FCC 74.24 Revised as of October 1, 2006
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Sec. 74.24 Short-term operation.
All classes of broadcast auxiliary stations provided for in subparts D, E, F
and H of this part, except wireless video assist devices, may be operated on
a short-term basis under the authority conveyed by a part 73 license or a
broadcast auxiliary license without prior authorization from the FCC,
subject to the following conditions:
(a) Licensees operating under this provision must be eligible to operate the
particular class of broadcast auxiliary station.
(b) The short-term broadcast auxiliary station shall be operated in
conformance with all normally applicable regulations to the extent they are
not superceded by specific provisions of this section.
(c) Short-term operation is on a secondary, non-interference basis to
regularly authorized stations and shall be discontinued immediately upon
notification that perceptible interference is being caused to the operation
of a regularly authorized station. Short-term station operators shall, to
the extent practicable, use only the effective radiated power and antenna
height necessary for satisfactory system performance.
(d) Short-term operation under this section shall not exceed 720 hours
annually per frequency.
Note to paragraph (d): Certain frequencies shared with other services which
are normally available for permanent broadcast auxiliary station assignment
may not be available for short-term operation. Refer to any note(s) which
may be applicable to the use of a specific frequency prior to initiating
operation.
(e) The antenna height of a station operated pursuant to this section shall
not increase the height of any man-made antenna supporting structure, or
increase by more than 6.1 meters (20 feet) the height of any other type of
man-made structure or natural formation. However, the facilities of an
authorized broadcast auxiliary station belonging to another licensee may be
operated in accordance with the terms of its outstanding authorization.
(f) Stations operated pursuant to this section shall be identified by the
transmission of the call sign of the associated part 73 broadcast station or
broadcast auxiliary station, or, in the case of stations operated by
broadcast network and cable network entities, by the network or cable
entity's name and base of operations city.
(g) Prior to operating pursuant to the provisions of this section, licensees
shall, for the intended location or area-of-operation, notify the
appropriate frequency coordination committee or any licensee(s) assigned the
use of the proposed operating frequency, concerning the particulars of the
intended operation and shall provide the name and telephone number of a
person who may be contacted in the event of interference. Except as provided
herein, this notification provision shall not apply where an unanticipated
need for immediate short-term mobile station operation would render
compliance with the provisions of this paragraph impractical.
(1) A CARS licensee shall always be given advance notification prior to the
commencement of short-term operation on or adjacent to an assigned
frequency.
(2) The Commission may designate a frequency coordinator as the single point
of contact under this section for advance coordination of major national and
international events. Once designated, all short-term auxiliary broadcast
use under this section must be coordinated in advance through the designated
coordinator.
(i) Coordinators under this provision will not be designated unless the
Commission receives an initial request, in writing, to designate a
coordinator.
(ii) The Commission will issue a Public Notice with information regarding
the designation of such a coordinator.
(iii) All coordination must be done on a non-discriminatory basis.
(iv) All licensees must abide by the decision of the coordinator. The
Commission will be the final arbiter of any disputes.
(3) An unanticipated need will never be deemed to exist for a scheduled
event, such as a convention, sporting event, etc.
(h) Short-term operation is limited to areas south or west of the United
States-Canada border as follows:
(1) Use of broadcast auxiliary service frequencies below 470 MHz is limited
to areas of the United States south of Line A or west of Line C unless the
effective radiated power of the station is 5 watts or less. See Sec. 1.928(e) of
this chapter for a definition of Line A and Line C.
(2) A broadcast auxiliary service station operating on frequencies between
470 MHz and 1 GHz must be at least 56.3 kilometers (35 miles) south (or
west, as appropriate of the United States-Canada border if the antenna looks
within a 200 ° sector toward the border; or, the station must be at least 8.1
kilometers (5 miles) south (or west, as appropriate) if the antenna looks
within a 160 ° sector away from the border. However, operation is not
permitted in either of these two situations if the station would be within
the coordination distance of a receiving earth station in Canada which uses
the same frequency band. (The coordination distance is the distance,
calculated for any station, according to Appendix 28 of the International
Radio Regulations.)
