A distributed base station radio system comprising: a first channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive first downlink digital channelized data specific to a first channel representing a first radio frequency band from a first channelized radio frequency source; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to frequency convert the first downlink digital channelized data into a first downlink broadband signal; a second channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive second downlink digital channelized data specific to a second channel representing a second radio frequency band from a second channelized radio frequency source; wherein the second channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to frequency convert the second downlink digital channelized data into a second downlink broadband signal; a switch communicatively coupled between the first channelized to broadband conversion unit and the second channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive the first downlink broadband signal and the second downlink broadband signal and to combine the first downlink broadband signal with the second downlink broadband signal into an aggregate downlink broadband signal, the aggregate downlink broadband signal having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent a location of each of the plurality of channels within a portion of radio frequency spectrum; a first universal remote radio head communicatively coupled to the switch; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to communicate the aggregate downlink broadband signal to the first universal remote radio head; wherein the first universal remote radio head is configured to receive the aggregate downlink broadband signal; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to extract the first downlink broadband signal from the aggregate downlink broadband signal; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to frequency convert the first downlink broadband signal into first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band; and wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to transmit the first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit. a first channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive first downlink digital channelized data specific to a first channel representing a first radio frequency band from a first channelized radio frequency source; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to frequency convert the first downlink digital channelized data into a first downlink broadband signal; a second channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive second downlink digital channelized data specific to a second channel representing a second radio frequency band from a second channelized radio frequency source; wherein the second channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to frequency convert the second downlink digital channelized data into a second downlink broadband signal; a switch communicatively coupled between the first channelized to broadband conversion unit and the second channelized to broadband conversion unit configured to receive the first downlink broadband signal and the second downlink broadband signal and to combine the first downlink broadband signal with the second downlink broadband signal into an aggregate downlink broadband signal, the aggregate downlink broadband signal having a plurality of channels in non-overlapping locations that represent a location of each of the plurality of channels within a portion of radio frequency spectrum; a first universal remote radio head communicatively coupled to the switch; wherein the first channelized to broadband conversion unit is further configured to communicate the aggregate downlink broadband signal to the first universal remote radio head; wherein the first universal remote radio head is configured to receive the aggregate downlink broadband signal; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to extract the first downlink broadband signal from the aggregate downlink broadband signal; wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to frequency convert the first downlink broadband signal into first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band; and wherein the first universal remote radio head is further configured to transmit the first downlink analog radio frequency signals in the first radio frequency band to a first subscriber unit.