Band V (meaning Band 5) is the name of a radio frequency range within the ultra high frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum.^[1][2] It is not to be confused with the V band in the extremely high frequency part of the spectrum.

Sources differ on the exact frequency range of UHF Band V. For example, the Broadcast engineer's reference book^[1] and the BBC^[2] define the range as 614 to 854 MHz. The IPTV India Forum define the range as 582 to 806 MHz^[3] and the DVB Worldwide website refers to the range as 585 to 806 MHz.^[4] Band V is primarily used for analogue and digital (DVB-T & ATSC) television broadcasting, as well as radio microphones and services intended for mobile devices such as DVB-H.

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[edit] United Kingdom

In the UK, Band V allocations for television are 8 MHz wide, traditionally consisting of 30 channels from UHF 39 to 68 inclusive. There is also a channel 69, but in the UK, this is allocated to radio microphones.^[5] Semi-wideband aerials of the group E type cover this entire band.^[6] However, aerials of types group B and group C/D will cover the lower and upper halves of Band V respectively with higher gain than a group E.^[6]

The following table shows TV channel allocations in Band V in the UK.

Channel	Frequency Range
39	614-622 MHz
40	622-630 MHz
41	630-638 MHz
42	638-646 MHz
43	646-654 MHz
44	654-662 MHz
45	662-670 MHz
46	670-678 MHz
47	678-686 MHz
48	686-694 MHz
49	694-702 MHz
50	702-710 MHz
51	710-718 MHz
52	718-726 MHz
53	726-734 MHz
54	734-742 MHz
55	742-750 MHz
56	750-758 MHz
57	758-766 MHz
58	766-774 MHz
59	774-782 MHz
60	782-790 MHz
61	790-798 MHz
62	798-806 MHz
63	806-814 MHz
64	814-822 MHz
65	822-830 MHz
66	830-838 MHz
67	838-846 MHz
68	846-854 MHz

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