Wavebands, shortwave broadcast (worldband)

This is a simple table showing designated shortwave (aka worldband, aka HF) wave bands 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.

Name	Code	Lower	Upper	Type	Mode	Comment
120 metre Shortwave	120m	2.3000	2.4950	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU Region 1 allocation: 2300–2495 kHz; use of this band is subject to the relevant ITU provisions.
90 metre Shortwave	90m	3.2000	3.4000	metre	AM	Shortwave broadcasting band. Primarily associated with tropical-zone/national broadcasting allocations rather than European international broadcasting.
75 metre Shortwave	75m	3.9500	4.0000	metre	AM	Shortwave broadcasting band. ITU Region 1 allocation: 3950–4000 kHz.
60 metre Shortwave	60m	4.7500	4.9950	metre	AM	Shortwave broadcasting band. ITU allocation: 4750–4995 kHz; principally associated with tropical-zone/national broadcasting.
49 metre Shortwave	49m	5.9000	6.2000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 5900–6200 kHz.
41 metre Shortwave	41m	7.2000	7.4500	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU Region 1 allocation spans 7200–7450 kHz, with regional allocation differences within the band.
31 metre Shortwave	31m	9.4000	9.9000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 9400–9900 kHz.
25 metre Shortwave	25m	11.6000	12.1000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 11600–12100 kHz.
22 metre Shortwave	22m	13.5700	13.8700	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 13570–13870 kHz.
19 metre Shortwave	19m	15.1000	15.8000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 15100–15800 kHz.
16 metre Shortwave	16m	17.4800	17.9000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 17480–17900 kHz.
15 metre Shortwave	15m	18.9000	19.0200	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 18900–19020 kHz.
13 metre Shortwave	13m	21.4500	21.8500	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 21450–21850 kHz.
11 metre Shortwave	11m	25.6700	26.1000	metre	AM	International shortwave broadcasting band. ITU international broadcasting allocation: 25670–26100 kHz.

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