INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORK
FOR
BROADCASTING
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Bands allocated to Broadcasting
Importance of notification
Art.11 Flowchart
Art.11 non Plan > 28 MHz
Art.11 LF/MF assignments
Art.11 VHF/UHF assignments (not GE06)
Art.11 GE06 assignments
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Low Frequency bands
Frequency bands
LF 148.5- 283.5 kHz
BC/BT Region
BC
1
Plans
GE75
Medium frequency bands
Frequency bands
MF 526.5- 1606.5 kHz
525 - 535 kHz
535 - 1605 kHz
1605 - 1705 kHz
BC/BT
BC
BC
BC
BC
Region
1&3
2
2
2
Plan
GE75
RJ81
RJ88
Decametric Frequencies
Frequency bands
BC/BT
Region Plans
Trop.
2300-2498 kHz
BC
1
2300-2495 kHz
BC
2,3
3200-3400 kHz
BC
1,2,3
4750-4995 kHz
BC
1,2,3
5005-5060 kHz
BC
1,2,3
Non Trop.
3900-4000 kHz
BC
3
3950-4000 kHz
BC
1
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HF
5950-26100 kHz
BC
1,2,3 Art. 12
Broadcasting in the VHF/UHF Bands
Frequency bands
VHF 47 - 68 MHz
87.5 - 100 MHz
87.5 - 108 MHz
174 - 230 MHz
230 - 254 MHz
BC/BT
BC,BT
BT
BC
BT
BT
Region
1
1
1
1
1
Plans
ST61, GE89
ST61
GE84
GE06
ST61, GE89¹
UHF 470 - 862 MHz
BT
1
GE06
¹ Certain African countries according to RR 5.252
Broadcasting in the VHF/UHF Bands
Frequency bands
BC/BT Region
Plans
VHF 50 - 68 MHz
BC,BT 1
ST61, GE89
87.5 - 100 MHz
BT
1
ST61
87.5 - 108 MHz
BC
1
GE84
174 - 230 MHz
BT
1
GE06
230 - 254 MHz
BT
1
ST61, GE89¹
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50 - 68 MHz
BC
2
76 - 108 MHz
BC/BT 2
174 - 216 MHz
BT
2
¹ Certain African countries according to RR 5.252
Broadcasting in the VHF/UHF Bands
Frequency bands
UHF
470 - 862 MHz
470 - 862 MHz
862 - 890 MHz
BC/BT Region
BT
BT
BT
¹ Certain African countries according to RR 5.252
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2
2
Plans
GE06
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Required when an assignment:
Is likely to cause harmful interference;
Will be used for international communications;
Is governed by a plan;
Is subject to a coordination procedure (Article 9);
Requires international recognition.
Inform others of the bringing into use of a
frequency assignment
Recording in the MIFR results in rights and
obligations for the notifying Administration
Administration proposes to bring into
use an assignment under Article 11 of
the RR (11.2)
Is RR 11.31 examination
favourable?
N
Y
N
Is Assigned Frequency
covered by a PLAN?
Finding: Unfavourable
(X/RR11.31)
Notice returned to Adm
Y
Recording in
MIFR
Y
Is RR 11.34 examination
favourable?
N
Finding: Unfavourable
(X/RR11.34)
Notice returned to Adm
Publication in BRIFIC Part 1
Examination with respect to 11.31 only
Publication in Parts 2 or 3
Objections to Publication not receivable
First complete the Plan modification procedure
(according to Art.4 of the respective
Agreement) using proper notice form.
Publication in Part A of a Special Section (SS).
Comment period(16 weeks, 100 days, etc.)
Administration requests publication in Part B.
BR publishes the modifications in Part B of SS and
the frequency assignments are entered in to the
Plan.
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