§  73.7000   Definition of terms (as used in subpart K only).

   Attributable interest. An interest of an applicant, its parent,
   subsidiaries, their officers, and members of their governing boards
   that would be cognizable under the standards in the notes to § 73.3555.
   Also an interest of an entity providing more than 33 percent of an
   applicant's equity and/or debt that also either (1) supplies more than
   15% of the station's weekly programming, or (2) has an attributable
   interest pursuant to § 73.3555 in media in the same market.

   Established local applicant. An applicant that has, for at least the
   two years (24 months) immediately preceding application, met the
   definition of local applicant.

   Local applicant. An applicant physically headquartered, having a
   campus, or having 75% of board members residing within 25 miles of the
   reference coordinates for the community to be served, or a governmental
   entity within its area of jurisdiction.

   Nonreserved (Unreserved) channels. Channels which are not reserved
   exclusively for noncommercial educational use, and for which commercial
   entities could thus be eligible to operate full power stations. Such
   channels appear without an asterisk designation in the FM Table of
   Allotments (§ 73.202) and TV Table of Allotments (§ 73.606). In the event
   of a request to allocate a nonreserved channel as reserved pursuant to
   § § 73.202(a) or 73.606(a), the channel remains classified as nonreserved
   until release of a Commission decision granting such request.

   On-air operations. Broadcast of program material to the public pursuant
   to Commission authority, generally beginning with program test
   authority, for periods of time that meet any required minimum operating
   schedule, e.g. § 73.561(a).

   Population. The number of people calculated using the most recent
   census block data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

   Reserved channels. Channels reserved exclusively for noncommercial
   educational use, whether by the portion of the spectrum in which they
   are located ( i.e. FM channels 200 to 220) or by a case-by-case
   Commission allotment decision (channels that appear with an asterisk
   designation in the FM Table of Allotments (§ 73.202) or TV Table of
   Allotments (§ 73.606)).

   [ 65 FR 36380 , June 8, 2000, as amended at  66 FR 15356 , Mar. 19, 2001]