§  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 § 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 § 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
   § 74.706, calculated using the propagation methods specified in
   paragraph (c) of that section.

   [ 65 FR 30012 , May 10, 2000]