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FCC 73.207
Revised as of October 1, 2005
Goto Year:2004 |
2006
Sec. 73.207 Minimum distance separation between stations.
(a) Except for assignments made pursuant to Sec. 73.213 or 73.215, FM allotments
and assignments must be separated from other allotments and assignments on
the same channel (co-channel) and five pairs of adjacent channels by not
less than the minimum distances specified in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
section. The Commission will not accept petitions to amend the Table of
Allotments unless the reference points meet all of the minimum distance
separation requirements of this section. The Commission will not accept
applications for new stations, or applications to change the channel or
location of existing assignments unless transmitter sites meet the minimum
distance separation requirements of this section, or such applications
conform to the requirements of Sec. 73.213 or 73.215. However, applications to
modify the facilities of stations with short-spaced antenna locations
authorized pursuant to prior waivers of the distance separation requirements
may be accepted, provided that such applications propose to maintain or
improve that particular spacing deficiency. Class D (secondary) assignments
are subject only to the distance separation requirements contained in
paragraph (b)(3) of this section. (See Sec. 73.512 for rules governing the
channel and location of Class D (secondary) assignments.)
(b) The distances listed in Tables A, B, and C apply to allotments and
assignments on the same channel and each of five pairs of adjacent channels.
The five pairs of adjacent channels are the first (200 kHz above and 200 kHz
below the channel under consideration), the second (400 kHz above and
below), the third (600 kHz above and below), the fifty-third (10.6 MHz above
and below), and the fifty-fourth (10.8 MHz above and below). The distances
in the Tables apply regardless of whether the proposed station class appears
first or second in the “Relation” column of the table.
(1) Domestic allotments and assignments must be separated from each other by
not less than the distances in Table A which follows:
Table A_Minimum Distance Separation Requirements in Kilometers (miles)
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Co- 400/600 10.6/
Relation channel 200 kHz kHz 10.8 MHz
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A to A.......................... 115 (71) 72 (45) 31 (19) 10 (6)
A to B1......................... 143 (89) 96 (60) 48 (30) 12 (7)
A to B.......................... 178 113 (70) 69 (43) 15 (9)
(111)
A to C3......................... 142 (88) 89 (55) 42 (26) 12 (7)
A to C2......................... 166 106 (66) 55 (34) 15 (9)
(103)
A to C1......................... 200 133 (83) 75 (47) 22 (14)
(124)
A to C0......................... 215 152 (94) 86 (53) 25 (16)
(134)
A to C.......................... 226 165 95 (59) 29 (18)
(140) (103)
B1 to B1........................ 175 114 (71) 50 (31) 14 (9)
(109)
B1 to B......................... 211 145 (90) 71 (44) 17 (11)
(131)
B1 to C3........................ 175 114 (71) 50 (31) 14 (9)
(109)
B1 to C2........................ 200 134 (83) 56 (35) 17 (11)
(124)
B1 to C1........................ 233 161 77 (48) 24 (15)
(145) (100)
B1 to C0........................ 248 180 87 (54) 27 (17)
(154) (112)
B1 to C......................... 259 193 105 (65) 31 (19)
(161) (120)
B to B.......................... 241 169 74 (46) 20 (12)
(150) (105)
B to C3......................... 211 145 (90) 71 (44) 17 (11)
(131)
B to C2......................... 241 169 74 (46) 20 (12)
(150) (105)
B to C1......................... 270 195 79 (49) 27 (17)
(168) (121)
B to C0......................... 272 214 89 (55) 31 (19)
(169) (133)
B to C.......................... 274 217 105 (65) 35 (22)
(170) (135)
C3 to C3........................ 153 (95) 99 (62) 43 (27) 14 (9)
C3 to C2........................ 177 117 (73) 56 (35) 17 (11)
(110)
C3 to C1........................ 211 144 (90) 76 (47) 24 (15)
(131)
C3 to C0........................ 226 163 87 (54) 27 (17)
(140) (101)
C3 to C......................... 237 176 96 (60) 31 (19)
(147) (109)
C2 to C2........................ 190 130 (81) 58 (36) 20 (12)
(118)
C2 to C1........................ 224 158 (98) 79 (49) 27 (17)
(139)
C2 to C0........................ 239 176 89 (55) 31 (19)
(148) (109)
C2 to C......................... 249 188 105 (65) 35 (22)
(155) (117)
C1 to C1........................ 245 177 82 (51) 34 (21)
(152) (110)
C1 to C0........................ 259 196 94 (58) 37 (23)
(161) (122)
C1 to C......................... 270 209 105 (65) 41 (25)
(168) (130)
C0 to C0........................ 270 207 96 (60) 41 (25)
(168) (129)
C0 to C......................... 281 220 105 (65) 45 (28)
(175) (137)
C to C.......................... 290 241 105 (65) 48 (30)
(180) (150)
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(2) Under the Canada-United States FM Broadcasting Agreement, domestic U.S.
allotments and assignments within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the common
border must be separated from Canadian allotments and assignments by not
less than the distances given in Table B, which follows. When applying Table
B, U.S. Class C2 allotments and assignments are considered to be Class B;
also, U.S. Class C3 allotments and assignments and U.S. Class A assignments
operating with more than 3 kW ERP and 100 meters antenna HAAT (or equivalent
lower ERP and higher antenna HAAT based on a class contour distance of 24
km) are considered to be Class B1.
