---
name: "radioChannelInfo"
type: command
status: ok
groups: ["Radio and Chat", "Custom Radio and Chat"]
arma3_since: "2.00"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelInfo
revid: 377628
updated: 2026-01-02T08:52:11Z
---

# radioChannelInfo

*Command · Radio and Chat, Custom Radio and Chat · Arma 3 v2.00*

## Description

Obtains custom radio channel's details. if 'customChannelID' is invalid, the return is either the first custom radio channel (customChannelID < firstCCChannel) or the last (customChannelID > lastCCChannel). 'inUse' [true](../commands/true.md) indicates if the channel was made available using [radioChannelCreate](../commands/radioChannelCreate.md), [false](../commands/false.md) means it can be created.

## Syntax

### Syntax 1

```sqf
radioChannelInfo customChannelID
```

**Parameters:**

- `customChannelID`: [Number](../topics/Number.md) - custom channel ID returned by [radioChannelCreate](../commands/radioChannelCreate.md)

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) with [colour, label, callSign, units, sentenceType, inUse, Arma 3 v2.22 callSignVoN] (see [radioChannelCreate](../commands/radioChannelCreate.md))

### Syntax 2

*since arma3 2.22*

```sqf
radioChannelInfo option
```

**Parameters:**

- `option`: [Boolean](../topics/Boolean.md) - [true](../commands/true.md) to return only channels in use, [false](../commands/false.md) to return all available channels

**Returns:** [Array](../topics/Array.md) of [Array](../topics/Array.md)s in format [ [colour, label, callSign, units, sentenceType, inUse, callSignVoN],....] (see [radioChannelCreate](../commands/radioChannelCreate.md))

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
private _channelID = radioChannelCreate [[1, 0, 0.5, 0.8], "Q-dance Radio", "%UNIT_NAME", [u1, u2], false];
radioChannelInfo _channelID; // returns [[1,0,0.5,0.8], "Q-dance Radio", "%UNIT_NAME", [u1, u2], false, true]
```

## See also

[radioChannelCreate](../commands/radioChannelCreate.md) · [getPlayerChannel](../commands/getPlayerChannel.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — radioChannelInfo](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/radioChannelInfo) (revision 377628).</sub>