47 C.F.R. § 74.1205

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 74.1205 - Protection of channel 6 TV broadcast stations

The provisions of this section apply to all applications for construction permits for new or modified facilities for a noncommercial educational FM translator station on Channels 201-220, unless the application is accompanied by a written agreement between the NCE-FM translator applicant and each affected TV Channel 6 broadcast station licensee or permittee concurring with the proposed NCE-FM translator facility.

(a) An application for a construction permit for new or modified facilities for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 must include a showing that demonstrates compliance with paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this section if it is within the following distances of a TV broadcast station which is authorized to operate on Channel 6.

FM Channel Distance (kilometers)
201148
202146
203143
204141
205140
206137
207135
208135
209135
210135
211135
212135
213135
214134
215134
216133
217133
218132
219132
220131

(b)Collocated stations. An application for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 and located at 0.4 kilometer (approximately 0.25 mile) or less from a TV Channel 6 station will be accepted if it includes a certification that the applicant has coordinated its antenna with the affected TV station.
(c)Contour overlap. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an application for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 will not be accepted if the proposed operation would involve overlap of its interference field strength contour with any TV Channel 6 station's Grade B contour, as set forth below.
(1) The distances to the TV Channel 6 station Grade B (47 dBu) field strength contour will be predicted according to the procedures specified in § 73.684 of this chapter, using the F(50,50) curves in § 73.699 , Figure 9 of this chapter.
(2) The distances to the applicable noncommercial educational FM translator interference contour will be predicted according to the procedures specified in § 74.1204(b) of this part.
(3) The applicable noncommercial educational FM translator interference contours are as follows:

FM channel Interference Contour F(50,10) curves (dBu)
20154
20256
20359
20462
20564
20669
20773
20873
20973
21073
21173
21274
21375
21477
21578
21680
21781
21885
21988
22090

(d) FM translator stations authorized prior to June 1, 1991 with facilities that do not comply with the predicted interference protection provisions of this section, may continue to operate, provided that operation is in conformance with § 74.1203 regarding actual interference. Applications for major changes in FM translator stations must specify facilities that comply with the provisions of this section.

47 C.F.R. §74.1205

55 FR 50695, Dec. 10, 1990, as amended at 58 FR 42025, Aug. 6, 1993