Goto Section: 74.781 | 74.784 | Table of Contents
FCC 74.783
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 74.783 Station identification.
(a) Each low power TV and TV translator station not originating local
programming as defined by Sec. 74.701(h) operating over 0.001 kw peak visual
power (0.002 kw when using circularly polarized antennas) must transmit its
station identification as follows:
(1) By transmitting the call sign in International Morse Code at least once
each hour. This transmission may be accomplished by means of an automatic
device as required by Sec. 74.750(c)(7). Call sign transmission shall be made at
a code speed not in excess of 20 words per minute; or
(2) By arranging for the primary station, whose signal is being rebroadcast,
to identify the translator station by transmitting an easily readable visual
presentation or a clearly understandable aural presentation of the
translator station's call letters and location. Two such identifications
shall be made between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. each broadcast
day at approximately one hour intervals during each time period. Television
stations which do not begin their broadcast day before 9 a.m. shall make
these identifications in the hours closest to these time periods at the
specified intervals.
(b) Licensees of television translators whose station identification is made
by the television station whose signals are being rebroadcast by the
translator, must secure agreement with this television station licensee to
keep in its file, and available to FCC personnel, the translator's call
letters and location, giving the name, address and telephone number of the
licensee or his service representative to be contacted in the event of
malfunction of the translator. It shall be the responsibility of the
translator licensee to furnish current information to the television station
licensee for this purpose.
(c) A low power TV station shall comply with the station identification
procedures given in Sec. 73.1201 when locally originating programming, as
defined by Sec. 74.701(h). The identification procedures given in paragraphs (a)
and (b) are to be used at all other times.
(d) Call signs for low power TV and TV translator stations will be made up
of the initial letter K or W followed by the channel number assigned to the
station and two additional letters. The use of the initial letter generally
will follow the pattern used in the broadcast service, i.e. , stations west
of the Mississippi River will be assigned an initial letter K and those
east, the letter W. The two letter combinations following the channel number
will be assigned in order and requests for the assignment of the particular
combinations of letters will not be considered. The channel number
designator for Channels 2 through 9 will be incorporated in the call sign as
a 2-digit number, i.e. , 02, 03, . . . ., so as to avoid similarities with
call signs assigned to amateur radio stations.
(e) Low power TV permittees or licensees may request that they be assigned
four-letter call signs in lieu of the five-character alpha-numeric call
signs described in paragraph (d) of this section. Parties requesting
four-letter call signs are to follow the procedures delineated in Sec. 73.3550
of this chapter. Such four-letter call signs shall begin with K or W;
stations west of the Mississippi River will be assigned an initial letter K
and stations east of the Mississippi River will be assigned an initial
letter W. The four-letter call sign will be followed by the suffix “-LP.”
(f) TV broadcast booster station shall be identified by their primary
stations by broadcasting of the primary station's call letters and location
in accordance with the provisions of Sec. 73.1201 of this chapter.
[ 41 FR 17552 , Apr. 27, 1976, as amended at 47 FR 21502 , May 18, 1982; 52 FR 7424 , Mar. 11, 1987; 52 FR 31405 , Aug. 20, 1987; 59 FR 31557 , June 20, 1994;
63 FR 71604 , Dec. 29, 1998]
Goto Section: 74.781 | 74.784
Goto Year: 2006 |
2008
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