Broadcast bands
This is a simple table showing popularly used wavebands and their associated frequencies. Frequencies are shown in MHz and bandwidths in kHz, as these are the units commonly used by radio scanners and receivers.
Long Wave | LW | 0.1485 | 0.2835 | broadcast | Long Wave broadcast band; ITU Region 1. | |
Medium Wave | MW | 0.5265 | 1.6065 | broadcast | Medium Wave broadcast band; ITU Region 1. | |
Short Wave | SW | 2.3000 | 26.1000 | broadcast | Short Wave broadcast spectrum; includes the international broadcast bands. | |
VHF FM | VHF_FM | 87.5000 | 108.0000 | broadcast | WFM | VHF FM sound broadcasting; UK/ITU Region 1. |