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I've lived in the US for many decades and work in commercial radio, and this is the first I've heard of there being channel numbers for analog broadcast FM radi
by ac29 7y ago
I've lived in the US for many decades and work in commercial radio, and this is the first I've heard of there being channel numbers for analog broadcast FM radio (as opposed to frequencies). I have seen channel numbers or designators like "Blue Dot" sneak into infrequent parlance in lieu of frequencies assigned by the FCC in other bands. But, this is increasingly uncommon, or in the latter case, based on manufacturer specific use.
Not terribly surprised though, Title 47 is crusty and full of surprises - these channel numbers are certainly defined somewhere.
- drmpeg 7y agoIt's funny that nobody has ever changed the frequency units from Mc/s to MHz. https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/73.201 https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/73.201
- ac29 7y agoHa, it had to be somewhere. The last I recall hearing "megacycles" was in Bond movies from the 1960s. Wikipedia says this was 1960: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hertz#History You can see why I say Title 47 is crusty.
- ztetranz 7y agoLots of old hams say "kay cees" and almost get offended when a newcomer says kilohertz.
- reaperducer 7y agoI've lived in the US for many decades and work in commercial radio, and this is the first I've heard of there being channel numbers for analog broadcast FM radio Then the station you work for must not have any repeaters or translators. When you hear a legal ID like "KHNH/Randoville, K226AR/Hacktown," the translator it got its call sign because it's on channel 226. All of the AM frequencies have channel numbers, too. I worked in radio for ten years, and wasn't even on the technical side, and I knew this.