§  73.1705   Time of operation.

   (a) Commercial and noncommercial educational TV and commercial FM
   stations will be licensed for unlimited time operation. Application may
   be made for voluntary share-time operation.

   (b) Noncommercial educational FM stations will be licensed for
   unlimited and share time operation according to the provisions of
   § 73.561.

   (c) AM stations in the 535-1705 kHz band will be licensed for unlimited
   time. In the 535-1605 kHz band, stations that apply for share time and
   specified hours operations may also be licensed. AM stations licensed
   to operate daytime-only and limited-time may continue to do so;
   however, no new such stations will be authorized, except for fulltime
   stations that reduce operating hours to daytime-only for interference
   reduction purposes.

   [ 43 FR 45849 , Oct. 4, 1978, as amended at  56 FR 64872 , Dec. 12, 1991]