Shortwave Frequency Allocations & Utility Stations

Shortwave Frequency Guide ( All frequencies shown in kHz )
Frequencies
Service
Comments
0535 - 1705

AM Broadcast

Standard North America AM

1705 - 1800

Fixed Service

Land/Mobile/Marine

1800 - 2000

Amateur 160 Meters

 
2000 - 2107

Maritime Mobile

 
2107 - 2170

Fixed Service

Land/Mobile/Marine

2170 - 2194

Land Mobile Service

 
2194 - 2300

Fixed Service

 
2300 - 2495

Shortwave Broadcast

120 Meters

2495 - 2505

Time Standard

 
2505 - 2850

Fixed Service

Land/Mobile/Marine

2850 - 3155

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

3155 - 3200

Fixed Service

 
3200 - 3400

Shortwave Broadcast

90 Meters

3400 - 3500

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

3500 - 4000

Amateur 80/75 Meters

 
3900 - 4000

Shortwave Broadcast

75 Meters, Not in Region 2

4000 - 4000

Time Standard

 
4000 - 4063

Fixed Service

 
4063 - 4438

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

4438 - 4650

Fixed Service

 
4650 - 4750

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

4750 - 5060

Shortwave Broadcast

60 Meters

5005 - 5450

Fixed Service

 
5450 - 5730

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

5730 - 5950

Fixed Service

 
5950 - 6200

Shortwave Broadcast

49 Meters

6200 - 6525

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

6525 - 6765

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

6765 - 7000

Fixed Service

 
7000 - 7300

Amateur 40 Meters

 
7100 - 7300

Shortwave Broadcast

41 Meters, Not in Region 2

7300 - 8195

Fixed Service

 
8195 - 8815

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

8815 - 9040

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

9040 - 9500

Fixed Service

 
9500 - 9900

Shortwave Broadcast

31 Meters

9775 - 9995

Fixed Service

 
10005 - 10100

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

10100 - 10150

Amateur 30 Meters

CW/Data Only

10100 - 11175

Fixed Service

 
11175 - 11400

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

11400 - 11650

Fixed Service

 
11650 - 12050

Shortwave Broadcast

25 Meters

12050 - 12330

Fixed Service

 
12330 - 13200

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

13200 - 13360

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

13360 - 13600

Fixed Service

 
13600 - 13800

Shortwave Broadcast

New WARC Allocation

13800 - 14000

Fixed Service

 
14000 - 14350

Amateur 20 Meters

 
14350 - 14995

Fixed Service

 
15010 - 15100

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

15100 - 15600

Shortwave Broadcast

19 Meters

15600 - 16460

Fixed Service

 
16460 - 17360

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

17360 - 17550

Fixed Service

 
17550 - 17900

Shortwave Broadcast

16 Meters

17900 - 18030

Aeronautical Mobile

Transoceanic Flights

18030 - 18780

Fixed Service

 
18068 - 18168

Amateur 17 Meters

 
18780 - 18900

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

18900 - 19680

Fixed Service

 
19680 - 19800

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

19800 - 21000

Fixed Service

 
21000 - 21450

Amateur 15 Meters

 
21450 - 21850

Shortwave Broadcast

13 Meters

21850 - 22000

Aeronautical Mobile

 
22000 - 22720

Maritime Mobile

Ship/Shore

22720 - 23200

Fixed Service

 
23200 - 23350

Aeronautical Mobile

 
23350 - 24990

Fixed Service

 
24890 - 24990

Amateur 12 Meters

Shared with FixedService

25010 - 25330

Petroleum Industry

 
25330 - 25600

Government Frequency

 
25600 - 26100

Shortwave Broadcast 1 1 Meters

 
26100 - 26480

Land Mobile Service

 
26480 - 26950

Government

 
26950 - 26960

International Fixed Service

 
26960 - 27410

Citizen's Band

Channels start at 26965 kHz

27410 - 27540

Land Mobile Service

 
27540 - 28000

Government

 
28000 - 29700

Amateur 10 Meters

 
29700 - 29800

Forestry Service

 
29800 - 29890

Fixed Service

 
29890 - 29910

Government

 
29910 - 30000

Fixed Service