FCC Class of Station

 

Class of Station A categorization of the station or stations by their operational type.
VALUE DATA ELEMENT CODE(S)
FB Base
FB2 Mobile Relay
FB4 Community Repeater
FB6 Private Carrier (profit)
FX Fixed
FX1 Control
FX2 Fixed Relay
FX3 Secondary Fixed (Tone Signalling)
FXO Operational Fixed
FXY Interzone
FB7 Private Carrier (non-profit)
FBA Small Base
T Temporary (FBT,FB2T,FXT,FX1T,FX2T,FXOT,LRT,FB4T,FB6T,FX3T,FB7T,WDXT,FBAT)
S Stand-by (FBS,FB2S,FXS,FX1S,FX2S,FX0S,FX3S,FB4S,LRS,MOS,FB6S,FB7S,MO6S,MO7S)
FXW CTS meeting 20'
FXV CTS exceeding 20'
FXZ Zone
FLT Auxiliary Test
LR Radiolocation Land
MO Mobile
MR Radiolocation Mobile
MO3 Mobile/Vehicular Repeater
MO6 Private Carrier Mobile Operation (profit)
MO7 Private Carrier Mobile Operation (non-profit)
WDX Radiolocation Weather Radar
I Itinerant (FBI,FB2I,FXI,FX1I,FX2I,FX3I,MOI,FXOI,FB4I,MO3I,FLTI,FB6I,FB7I,MO6I,MO7I)
C Interconnect (FBC,FB2C,FB4C,FB6C,FXC,FX1C,FX2C,FXOC,FX3C,FXYC,FXZC,FLTC,LRC,MOC,FB7C,MO6C,MO7C)
J Temporary Interconnect (FBJ,FB2J,FXJ,FX1J,FX2J,FXOJ,FX3J,LRJ,FB4J,FB6J,FB7J)
K Stand-by Interconnect (FBK,FB2K,FXK,FX1K,FX2K,FXOK,FX3K,FB4K,LRK,FB6K,FB7K,MO6K,MO7K)
L Itinerant Interconnect (FBL,FB2L,FXL,FX1L, FX2L,FXOL,FX3L,FB4L,FLTL,FB6L,FB7L)

FCC Radio Service Codes

FB   Base 
FB2      Mobile Relay 
FB4     Community Repeater 
FB6     Private Carrier (profit) 
FX      Fixed 
FX1    Control (Base station on repeater input freq.)
FX2    Fixed Relay 
FXO    Operational Fixed 
FB7    Private Carrier (non-profit) 
T         Temporary  (follows other codes, ie: FBT)
S        Stand-by (follows other codes, ie: FBS)
MO     Mobile 
MR     Radiolocation Mobile 
MO3   Mobile/Vehicular Repeater (Mobile Extender)
MO6   Private Carrier Mobile Operation (profit) 
MO7   Private Carrier Mobile Operation (non-profit) 
I         Itinerant (follows other codes, ie. MOI)
C       Interconnect (follows other codes, ie: FBC)
J       Temporary Interconnect (ie FBJ)
K      Stand-by Interconnect (ie: FBK)
L      Itinerant Interconnect (ie: FBL)

   The reason for submission of the    application. 
          VALUE  DATA ELEMENT CODE(S)
            C           conversion 
            N        new license   (may show as Iss: or Issued, sometimes as FU: or First Used:)
            R         renewal 
            M         modification  (may show as Mod: or Modified on my site)
            A         assignment 
            X        reinstatements 
            Z         change of name, change of mailing     address 
            D           duplicate 
            O       other 
            S         supersede 
            T           transfer of control (FCC Form 703) 
            U         574R Coterminous Renewal 
            F             modification, assignment, renewal 
            G           assignment, renewal 
            H            modification, renewal 

