{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-74.1205","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 74.1205","heading":"Protection of channel 6 TV broadcast stations.","body":"The provisions of this section apply to all applications for construction permits for new or modified facilities for a noncommercial educational FM translator station on Channels 201-220, unless the application is accompanied by a written agreement between the NCE-FM translator applicant and each affected TV Channel 6 broadcast station licensee or permittee concurring with the proposed NCE-FM translator facility.\n(a) An application for a construction permit for new or modified facilities for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 must include a showing that demonstrates compliance with paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of this section if it is within the following distances of a TV broadcast station which is authorized to operate on Channel 6.\nFM Channel Distance (kilometers)\n201 148\n202 146\n203 143\n204 141\n205 140\n206 137\n207 135\n208 135\n209 135\n210 135\n211 135\n212 135\n213 135\n214 134\n215 134\n216 133\n217 133\n218 132\n219 132\n220 131\n(b) Collocated stations. An application for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 and located at 0.4 kilometer (approximately 0.25 mile) or less from a TV Channel 6 station will be accepted if it includes a certification that the applicant has coordinated its antenna with the affected TV station.\n(c) Contour overlap. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, an application for a noncommercial educational FM translator station operating on Channels 201-220 will not be accepted if the proposed operation would involve overlap of its interference field strength contour with any TV Channel 6 station's Grade B contour, as set forth below.\n(1) The distances to the TV Channel 6 station Grade B (47 dBu) field strength contour will be predicted according to the procedures specified in § 73.684 of this chapter, using the F(50,50) curves in § 73.699, Figure 9 of this chapter.\n(2) The distances to the applicable noncommercial educational FM translator interference contour will be predicted according to the procedures specified in § 74.1204(b) of this part.\n(3) The applicable noncommercial educational FM translator interference contours are as follows:\nFM channel Interference Contour F(50,10) curves (dBu)\n201 54\n202 56\n203 59\n204 62\n205 64\n206 69\n207 73\n208 73\n209 73\n210 73\n211 73\n212 74\n213 75\n214 77\n215 78\n216 80\n217 81\n218 85\n219 88\n220 90\n(d) FM translator stations authorized prior to June 1, 1991 with facilities that do not comply with the predicted interference protection provisions of this section, may continue to operate, provided that operation is in conformance with § 74.1203 regarding actual interference. Applications for major changes in FM translator stations must specify facilities that comply with the provisions of this section.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES","PART 74—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES","Subpart L—FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster Stations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"70bca777256ba38593840039eb77759ce715fd0a0f0a592ce3c744f24cc91d65","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-74.1204","next":"us/47-cfr-74.1206"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}