	723.25	728.75
57	730.25	735.75
58	737.25	742.75
59	744.25	749.75
60	751.25	756.75
61	758.25	763.75
62	765.25	770.75
63	772.25	777.75
64	779.25	784.75
65	786.25	791.75
66	793.25	798.75
67	800.25	805.75
68	807.25	812.75
69	814.25	819.75

Japan

System M 525 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
13	471.25	475.75
14	477.25	481.75
15	483.25	487.75
16	489.25	493.75
17	495.25	499.75
18	501.25	505.75
19	507.25	511.75
20	513.25	517.75
21	519.25	523.75
22	525.25	529.75
23	531.25	535.75
24	537.25	541.75
25	543.25	547.75
26	549.25	553.75
27	555.25	559.75
28	561.25	565.75
29	567.25	571.75
30	573.25	577.75
31	579.25	583.75
32	585.25	589.75
33	591.25	595.75
34	597.25	601.75
35	603.25	607.75
36	609.25	613.75
37	615.25	619.75
38	621.25	625.75
39	627.25	631.75
40	633.25	637.75
41	639.25	643.75
42	645.25	649.75
43	651.25	655.75
44	657.25	661.75
45	663.25	667.75
46	669.25	673.75
47	675.25	679.75
48	681.25	685.75
49	687.25	691.75
50	693.25	697.75
51	699.25	703.75
52	705.25	709.75
53	711.25	715.75
54	717.25	721.75
55	723.25	727.75
56	729.25	733.75
57	735.25	739.75
58	741.25	745.75
59	747.25	751.75
60	753.25	757.75
61	759.25	763.75
62	765.25	769.75

People's Republic of China

System D 625 lines

Ch	Video (MHz)	Audio (MHz)
13	471.25	477.75
14	479.25	485.75
15	487.25	493.75
16	495.25	501.75
17	503.25	509.75
18	511.25	517.75
19	519.25	525.75
20	527.25	533.75
21	535.25	541.75
22	543.25	549.75
23	551.25	557.75
24	559.25	565.75
25	607.25	613.75
26	615.25	621.75
27	623.25	629.75
28	631.25	637.75
29	639.25	645.75
30	647.25	653.75
31	655.25	661.75
32	663.25	669.75
33	671.25	677.75
34	679.25	685.75
35	687.25	693.75
36	695.25	701.75
37	703.25	709.75
38	711.25	717.75
39	719.25	725.75
40	727.25	733.75
41	735.25	741.75
42	743.25	749.75
43	751.25	757.75
44	759.25	765.75
45	767.25	773.75
46	775.25	781.75
47	783.25	789.75
48	791.25	797.75
49	799.25	805.75
50	807.25	813.75
51	815.25	821.75
52	823.25	829.75
53	831.25	837.75
54	839.25	845.75
55	847.25	853.75
56	855.25	861.75
57	863.25	869.75

See also Broadcast television systems.