The Changing Spectrum Allocations for FM Radio and Television
October 1937 (experimental): 19 VHF Channels
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 44-56MHz | 66-72 | 78-90 | 96-108 | 156-168 | 180-192 | 204-216 | 234-246 | 258-270 | 282-294 | ||||||||||||||||||||
May 1941 (commercial): 18 VHF Channels
| FM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||
| 42-50 MHz | 50-56 | 60-72 | 78-90 | 96-108 | 162-168 | 180-192 | 204-216 | 234-246 | 258-270 | 282-294 | |||||||||||||||||
May 1945 (second commercial): 13 VHF Channels
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | FM | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||
| 44-50 MHz | 54-72 | 76-88 | 88-108 | 174 - 216 | ||||||||||||
April 1952 (end of Freeze): 12 VHF Channels and 70 UHF Channels
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | FM | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14-83 (70 UHF channels) | |||
| 54-72 MHz | 76-88 | 88-108 | 174-216 | 470 - 890 | ||||||||||||