§  74.802   Frequency assignment.

   (a) Frequencies within the following bands may be assigned for use by
   low power auxiliary stations:

   26.100–26.480 MHz

   54.000–72.000 MHz

   76.000–88.000 MHz

   161.625–161.775 MHz (except in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands)

   174.000–216.000 MHz

   450.000–451.000 MHz

   455.000–456.000 MHz

   470.000–488.000 MHz

   488.000–494.000 MHz (except Hawaii)

   494.000–608.000 MHz

   614.000–806.000 MHz

   944.000–952.000 MHz

   (b) Operations in the bands allocated for TV broadcasting, listed
   below, are limited to locations removed from existing co-channel TV
   broadcast stations by not less than the following distances unless
   otherwise authorized by the FCC. (See § 73.609 for zone definitions.)

   (1) 54.000–72.000 MHz and 76.000–88.000 MHz:

   Zone I 105 km (65 miles)

   Zones II and III 129 km (80 miles)

   (2) 174.000–216.000 MHz

   Zone I 97 km (60 miles)

   Zones II and III 129 km (80 miles)

   (3) 470.000–608.000 MHz and 614.000–806.000 MHz.

   All zones 113 km (70 miles)

   (c) Specific frequency operation is required when operating within the
   bands allocated for TV broadcasting.

   (1) The frequency selection shall be offset from the upper or lower
   band limits by 25 kHz or an integral multiple thereof.

   (2) One or more adjacent 25 kHz segments within the assignable
   frequencies may be combined to form a channel whose maximum bandwidth
   shall not exceed 200 kHz.

   (d) Low power auxiliary licensees will not be granted exclusive
   frequency assignments.

   [ 52 FR 2535 , Jan. 23, 1987, as amended at  68 FR 12772 , Mar. 17, 2003]