47 C.F.R. § 73.501   Channels available for assignment.


Title 47 - Telecommunication


Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
Subpart C—Noncommercial Educational FM Broadcast Stations

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§ 73.501   Channels available for assignment.

(a) The following frequencies, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, are available for noncommercial educational FM broadcasting:

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                                Channel                       Frequency (MHz)                            No.------------------------------------------------------------------------87.9........................................................     \1\ 20088.1........................................................         20188.3........................................................         20288.5........................................................         20388.7........................................................         20488.9........................................................         20589.1........................................................     \2\ 20689.3........................................................         20789.5........................................................         20889.7........................................................         20989.9........................................................         21090.1........................................................         21190.3........................................................         21290.5........................................................         21390.7........................................................         21490.9........................................................         21591.1........................................................         21691.3........................................................         21791.5........................................................         21891.7........................................................         21991.9........................................................         220------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ The frequency 87.9 MHz, Channel 200, is available only for use of  existing Class D stations required to change frequency. It is  available only on a noninterference basis with respect to TV Channel 6  stations and adjacent channel noncommercial educational FM stations.  It is not available at all within 402 kilometers (250 miles) of Canada  and 320 kilometers (199 miles) of Mexico. The specific standards  governing its use are contained in § 73.512.\2\ The frequency 89.1 MHz, Channel 206, in the New York City  metropolitan area, is reserved for the use of the United Nations with  the equivalent of an antenna height of 150 meters (492 feet) above  average terrain and effective radiated power of 20 kW and the  Commission will make no assignments which would cause objectionable  interference with such use.

(b) In Alaska, FM broadcast stations operating on Channels 200–220 (87.9–91.9 MHz) shall not cause harmful interference to and must accept interference from non-Government fixed operations authorized prior to January 1, 1982.

(Secs. 4, 5, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1068, 1082 (47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 303))

[43 FR 39715, Sept. 6, 1978, as amended at 47 FR 30068, July 12, 1982; 52 FR 43765, Nov. 16, 1987; 58 FR 44950, Aug. 25, 1993]

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