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ITU RR table: 110-255 kHz
110 – 255 kHz
This Long Wave (LW) band is used for AM broadcasting in ITU Region 1 (Europe, Africa, Middle East) and for maritime radionavigation. Allocations have been stable since WARC-79 given the well-established nature of long-wave broadcasting and navigation services in this range.
Regulatory Footnotes
Footnotes from RR Article 5 that apply to allocations within this frequency band.
Current text
5.65 Different category of service: in Bangladesh, the allocation of the bands 112-117.6 kHz and 126- 129 kHz to the fixed and maritime mobile services is on a primary basis (see No. S5.33).
Current text
5.67 Additional allocation: in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, the frequency band 130-148.5 kHz is also allocated to the radionavigation service on a secondary basis. Within and between these countries this service shall have an equal right to operate. (WRC-19)
Version history (4)
Current text
5.67A Stations in the amateur service using frequencies in the band 135.7-137.8 kHz shall not exceed a maximum radiated power of 1 W (e.i.r.p.) and shall not cause harmful interference to stations of the radionavigation service operating in countries listed in No. 5.67. (WRC-07)
Current text
5.67B The use of the frequency band 135.7-137.8 kHz in Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syrian Arab Republic, Sudan, South Sudan and Tunisia is limited to the fixed and maritime mobile services. The amateur service shall not be used in the above-mentioned countries in the frequency band 135.7-137.8 kHz, and this should be taken into account by the countries authorizing such use. (WRC-19)
Version history (3)
Current text
5.68 Alternative allocation: in Congo (Rep. of the), the Dem. Rep. of the Congo and South Africa, the frequency band 160-200 kHz is allocated to the fixed service on a primary basis. (WRC-15)
Version history (3)
Current text
5.70 Alternative allocation: in Angola, Botswana, Burundi, the Central African Rep., Congo (Rep. of the), Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Oman, the Dem. Rep. of the Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Chad, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the frequency band 200-283.5 kHz is allocated to the aeronautical radionavigation service on a primary basis. (WRC-19)