diff --git a/application/controllers/Statistics.php b/application/controllers/Statistics.php
index e333599dc..746be0461 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Statistics.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Statistics.php
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Statistics extends CI_Controller {
 
 		$data['modes'] = $this->modes->active();
 
-		$data['worked_bands'] = $this->bands->get_worked_bands();
+		$data['worked_bands'] = $this->bands->get_worked_bands_eme();
 
 		// Set Page Title
 		$data['page_title'] = __("EME Initials");
diff --git a/application/models/Bands.php b/application/models/Bands.php
index cead11235..e7eabca48 100644
--- a/application/models/Bands.php
+++ b/application/models/Bands.php
@@ -391,6 +391,25 @@ class Bands extends CI_Model {
 
 		return $worked_slots;
 	}
+
+	function get_worked_bands_eme() {
+		if (!$this->logbooks_locations_array) {
+			return array();
+		}
+
+		$location_list = "'".implode("','",$this->logbooks_locations_array)."'";
+
+		// get all worked slots from database
+		$data = $this->db->query(
+			"SELECT distinct LOWER(`COL_BAND`) as `COL_BAND` FROM `".$this->config->item('table_name')."` WHERE station_id in (" . $location_list . ") AND COL_PROP_MODE = 'EME'"
+		);
+		$worked_slots = array();
+		foreach($data->result() as $row){
+			array_push($worked_slots, $row->COL_BAND);
+		}
+
+		return $worked_slots;
+	}
 }
 
 ?>
diff --git a/application/views/statistics/initials.php b/application/views/statistics/initials.php
index ec406c1cb..905a3b06b 100644
--- a/application/views/statistics/initials.php
+++ b/application/views/statistics/initials.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
                     <label class="col-md-1 control-label" for="band"><?= __("Band") ?></label>
                     <div class="col-md-3">
                         <select id="band" name="band" class="form-select">
-                            <option value="All" <?php if ($this->input->post('band') == "All" || $this->input->method() !== 'post') echo ' selected'; ?> ><?= __("All") ?></option>
                             <?php foreach($worked_bands as $band) {
                                 echo '<option value="' . $band . '"';
                                 if ($this->input->post('band') == $band) echo ' selected';