Channel reservation signal with new radio PDCCH waveform

Techniques for a channel reservation signal design with a new radio (NR) physical downlink control channel waveform are provided. A method for wireless communication includes determining one or more orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols to transmit channel reservation signals, and determining a plurality of resources available for transmitting the channel reservation signals during the OFDM symbol(s). The method further includes selecting one set of resources within a plurality of resources to transmit a channel reservation signal, and transmitting the channel reservation signal in the selected set of resources to reserve a portion of spectrum for communication. Another method for wireless communication includes determining OFDM symbol(s) to monitor for channel reservation signals, determining a plurality of resources available for monitoring the channel reservation signals during the OFDM symbol(s), and monitoring for one or more channel reservation signals transmitted in a set of resources within the plurality of resources.