Australia has allocated 8 channels in Band III for digital television, each with 7 MHz bandwidth.
It is subdivided into a number of frequency blocks used for multiplexes: In the UK and part of Ireland, Band III was originally used for monochrome 405-line television; however, this was discontinued by the mid-1980s.
Other European countries (including Ireland) continued to use Band III for analogue 625-line colour television.
Digital television in the DVB-T standard can be used in conjunction with VHF Band III and is used as such in some places.
Sub-band 1 is used for MPT-1327 trunked PMR radio, remote wireless microphones and PMSE links.