▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁allocated ▁to ▁fixed ▁and ▁mobile ▁services . ▁In ▁some ▁countries ▁using ▁the ▁standard , ▁channels ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 6 ▁are ▁allocated ▁to ▁non - bro ad cast ▁services . ▁An ▁international ▁agreement ▁provides ▁for ▁a ▁un ified ▁television ▁band plan , ▁with ▁ 6 - M Hz ▁channels ▁throughout ▁IT U ▁Region ▁II ▁for ▁both ▁V H F ▁and ▁U H F ▁bands , ▁except ▁for ▁French ▁territ ories , ▁F alk land ▁Islands , ▁and ▁Green land . ▁ ▁Not ▁all ▁territ ories ▁observe ▁this ▁band plan . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁frequencies ▁originally ▁assigned ▁as ▁channels ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 ▁were ▁appropri ated ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁ ▁military , ▁which ▁still ▁uses ▁them . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁decided ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁allocation ▁for ▁FM ▁radio ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 2 - 5 0   M Hz ▁band ▁to ▁a ▁larger ▁ 8 8 - 1 0 6   M Hz ▁band ▁( l ater ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁current ▁ 8 8 - 1 0 8   M Hz ▁FM ▁band ). ▁ ▁This ▁required ▁a ▁re ass ignment ▁of ▁the ▁V H F ▁channels ▁to ▁the ▁plan ▁currently ▁in ▁use . ▁ ▁Ass ign ments ▁since ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁Notes : ▁ ▁System ▁M ▁ 5 2 5 ▁lines ▁( most ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁and ▁Car ib bean , ▁South ▁Korea , ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁the