▁+ ▁R ▁--> ▁ 3 1 . 2 5   k Hz ▁reduced ▁sub car rier ▁L ▁- ▁R . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 - meter ▁band ▁( 7 0 – 7 0 . 5   M Hz ) ▁amateur ▁radio ▁allocation ▁used ▁in ▁many ▁European ▁countries ▁is ▁entirely ▁within ▁the ▁O IR T ▁FM ▁band . ▁Oper ators ▁on ▁this ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 - meter ▁band ▁( 5 0 – 5 4   M Hz ) ▁use ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁broadcast ▁stations ▁as ▁an ▁indic ation ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁an ▁" open ing " ▁into ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁or ▁Russia . ▁This ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁mixed ▁bless ing ▁because ▁the ▁ 4   meter ▁amateur ▁allocation ▁is ▁only ▁ 0 . 5   M Hz ▁or ▁less , ▁and ▁a ▁single ▁broadcast ▁station ▁causes ▁considerable ▁inter ference ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁band . ▁ ▁The ▁System ▁D ▁television ▁channels ▁R 4 ▁and ▁R 5 ▁lie ▁wh olly ▁or ▁partly ▁within ▁the ▁ 8 7 . 5 – 1 0 8   M Hz ▁FM ▁audio ▁broadcast ▁band . ▁Count ries ▁which ▁still ▁use ▁System ▁D ▁therefore ▁have ▁to ▁consider ▁the ▁re - organisation ▁of ▁TV ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁make ▁full ▁use ▁of ▁this ▁band ▁for ▁audio ▁broadcast ing . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁band plan ▁ ▁The ▁FM ▁band ▁in ▁Japan ▁is ▁ 7 6 – 9 5   M Hz ▁( pre viously ▁ 7 6 – 9 0 ). ▁The ▁ 9 0 – 1 0 8