BPR-8: Application Procedures and Rules for Broadcasting Receiving Undertakings (Cable Television)

Appendix A - Channel Assignment

Standard VHF Channels

When a cable television system is authorized to distribute signals over standard VHF channels, it will be assigned the following television channels:

(a) Low VHF Band
Channel Frequency Band
(MHz)
Standard Visual Carrier
Frequencies (MHz)
2 54 - 60 55.25
3 60 - 66 61.25
4 66 - 72 67.25
5 76 - 82 77.25
6 82 - 88 83.25

(b) High VHF Band
Channel Frequency Band
(MHz)
Standard Visual Carrier
Frequencies (MHz)
7 174 - 180 175.25
8 180 - 186 181.25
9 186 - 192 187.25
10 192 - 198 193.25
11 198 - 204 199.25
12 204 - 210 205.25
13 210 - 216 211.25

Supplementary Channels

When a cable television system is authorized to distribute signals over supplementary channels, the following television channels are usually assigned:

(a) Sub-Low Band Channels
Channel Frequency Band (MHz)
T-7 5.75 - 11.75
T-8 11.75 - 17.75
T-9 17.75 - 23.75
T-10 23.75 - 29.75
T-11 29.75 - 35.75
T-12 35.75 - 41.75
T-13 41.75 - 47.75

(b) Mid-Band Channels
Channel Frequency Band
(MHz)
Standard Visual
Carrier Frequency
(MHz)
A-2(98) 108 - 114 109.25
A-1(99) 114 - 120 115.25
14 or A 120 - 126 121.25
15 or B 126 - 132 127.25
16 or C 132 - 138 133.25
17 or D 138 - 144 139.25
18 or E 144 - 150 145.25
19 or F 150 - 156 151.25
20 or G 156 - 162 157.25
21 or H 162 - 168 163.25
22 or I 168 - 174 169.25

(c) Super-Band Channels
Channel Frequency Band
(MHz)
Standard Visual
Carrier Frequency
(MHz)
23 or J 216 - 222 217.25
24 or K 222 - 228 223.25
25 or L 228 - 234 229.25
26 or M 234 - 240 235.25
27 or N 240 - 246 241.25
28 or O 246 - 252 247.25
29 or P 252 - 258 253.25
30 or Q 258 - 264 259.25
31 or R 264 - 270 265.25
32 or S 270 - 276 271.25
33 or T 276 - 282 277.25
34 or U 282 - 288 283.25
35 or V 288 - 294 289.25
36 or W 294 - 300 295.25

(d) Hyper-Band Channels
Channel Frequency Band
(MHz)
Standard Visual
Carrier Frequency
(MHz)
37 or AA 300 - 306 301.25
38 or BB 306 - 312 307.25
39 or CC 312 - 318 313.25
40 or DD 318 - 324 319.25
41 or EE 324 - 330 325.25
42 or FF 330 - 336 331.25
43 or GG 336 - 342 337.25
44 or HH 342 - 348 343.25
45 or II 348 - 354 349.25
46 or JJ 354 - 360 355.25
47 or KK 360 - 366 361.25
48 or LL 366 - 372 367.25
49 or MM 372 - 378 373.25
50 or NN 378 - 384 379.25
51 or OO 384 - 390 385.25
52 or PP 390 - 396 391.25
53 or QQ 396 - 402 397.25
54 or RR 402 - 408 403.25
55 or SS 408 - 414 409.25
56 or TT 414 - 420 415.25
57 or UU 420 - 426 421.25
58 or VV 426 - 432 427.25
59 or WW 432 - 438 433.25
60 or XX 438 - 444 439.25
61 or YY 444 - 450 445.25
62 or ZZ 450 - 456 451.25

Frequency Band Standard Visual
Carrier Frequency
(MHz)
456 - 462 457.25
462 - 468 463.25
468 - 474 469.25
474 - 480 475.25
480 - 486 481.25
486 - 492 487.25
492 - 498 493.25
498 - 504 499.25
504 - 510 505.25
510 - 516 511.25
516 - 522 517.25
522 - 528 523.25
528 - 534 529.25
534 - 540 535.25
540 - 546 541.25
546 - 552 547.25
552 - 558 553.25
558 - 564 559.25
564 - 570 565.25
570 - 576 571.25
576 - 582 577.25
582 - 588 583.25
588 - 594 589.25
594 - 600 595.25
600 - 606 601.25
606 - 612 607.25
612 - 618 613.25
618 - 624 619.25
624 - 630 625.25
630 - 636 631.25
636 - 642 637.25
642 - 648 643.25
648 - 654 649.25
654 - 660 655.25
660 - 666 661.25
666 - 672 667.25
672 - 678 673.25
678 - 684 679.25
684 - 690 685.25
690 - 696 691.25
696 - 702 697.25
702 - 708 703.25
708 - 714 709.25
714 - 720 715.25
720 - 726 721.25
726 - 732 727.25
732 - 738 733.25
738 - 744 739.25
744 - 750 745.25
750 - 756 751.25
756 - 762 757.25
762 - 768 763.25
768 - 774 769.25
774 - 780 775.25
780 - 786 781.25
786 - 792 787.25
792 - 798 793.25
798 - 804 799.25
804 - 810 805.25
810 - 816 811.25
816 - 822 817.25
822 - 828 823.25
828 - 834 829.25
834 - 840 835.25
840 - 848 841.25
846 - 852 847.25
852 - 858 853.25
858 - 864 859.25
864 - 870 865.25
870 - 876 871.25
876 - 882 877.25
882 - 888 883.25
888 - 894 889.25
894 - 900 895.25
900 - 906 901.25
906 - 912 907.25
912 - 918 913.25
918 - 924 919.25
924 - 930 925.25
930 - 936 931.25
936 - 942 937.25
942 - 948 943.25
948 - 954 949.25
954 - 960 955.25
960 - 966 961.25
966 - 972 967.25
972 - 978 973.25
978 - 984 979.25
984 - 990 985.25
990 - 996 991.25
996 - 1002 997.25

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