FCC 73.1680 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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2008
Sec. 73.1680 Emergency antennas.
(a) An emergency antenna is one that is erected for temporary use after the
authorized main and auxiliary antennas are damaged and cannot be used.
(b) Prior authority from the FCC is not required by licensees and permittees
to erect and commence operations using an emergency antenna to restore
program service to the public. However, an informal letter request to
continue operation with the emergency antenna must be made within 24 hours
to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio Division (radio) or Video
Division (television), Media Bureau, within 24 hours after commencement of
its use. The request is to include a description of the damage to the
authorized antenna, a description of the emergency antenna, and the station
operating power with the emergency antenna.
(1) AM stations. AM stations may use a horizontal or vertical wire or a
nondirectional vertical element of a directional antenna as an emergency
antenna. AM stations using an emergency nondirectional antenna or a
horizontal or vertical wire pursuant to this section, in lieu or authorized
directional facilities, shall operate with power reduced to 25% or less of
the nominal licensed power, or, a higher power, not exceeding licensed
power, while insuring that the radiated filed strength does not exceed that
authorized in any given azimuth for the corresponding hours of directional
operation.
(2) FM, TV and Class A TV stations. FM, TV and Class A TV stations may erect
any suitable radiator, or use operable sections of the authorized antenna(s)
as an emergency antenna.
(c) The FCC may prescribe the output power, radiation limits, or other
operating conditions when using an emergency antenna, and emergency antenna
authorizations may be modified or terminated in the event harmful
interference is caused to other stations or services by the use of an
emergency antenna.
[ 43 FR 53741 , Nov. 17, 1978, as amended at 44 FR 22740 , Apr. 17, 1979; 50 FR 30948 , July 31, 1985; 63 FR 33878 , June 22, 1998; 65 FR 30005 , May 10, 2000;
67 FR 13232 , Mar. 21, 2002]
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