Band II is the range of radio frequencies within the

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(VHF) part of the

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from 87.5 to 108.0

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(MHz).

Radio

Band II is primarily used worldwide for FM radio broadcasting.

Broadcast television

Usage in Russia and in other former members of OIRT

In the former Soviet Union and other countries-members of

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, frequencies from 76 MHz to 100 MHz were designated for broadcast television usage. Considering 8 MHz channel bandwidth used by the Russian analog television system (

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), the following television channels had been defined: Broadcast television channels 1 and 2 are assigned to

VHF I Band I is a range of radio frequencies within the very high frequency (VHF) part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The first time there was defined "for simplicity" in Annex 1 of "Final acts of the European Broadcasting Conference in the VHF and ...

band, channels 6 to 12 are assigned to

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band. Starting from the early 1990s, frequencies previously allotted to television channels 4 and 5 have been re-allocated for FM radio, thereby harmonizing it with the Western allocation for FM radio service.

References

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