Dear Mr. Andrew Oakley:

TV Channels 5 and 6 broadcast in the 76-88 MHz band. 75 MHz exactly is an
aircraft beacon frequency and some land mobile is distributed either side of
75 MHz. TV channels 2-4 extend from 54 MHz to 72 MHz. TV channel 1 does
not exist.

The sound channel for a broadcast TV is at the upper end of its 6 MHz
wide allocation. Thus most FM broadcast receivers are able to hear channel
6's audio.

Thanks for the extensive review of how broadcast frequencies are
distributed in UK.

Being a Midwesterner, it is a mystery why one would wish to have a
honeymoon in NYC. Next time, see the real USA.

Mac

--
J. Mc Laughlin; Michigan U.S.A.
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"Andrew Oakley" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 09:26:04 -0400, "Michael Lawson"
wrote:
What about FM?? Is it strictly local, or do some BBC stations
occupy the same part of the dial all over the place??

I forgot to ask - What's with 75-87.5MHz being able to hear TV audio
in the US?

When I visited New York on honeymoon last month, I bought myself a
Sony ICF-35 as a second SW radio. It covered FM down to 75MHz which
was completely new to me. Also I discovered that I could hear TV
stations on this lower band!

Do some TV stations specifically rebroadcast their audio for radio
listeners in this frequency, or is this just a happy side-effect of
still using the VHF band for TV? (All UK terrestrial TV is UHF
nowadays IIRC).

It's a rather lovely feature and a shame we don't do it in the UK.

--
Andrew Oakley