Sec.  74.708   Class A TV and digital Class A TV station protection.

   (a) The Class A TV and digital Class A TV station protected contours are
   specified in  Sec. 73.6010 of this chapter.

   (b) An application to construct a new low power TV, TV translator, or TV
   booster station or change the facilities of an existing station will not be
   accepted if it fails to protect an authorized Class A TV or digital Class A
   TV station or an application for such a station filed prior to the date the
   low power TV, TV translator, or TV booster application is filed.

   (c) Applications for low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations
   shall protect Class A TV stations pursuant to the requirements specified in
   paragraphs (b) through (e) of  Sec. 74.707.

   (d) Applications for low power TV, TV translator and TV booster stations
   shall  protect  digital  Class A TV stations pursuant to the following
   requirements:

   (i) An application must not specify an antenna site within the protected
   contour of a co-channel digital Class A TV station.

   (ii)  The  ratio  in  dB of the field strength of the low power TV, TV
   translator or TV booster station to that of the digital Class A TV station
   must meet the requirements specified in paragraph (d) of  Sec. 74.706, calculated
   using the propagation methods specified in paragraph (c) of that section.

   [ 65 FR 30012 , May 10, 2000]