Sec. 80.70  Special provisions relative to coast station VHF facilities.

    (a) Coast stations which transmit on the same radio channel above 
150 MHz must minimize interference by reducing radiated power, by 
decreasing antenna height or by installing directional antennas. Coast 
stations at locations separated by less than 241 kilometers (150 miles) 
which transmit on the same radio channel above 150 MHz must also 
consider a time-sharing arrangement. The Commission may order

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station changes if agreement cannot be reached between the involved 
licensees.
    (b) Coast stations which transmit on a radio channel above 150 MHz 
and are located within interference range of any station within Canada 
or Mexico must minimize interference to the involved foreign station(s), 
and must notify the Commission of any station changes.