47 C.F.R. § 73.208 Reference Points and Distance Computations

• Library: Code of Federal Regulations
• Edition: 2021 Edition
• Currency: Current through February 28, 2022

(a)

(1) The following reference points must be used to determine distance separation requirements when petitions to amend the Table of Allotments (§73.202(b) ) are considered (i) First, transmitter sites if authorized or if proposed in applications with cut-off protection pursuant to paragraph (a)(3) of this section; (ii) Second, reference coordinates designated by the FCC; (iii) Third, coordinates listed in the United States Department of Interior publication entitled Index to the National Atlas of the United States of America; or (iv) Last, coordinates of the main post office (The community's reference points for which the petition is submitted will normally be the coordinates listed in the above publication.)

(2) When the distance between communities is calculated using community reference points and it does not meet the minimum separation requirements of §73.207, the channel may still be allotted if a transmitter site is available that would meet the minimum separation requirements and still permit the proposed station to meet the minimum field strength requirements of §73.315. A showing indicating the availability of a suitable site should be sumitted with the petition. In cases where a station is not authorized in a community or communities and the proposed channel cannot meet the separation requirement a showing should also be made indicating adequate distance between suitable transmitter sites for all communities.

(3) Petitions to amend the Table of Allotments that do not meet minimum distance separation requirements to transmitter sites specified in pending applications will not be considered unless they are filed no later than (i) The last day of a filing window if the application is for a new FM facility or a major change in the non-reserved band and is filed during a filing window established under section 47undefined73.3564; or (ii) The cut-off date established in a Commission Public Notice under §73.3564(d) and 47undefined73.3573 if the application is for a new FM facility or a major change in the reserved band; or (iii) The date of receipt of all other types of FM applications. If an application is amended so as to create a...