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Radio Service Codes

Radio Service Codes

AA -- Aviation Auxiliary Group
AB -- Aural Microwave Booster
AC -- Aircraft
AF -- Aeronautical and Fixed
AI -- Aural Intercity Relay
AR -- Aviation Radionavigation
AS -- Aural Studio Transmitter Link
AW -- Advanced Wireless Service (Part 27).
BA -- 1390-1392 MHz Band, Market Area
BB -- 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz Bands, Market Area
BC -- 1670-1675 MHz Band, Market Area
BR -- Broadband Radio Service
CA -- Commercial Air-ground Radiotelephone
CB -- BETRS
CD -- Paging and Radiotelephone
CE -- Digital Electronic Message Service -- Common Carrier
CF -- Common Carrier Fixed Point to Point Microwave
CG -- General Aviation Air-ground Radiotelephone
CJ -- Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Radiotelephone (800 MHz band)
CL -- Cellular
CM -- Commercial Operator
CN -- PCS Narrowband
CO -- Offshore Radiotelephone
CP -- Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging [excluding 931 MHZ], Auctioned
CR -- Rural Radiotelephone
CT -- Local Television Transmission
CW -- PCS Broadband
CY -- 1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz Bands, Market Area
CZ -- Part 22 931 MHz Paging
DV -- Multichannel Video Distribution AND Data Service
ED -- Educational Broadband Service
GB -- Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
GC -- 929-930 MHz Paging Systems, Auctioned
GE -- Public Safety/Special Emergency and Public Safety, National Plan
GF -- Public Safety Ntl Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Conv.
GI -- Other Indust/Land Transp, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conv.
GJ -- Business and Industrial/Land Transp, 809-824/854-869 MHz, Conv.
GL -- 900 MHz Conventional SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
GM -- 800 MHz Conventional SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
GO -- Other Indust/Land Transp, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv.
GP -- Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conv.
GR -- SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GS -- Private Carrier Paging, 929-930 MHz
GU -- Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Conventional
GX -- SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Conventional
HA -- Amateur
HV -- Vanity
IG -- Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional
IK -- Industrial/Business Pool -- Commercial, Conventional
IQ -- Intelligent Transportation Service (Public Safety)
LD -- Local Multipoint Distribution Service
LN -- 902-928 MHz Location Narrowband (Non-Multilateration)
LP -- Broadcast Auxiliary Low Power
LS -- Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS)
LV -- Low Power Wireless Assist Video Devices
LW -- 902-928 MHz Location Wideband (Grandfathered AVM)
MA -- Marine Auxiliary Group
MC -- Coastal Group
MG -- Microwave Industrial/Business Pool
MK -- Alaska Group
MM -- Millimeter Wave 70/80/90 GHz
MR -- Marine Radiolocation Land
MS -- Multiple Address Service, Auctioned
MW -- Microwave Public Safety Pool
NC -- Nationwide Commercial 5 Channel, 220 MHz
NN -- 3650 - 3700 MHz
PA -- Public Safety 4940-4990 MHz Band
PC -- Public Coast Stations, Auctioned
PE -- Digital Electronic Message Service -- Private
PW -- Public Safety Pool, Conventional
QA -- 220-222 MHz Band, Auctioned
QD -- Non-Nationwide Data, 220 MHz
QM -- Non-Nationwide Public Safety/Mutual Aid, 220 MHz
QO -- Non-Nationwide Other, 220 MHz
QQ -- Intelligent Transportation Service (Non-Public Safety)
QT -- Non-Nationwide 5 Channel Trunked, 220 MHz
RP -- Broadcast Auxiliary Remote Pickup
RR -- Restricted Operator
RS -- Land Mobile Radiolocation
SA -- Ship Recreational or Voluntarily Equipped
SB -- Ship Compulsory Equipped
SE -- Ship Exemption
SG -- Conventional Public Safety 700MHz
SL -- Public Safety 700 MHz Band -- State License
SY -- Trunked Public Safety 700MHz
TB -- TV Microwave Booster
TI -- TV Intercity Relay
TN -- 39 GHz, Auctioned
TP -- TV Pickup
TS -- TV Studio Transmitter Link
TT -- TV Translator Relay
TZ -- 24 GHz Service
WA -- Microwave Aviation
WM -- Microwave Marine
WP -- 700 MHz Upper Band (Block D)
WR -- Microwave Radiolocation
WS -- Wireless Communications Service
WU -- 700 MHz Upper Band (Block C)
WX -- 700 MHz Bands
WY -- 700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks A, B, E)
WZ -- 700 MHz Lower Band (Blocks C, D)
YB -- Business, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YC -- SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned
YD -- SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned
YE -- Public Safety/Special Emergency and Public Safety, National Plan
YF -- Public Safety Ntl Plan, 821-824/866-869 MHz, Trunked
YG -- Industrial/Business Pool, Trunked
YH -- SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned (Rebanded YC license)
YI -- Other Indust/Land Transp. 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YJ -- Business and Industrial/Land Transp, 809-824/854-869, Trunked
YK -- Industrial/Business Pool -- Commercial, Trunked
YL -- 900 MHz Trunked SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
YM -- 800 MHz Trunked SMR (SMR, Site-Specific)
YO -- Other Indust/Land Transp. 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YP -- Public Safety/Spec Emerg, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
YS -- SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YU -- Business, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Trunked
YW -- Public Safety Pool, Trunked
YX -- SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Trunked
ZA -- General Mobile Radio (GMRS)
ZV -- 218-219 MHz Service


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