§  73.203   Availability of channels.

   (a) Except as provided for in paragraph (b) of this section and
   § 1.401(d) of this chapter and 73.3573(a)(1), applications may be filed
   to construct new FM broadcast stations only at the communities and on
   the channels contained in the Table of Allotments (§ 73.202(b)).

   (b) Applications filed on a first come, first served basis for the
   minor modification of an existing FM broadcast station may propose any
   change in channel and/or class and/or community not defined as major in
   § 73.3573(a). Applications for a change in community of license must
   comply with the requirements set forth in § 73.3573(g).

   Note to § 73.203: This section is limited to non-reserved band changes
   in channel and/or class and/or community. Applications requesting such
   changes must meet either the minimum spacing requirements of § 73.207
   at the site specified in the application, without resort to the
   provisions of the Commission's rules permitting short spaced stations
   as set forth in § § 73.213 through 73.215, or demonstrate by a separate
   exhibit attached to the application the existence of a suitable
   allotment site that fully complies with § § 73.207 and 73.315 without
   resort to § § 73.213 through 73.215.

   [ 71 FR 76219 , Dec. 20, 2006]