Table B_Minimum Distance Separation Requirements in Ki
lometers
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---------------------------------
Co-
Adjacent Channels I.F.
Channel ------
---------------------------------
Relation ----------
10.6/
0 kHz 200
kHz 400 kHz 600 kHz 10.8 MHz
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------
A-A........................................................... 132
85 45 37 8
A-B1.......................................................... 180
113 62 54 16
A-B........................................................... 206
132 76 69 16
A-C1.......................................................... 239
164 98 90 32
A-C........................................................... 242
177 108 100 32
B1-B1......................................................... 197
131 70 57 24
B1-B.......................................................... 223
149 84 71 24
B1-C1......................................................... 256
181 106 92 40
B1-C.......................................................... 259
195 116 103 40
B-B........................................................... 237
164 94 74 24
........ .....
... ........ ........ ........
B-C1.......................................................... 271
195 115 95 40
B-C........................................................... 274
209 125 106 40
C1-C1......................................................... 292
217 134 101 48
C1-C.......................................................... 302
230 144 111 48
C-C........................................................... 306
241 153 113 48
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(3) Under the 1992 Mexico-United States FM Broadcasting Agreement, domestic
U.S. assignments or allotments within 320 kilometers (199 miles) of the
common border must be separated from Mexican assignments or allotments by
not less than the distances given in Table C in this paragraph (b)(3). When
applying Table C—
(i) U.S. or Mexican assignments or allotments which have been notified
internationally as Class A are limited to a maximum of 3.0 kW ERP at 100
meters HAAT, or the equivalent;
(ii) U.S. or Mexican assignments or allotments which have been notified
internationally as Class AA are limited to a maximum of 6.0 kW ERP at 100
meters HAAT, or the equivalent;
(iii) U.S. Class C3 assignments or allotments are considered Class B1;
(iv) U.S. Class C2 assignments or allotments are considered Class B; and
(v) Class C1 assignments or allotments assume maximum facilities of 100 kW
ERP at 300 meters HAAT. However, U.S. Class C1 stations may not, in any
event, exceed the domestic U.S. limit of 100 kW ERP at 299 meters HAAT, or
the equivalent.
Table C_Minimum Distance Separation Requirements in Kilometers
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400 kHz 10.6 or
Relation Co- 200 kHz or 600 10.8 MHz
Channel kHz (I.F.)
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A to A...................... 100 61 25 8
A to AA..................... 111 68 31 9
A to B1..................... 138 88 48 11
A to B...................... 163 105 65 14
A to C1..................... 196 129 74 21
A to C...................... 210 161 94 28
AA to AA.................... 115 72 31 10
AA to B1.................... 143 96 48 12
AA to B..................... 178 125 69 15
AA to C1.................... 200 133 75 22
AA to C..................... 226 165 95 29
B1 to B1.................... 175 114 50 14
B1 to B..................... 211 145 71 17
B1 to C1.................... 233 161 77 24
B1 to C..................... 259 193 96 31
B to B...................... 237 164 65 20
B to C1..................... 270 195 79 27
B to C...................... 270 215 98 35
C1 to C1.................... 245 177 82 34
C1 to C..................... 270 209 102 41
C to C...................... 290 228 105 48
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(c) The distances listed below apply only to allotments and assignments on
Channel 253 (98.5 MHz). The Commission will not accept petitions to amend
the Table of Allotments, applications for new stations, or applications to
change the channel or location of existing assignments where the following
minimum distances (between transmitter sites, in kilometers) from any TV
Channel 6 allotment or assignment are not met:
Minimum Distance Separation From TV Channel 6 (82-88 MHz)
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TV Zones II
FM Class TV Zone I & III
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A............................................. 17 22
B1............................................ 19 23
B............................................. 22 26
C3............................................ 19 23
C2............................................ 22 26
C1............................................ 29 33
C............................................. 36 41
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[ 48 FR 29504 , June 27, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 10264 , Mar. 20, 1984; 49 FR 19670 , May 9, 1984; 49 FR 50047 , Dec. 26, 1984; 51 FR 26250 , July 22, 1986;
54 FR 14963 , Apr. 14, 1989; 54 FR 16366 , Apr. 24, 1989; 54 FR 19374 , May 5,
1989; 54 FR 35338 , Aug. 25, 1989; 56 FR 27426 , June 14, 1991; 56 FR 57293 ,
Nov. 8, 1991; 62 FR 50256 , Sept. 25, 1997; 65 FR 79776 , Dec. 20, 2000]
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