Industrial

IB

Business

FB

Base

FB

Base Stand By

FB2

Mobile Relay

FB3

FB4

Code Description
AF AERONAUTICAL AND FIXED
AM AM Station
HA AMATEUR
HS AMATEUR SATELLITE
LA AUTOMOBILE EMERGENCY
BA AUXILIARY BROADCAST
AA AVIATION AUXILIARY
AR AVIATION RADIONAVIGATION
AI Aural Intercity Relay
AB Aural Microwave Booster
AS Aural Studio Transmitter Link
IB BUSINESS
CL CELLULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS
GF CONV PUBLIC SAFETY/SPEC EMERG NAT PL
GI CONV. OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
GO CONV. OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
GA CONV. PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
GP CONV. PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
GB CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GU CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GR CONVENTIONAL SMR
GX CONVENTIONAL SMR
CF Common Carrier Fixed Point to Point Mic
IG Conventional Industrial/Business Pool
PW Conventional Public Safety Pool
CX DOMESTIC FIXED SATELLITE
CG DOMESTIC PUBLIC AIR-GROUND
PM Emergency Medical
PF FIRE
FA FM Allotments
BF FM BROADCAST
FB FM Booster
FM FM Station
FX FM Translator
IF FOREST PRODUCTS
PO FORESTRY CONSERVATION
ZA General Mobile Radio (GMRS)
PH HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
CA INDIVIDUAL MOBILE RADIO
SM INDUSTRIAL, SCIENTIFIC AND MEDICAL
BI INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST
CI INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC
CC INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC CONTROL
CP INTERNATIONAL FIXED PUBLIC PRESS
CS INTERNATIONAL FIXED SATELLITE
LI INTERURBAN PASSENGER
LJ INTERURBAN PROPERTY
ZV Interactive Video and Data
AX International Broadcast Station
LM LM
PL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LD Local Multipoint Distribution Service
CT Local Television Transmission
LP Low Power Television
IX MANUFACTURERS
MA MARINE AUXILIARY
MC MARINE COASTAL
MR MARINE RADIODETERMINATION
CM MULTI POINT DISTRIBUTION
WA Microwave Aviation
MG Microwave Industrial/Business Pool
WM Microwave Marine
MW Microwave Public Safety Pool
WR Microwave Radiolocation
NC NATIONWIDE COMMERCIAL 5 CHANNEL
NL NATIONWIDE NON-COMMERCIAL 10 CHANNEL
NS NATIONWIDE NON-COMMERCIAL 5 CHANNEL
QT NON-NATIONWIDE 5 CHANNEL TRUNKED
QD NON-NATIONWIDE DATA
QO NON-NATIONWIDE OTHER
QM NON-NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY/MUTL AID
CO OFFSHORE RADIOTELEPHONE (ORTS)
CW PCS Broad Band
CN PCS Narrow Band
IP PETROLEUM
PP POLICE
IW POWER
GS PRIVATE CARRIER PAGING
CD Paging and Radiotelephone
FR Proposed rulemaking to amend the Table
TR Proposed rulemaking to amend the Table
PC Public Coast Stations, Auctioned
HR RACES
RA RADIO ASTRONOMY
RS RADIOLOCATION
LR RAILROAD
IY RELAY PRESS
CR RURAL RADIO
RP Remote Pickup
YC SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned
YD SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned
PS SPECIAL EMERGENCY
IS SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL
BS STANDARD BROADCAST
SF STANDARD FREQUENCY
LX TAXICAB
IT TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE
YF TRUNK PUBLIC SAFETY/SPEC EMERG NAT PL
YB TRUNKED BUSINESS
YU TRUNKED BUSINESS
YI TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
YO TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.

YA TRUNKED PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
YP TRUNKED PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
YS TRUNKED SMRS
YX TRUNKED SMRS
BT TV BROADCAST
TI TV Intercity Relay
TB TV Microwave Booster
TP TV Pickup
TS TV Studio Transmitter Link
TT TV Translator Relay
TX TV Translator or LPTV station
TV Television
YG Trunked Industrial/Business Pool
YW Trunked Public Safety Pool
LU URBAN PASSENGER
LV URBAN PROPERTY
IV VIDEO PRODUCTION
TA Vacant channel in the Table of Assignme
HV Vanity
WS Wireless Communications Service

Code Description
LA AUTOMOBILE EMERGENCY
IB BUSINESS
GF CONV PUBLIC SAFETY/SPEC EMERG NAT PL
GI CONV. OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
GO CONV. OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
GA CONV. PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
GP CONV. PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
GB CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GU CONVENTIONAL BUSINESS
GR CONVENTIONAL SMR
GX CONVENTIONAL SMR
IG Conventional Industrial/Business Pool
PW Conventional Public Safety Pool
PM Emergency Medical
PF FIRE
IF FOREST PRODUCTS
PO FORESTRY CONSERVATION
ZA General Mobile Radio (GMRS)
PH HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE
LI INTERURBAN PASSENGER
LJ INTERURBAN PROPERTY
ZV Interactive Video and Data
AX International Broadcast Station
LM LM
PL LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LP Low Power Television
IX MANUFACTURERS
MA MARINE AUXILIARY
MC MARINE COASTAL
MR MARINE RADIODETERMINATION
MG Microwave Industrial/Business Pool
MW Microwave Public Safety Pool
IP PETROLEUM
PP POLICE
IW POWER
RS RADIOLOCATION
LR RAILROAD
IY RELAY PRESS
RP Remote Pickup
PS SPECIAL EMERGENCY
IS SPECIAL INDUSTRIAL
LX TAXICAB
IT TELEPHONE MAINTENANCE
YF TRUNK PUBLIC SAFETY/SPEC EMERG NAT PL
YB TRUNKED BUSINESS
YU TRUNKED BUSINESS
YI TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
YO TRUNKED OTHER IND./LAND TRANS.
YA TRUNKED PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
YP TRUNKED PUB. SAFETY/SPECIAL EMERG.
YS TRUNKED SMRS
YX TRUNKED SMRS
TV Television
YG Trunked Industrial/Business Pool
YW Trunked Public Safety Pool
LU URBAN PASSENGER
LV URBAN PROPERTY