The FM broadcast band consists of that portion of the radio frequency spectrum between 88 MHz and 108 MHz. It is divided into 100 channels of 200 kHz each. For convenience, the frequencies available for FM broadcasting (including those assigned to noncommercial educational broadcasting) are given numerical designations which are shown in the table below:

Open Table
Frequency (Mc/s) Channel No.
88.1 201
88.3 202
88.5 203
88.7 204
88.9 205
89.1 206
89.3 207
89.5 208
89.7 209
89.9 210
90.1 211
90.3 212
90.5 213
90.7 214
90.9 215
91.1 216
91.3 217
91.5 218
91.7 219
91.9 220
92.1 221
92.3 222
92.5 223
92.7 224
92.9 225
93.1 226
93.3 227
93.5 228
93.7 229
93.9 230
94.1 231
94.3 232
94.5 233
94.7 234
94.9 235
95.1 236
95.3 237
95.5 238
95.7 239
95.9 240
96.1 241
96.3 242
96.5 243
96.7 244
96.9 245
97.1 246
97.3 247
97.5 248
97.7 249
97.9 250
98.1 251
98.3 252
98.5 253
98.7 254
98.9 255
99.1 256
99.3 257
99.5 258
99.7 259
99.9 260
100.1 261
100.3 262
100.5 263
100.7 264
100.9 265
101.1 266
101.3 267
101.5 268
101.7 269
101.9 270
102.1 271
102.3 272
102.5 273
102.7 274
102.9 275
103.1 276
103.3 277
103.5 278
103.7 279
103.9 280
104.1 281
104.3 282
104.5 283
104.7 284
104.9 285
105.1 286
105.3 287
105.5 288
105.7 289
105.9 290
106.1 291
106.3 292
106.5 293
106.7 294
106.9 295
107.1 296
107.3 297
107.5 298
107.7 299
107.9 300

Note: The frequency 108.0 MHz may be assigned to VOR test stations subject to the condition that interference is not caused to the reception of FM broadcasting stations, present or future.

[28 FR 13623, Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at 30 FR 4480, Apr. 7, 1965; 52 FR 10570, Apr. 2, 1987]


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