Band IV is the name of a radio frequency range within the ultra high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Sources differ on the exact frequency range of the band. For example, the Swiss Federal Office of Communications, the Broadcast engineer's reference book and Ericsson India Ltd all define the range of Band IV from 470 to 582 MHz. An EICTA paper defines the range as 474 to 602 MHz, whilst the BBC define the range as 470 to 614 MHz. Band IV is primarily used for analogue and digital (DVB-T, ATSC and ISDB) television broadcasting, as well as services intended for mobile devices such as DVB-H.
Television Australia In Australia UHF channel allocations are 7 MHz wide. Band IV includes channels 28 to 35, with base frequencies of 529.5 MHz to 578.5 MHz. More details are available on the television frequencies page.
New Zealand In New Zealand UHF channel allocations are 8 MHz wide. Band IV includes channels 25 to 35, with base frequencies of 506.0 MHz to 586.0 MHz. More details are available on the television frequencies page.
United Kingdom In the UK, Band IV allocations are 8 MHz wide, traditionally consisting of 14 channels from UHF 21 to 34 inclusive. However, in the mid-1990s the squeezing of analogue Channel 5 broadcasts into the existing national terrestrial TV transmitter network effectively closed a gap between bands IV and V, which was previously reserved for radar applications and home consumer devices. This stretched the practical definition of Band IV in the UK to cover 18 channels from UHF 21 to 38 inclusive. Aerials of the group A type cover this band.
The following table covers the most inclusive definition of Band IV in the UK. Rows with a yellow background indicate channels which were not traditionally (before the mid-1990s) considered part of Band IV for TV broadcasting purposes and may not be considered part of the band in other countries (e.g. Switzerland).
Channel Frequency Range21470–478 MHz22478–486 MHz23486–494 MHz24494–502 MHz25502–510 MHz26510–518 MHz27518–526 MHz28526–534 MHz29534–542 MHz30542–550 MHz31550–558 MHz32558–566 MHz33566–574 MHz34574–582 MHz35582–590 MHz36590–598 MHz37598–606 MHz38606–614 MHz
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