Sec. 74.631  Permissible service.

    (a) The licensee of a television pickup station authorizes the 
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of program material, orders concerning such program material, and 
related communications necessary to the accomplishment of such 
transmissions, from the scenes of events occurring in places other than 
a television studio, to its associated television broadcast station, to 
such other stations as are broadcasting the same program material, or to 
the network or networks with which the television broadcast station is 
affiliated. Television pickup stations may be operated in conjunction 
with other television broadcast stations not aformentioned in this 
paragraph: Provided, That the transmissions by the television pickup 
station are under the control of the licensee of the television pickup 
station and that such operation shall not exceed a total of 10 days in 
any 30-day period. Television pickup stations may be used to provide 
temporary studio-transmitter links or intercity relay circuits 
consistent with Sec. 74.632 without further authority of the Commission: 
Provided, however, That prior Commission authority shall be obtained if 
the transmitting antenna to be installed will increase the height of any 
natural formation or man-made structure by more than 6.1 meters (20 
feet) and will be in existence for a period of more than 2 consecutive 
days.

    Note:  As used in this subpart, ``associated television broadcast 
station'' means a television broadcast station licensed to the licensee 
of the television auxiliary broadcast station and with which the 
television auxiliary station is licensed as an auxiliary facility.

    (b) A television broadcast STL station is authorized to transmit 
visual program material between the studio and the transmitter of a 
television broadcast station for simultaneous or delayed broadcast.
    (c) A TV relay station is authorized to transmit visual program 
material between TV broadcast stations for simultaneous or delayed 
broadcast, or may be used to transmit visual program material from a 
remote pickup receiver site of a single station.
    (d) The transmitter of an STL, TV relay station or TV translator 
relay station may be multiplexed to provide additional communication 
channels. A TV broadcast STL or TV relay station will be authorized only 
in those cases where the principal use is the transmission of television 
broadcast program material for use by its associated TV broadcast 
station. However, STL or TV relay stations so licensed may be operated 
at any time for the transmission of multiplexed communications whether 
or not visual program material is being transmitted, provided that such 
operation does not cause harmful interference to TV broadcast pickup, 
STL or TV relay stations transmitting television broadcast program 
material.
    (e) Except as provided in paragraphs (a), (d), (f) and (j) of this 
section, all program material transmitted over a TV pickup, STL, or TV 
relay station shall be used by or intended for use by a TV broadcast 
station owned by or under the common control of the licensee of the TV 
pickup, STL, or TV relay station. Program material transmitted over a TV 
pickup, STL or TV relay station and so used by the licensee of such 
facility may, with the permission of the licensee of the broadcast 
auxiliary facility, be used by other TV broadcast stations and by non-
broadcast closed circuit educational TV systems operated by educational 
institutions.
    (f) A TV broadcast pickup, STL, or TV relay station may be used for 
the transmission of material to be used by others, including but not 
limited to other broadcast stations, cable television systems, and 
educational institutions. This use shall not interfere with the use of 
these broadcast auxiliary facilities for the transmission of programs 
and associated material intended to be used by the television station or 
stations licensed to or under common control of the licensee of the TV 
pickup, STL, or TV relay station. This use of the broadcast auxiliary 
facilities must not cause harmful interference to broadcast auxiliary 
stations operating in accordance with the basic frequency allocation, 
and the licensee of the TV pickup, STL, or TV relay station must retain 
exclusive control over the operation of the facilities. Prior to 
operating pursuant to the provisions of this section, the licensee 
shall, for the intended location or area-of-operation, notify the 
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frequency coordinatioin committee or any licensee(s) assigned the use of 
the proposed operating frequency, concerning the particulars of the 
intended operation and must provide the name and telephone number of a 
person who may be contacted in the event of interference.
    (g) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, a 
television translator relay station is authorized for the purpose of 
relaying the programs and signals of a television broadcast station to 
television broadcast translator stations for simultaneous 
retransmission.
    (h) A TV microwave booster station is authorized to retransmit the 
signals of a TV pickup, TV STL, TV relay, or TV translator relay 
station.
    (i) TV broadcast auxiliary stations authorized pursuant to this 
subpart may additionally be authorized to supply programs and signals of 
TV broadcast stations to cable television systems or CARS stations. 
Where the licensee of a TV broadcast auxiliary station supplies programs 
and signals to cable television systems or CARS stations, the TV 
auxiliary licensee must have exclusive control over the operation of the 
TV auxiliary stations licensed to it. Contributions to capital and 
operating expenses may be accepted only on a cost-sharing, non-profit 
basis, prorated on an equitable basis among all parties being supplied 
with program material.
    (j) A broadcast network-entity may use television auxiliary service 
stations to transmit their own television program materials to broadcast 
stations, other broadcast network-entities, cable systems and cable 
network-entities: Provided, however, that the bands 1990-2110 MHz, 6425-
6525 MHz and 6875-7125 MHz may be used by broadcast network-entities 
only for television pick-up stations.

[ 28 FR 13718 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  29 FR 15524 , Nov. 19, 1964; 
 43 FR 1950 , Jan. 13, 1978;  44 FR 32381 , June 6, 1979;  47 FR 55937 , Dec. 
14, 1982;  48 FR 17092 , Apr. 21, 1983;  49 FR 7130 , Feb. 27, 1984;  52 FR 7142 , Mar. 9, 1987]