§  74.1237   Antenna location.

   (a) An applicant for a new station to be authorized under this subpart
   or for a change in the facilities of such a station shall endeavor to
   select a site which will provide a line-of-sight transmission path to
   the entire area intended to be served and at which there is available a
   suitable signal from the primary station. The transmitting antenna
   should be placed above growing vegetation and trees lying in the
   direction of the area intended to be served, to minimize the possiblity
   of signal absorption by foliage.

   (b) Consideration should be given to accessibility of the site at all
   seasons of the year and to the availability of facilities for the
   maintenance and operation of the FM translator.

   (c) Consideration should be given to the existence of strong
   radiofrequency fields from other transmitters at the translator site
   and the possibility that such fields may result in the retransmission
   of signals originating on frequencies other than that of the primary
   station.

   (d) The transmitting antenna of an FM booster station shall be located
   within the protected contour of its primary station, subject to Note,
   §  74.1231 (h). The transmitting antenna of a commonly owned commercial
   FM translator station shall be located within the protected contour of
   its commercial primary FM station.

   (e) A translator or booster station to be located on an AM antenna
   tower or located within 3.2 km of an AM antenna tower must comply with
   §  73.1692 of this chapter.

   [ 35 FR 15388 , Oct. 2, 1970, as amended at  55 FR 50698 , Dec. 10, 1990;
    58 FR 42026 , Aug. 6, 1993;  62 FR 51063 , Sept. 30, 1997]

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