Land station (also: land radio station) is – according to ''Article 1.69'' of the
International Telecommunication Union´s (ITU)
ITU Radio Regulations
The ITU Radio Regulations (short: RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementation t ...
(RR)
[ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.69, definition: ''land station / land radio station''] – defined as ''«A
radio station
Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...
in the
mobile service
Mobile service is – in line to ITU Radio Regulations – a radiocommunication service between mobile and land stations, or between mobile stations (CV).
Classification
In accordance with ''ITU Radio Regulations'' (article 1) variations of this ...
not intended to be used while in motion''.»
Each ''station'' shall be classified by the ''service'' in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
;See also:
;Selection of ''land stations''
Mobilfunk-Basisstation.jpg, ''Land station'', here: aerial of a BSM-base station (land mobile service
Land mobile service (short: LMS) is – in line to ITU Radio Regulations – a mobile service between base stations and land mobile stations, or between land mobile stations.
In accordance with ''ITU Radio Regulations'' (article 1) variations of ...
).
Nokia GSM transmittor.jpg, ''Land station'', here: GSM transmitter / receiver (land mobile service).
References / sources
International Telecommunication Union (ITU){{Radio station ITU
Radio stations and systems ITU