(3) A broadcast auxiliary service station operating on frequencies above 1
GHz shall not be located within the coordination distance of a receiving
earth station in Canada which uses the same frequency band. (The
coordination distance is the distance, calculated for any station, according
to Appendix 28 of the international Radio Regulations.)
(i) Short-term operation of a remote pickup broadcast base station, a remote
pickup automatic relay station, an aural broadcast STL station, an aural
broadcast intercity relay station, a TV STL station, a TV intercity relay
station or a TV translator relay station in the National Radio Quiet Zone,
the Table Mountain Radio Receiving Zone, or near FCC monitoring stations is
subject to the same advance notification procedures applicable to regular
applications as provided for in Sec. Sec. 73.1030 and 74.12, except that inasmuch as
short-term operation does not involve an application process, the provisions
relating to agency objection procedures shall not apply. It shall simply be
necessary for the licensee to contact the potentially affected agency and
obtain advance approval for the proposed short-term operation. Where
protection to FCC monitoring stations is concerned, approval for short-term
operation may be given by the District Director of a Commission field
facility.
(j)(1) This paragraph applies only to operations which will transmit on
frequencies under 15 GHz. Prior to commencing short-term operation of a
remote pickup broadcast station, a remote pickup automatic relay station, an
aural broadcast STL station, an aural broadcast intercity relay station, a
TV STL station, a TV intercity relay station, a TV translator relay station,
a TV pickup station, or a TV microwave booster station within the 4-mile
(6.4 kilometer) radius Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Protection Zone (centered
on NAD–83 Geographical Coordinates North Latitude 18 °20'38.28", West
Longitude 66 °45'09.42"), an applicant must notify the Arecibo Observatory,
located near Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Operations within the Puerto Rico
Coordination Zone (i.e., on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona,
Vieques, or Culebra), but outside the Protection Zone, whether short term or
long term, shall provide notification to the Arecibo Observatory prior to
commencing operation. Notification should be directed to the following:
Interference Office, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto
Rico 00612, Tel. (809) 878–2612, Fax (809) 878–1861, E-mail prcz@naic.edu.
(2) Notification of short-term operations may be provided by telephone, fax,
or electronic mail. The notification for long-term operations shall be
written or electronic, and shall set forth the technical parameters of the
proposed station, including the geographical coordinates of the antenna
(NAD–83 datum), antenna height above ground, ground elevation at the
antenna, antenna directivity and gain, proposed frequency and FCC Rule Part,
type of emission, effective radiated power, and whether the proposed use is
itinerant. Applicants may wish to consult interference guidelines, which
will be provided by Cornell University. In addition, the applicant shall
indicate in its application to the Commission the date notification was made
to the Observatory. Generally, submission of the information in the
technical portion of the FCC license application is adequate notification.
After receipt of such applications in non-emergency situations, the
Commission will allow the Arecibo Observatory a period of 20 days for
comments or objections in response to the notification indicated. The
applicant will be required to make reasonable efforts in order to resolve or
mitigate any potential interference problem with the Arecibo Observatory and
to file either an amendment to the application or a modification
application, as appropriate. If the Commission determines that an applicant
has satisfied its responsibility to make reasonable efforts to protect the
Observatory from interference, its application may be granted. In emergency
situations in which prior notification or approval is not practicable,
notification or approval must be accomplished as soon as possible after
operations begin.
(Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1032; 47 U.S.C. 158, 303)
[ 47 FR 9219 , Mar. 4, 1982, as amended at 49 FR 34356 , Aug. 30, 1984; 50 FR 23709 , June 5, 1985; 62 FR 55532 , Oct. 27, 1997; 68 FR 12762 , Mar. 17, 2003;
70 FR 31373 , June 1, 2005]
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