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FMLIST is sorted by country. For each country, a separate pdf file is available. Within the country files , transmitters are listed (not the radio stations which are using them). Transmitters used by more than one station on the same frequency are therefore listed only once. Within the country files, the datasets have been sorted by frequency, transmitting power and location. This is a compromise which may not always be optimal. The individual data fields have the following meanings: MHz: The carrier frequency of the VHF transmitter in MHz. C: Status of the station (C = closed, I = inactive, g = unclear, P = planned, T = test or temporary station). ITU: Country (state), abbreviated with the official ITU code. Stations that transmit from foreign countries to a neighbouring country have been listed in the country file of their main target area if programming source and target area are situated in this country (but with the ITU code of the transmitter location). LOCATION: Common geographical name for the transmitter location, sometimes with a more specific site name behind a slash. Identical locations are listed under the same name (as far as possible) even if they appear under different names in official publications. REG: Designator for regions (usually self-explanatory). LA: Primary language(s) of programming (abbreviated; usually one of the national languages. "x" designates vernacular or minority languages). PROGRAM: Name of the radio station or network, optionally including regional variations. M: Modulation, i.e. indication of monophonic (m) or stereophonic (s) transmissions. No indication if the 19-kHz pilot carrier is used oart-time only or if the status is not known. kW: Effective radiated power (ERP) in kW (i.e. transmitter aoutput plus antenna gain taking into account feed line losses). For antennas with a directional radiation pattern, the radiated power in the main direction is shown. In a few cases, only the transmitter output power (trp) is known; this is indicated in the REMARKS column. D: Directional characteristics of the transmitting antenna in the horizontal plane: directional pattern (D) or non-directional (N). P: Polarization of the transmitting antenna: horizontal (h), vertical (v), circular (c) or mixed / elliptical (m). COORDINATES: Geographical coordinates of the transmitting antenna. HASL: Elevation of the antenna mast (ground level) above sea level in meters. ANT: Height of the antenna above ground in meters. HAAT: Height above average terrain ("effective aerial height") in meters, for directional antennas with regard to the azimuth of its primary beam. The effective height is defined as the average elevation difference of the aerial compared to the surrounding terrain at a distance between 3 and 15 km. Together with the radiated power (ERP), the HAAT may be regarded as an indication on how far a signal will travel under normal propagation conditions. RDS PS: Program Service Name (PS code) for transmitters with RDS (Radio Data System) capability. More information on RDS may be found in the Technik-Buch (in German), published by the UKW/TV-Arbeitskreis der AGDX. RDS REG: Deviating PS code during regional output services. R: A character in this field indicated a dynamic PS code which changes periodically within a few seconds. Although not covered by the RDS specifications, such rotating texts are used by a number of networks. PI: RDS PI code (Programme Identification). A four-digit hexadecimal code that is used as an almost unique identifier for stations or networks. For details, have a look at http://www.rds.org. If RDS is certainly not used, it is indicated by a hyphen (-). PI 2: Deviating PI code during regional output services. REMARKS: Other remarks, not included in the standard data fields (future plans, allocations, former uses, antenna patterns). The field may be shown incompletely due to layout limitations.
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