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federal Communicatiops. Commission m1919 MStreet, "VI. IllI Washlngt\1\l, D.C. 20554 '
recorded lisHng ',o'f relea'ses and texts call 632-0002 F,ot:.·.ge_net~l~nforlnilt;ion
call 632-7260
July 25, 1979 -Be
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-'COW~ftSSIQN_REAcHES AGREEMENT .. vrw c¢NAnA--:9tJ:'~~MQ\T£~~~CrASS D
,'EDUCATIONAL FM STATIONS TO COMMERCIAL BAtW..
Recently, the Commission took a number ofact'~onsaffecting
nonc0ITI!D,~_rt:i:s,led~~~:t:tQhal._J?-f"stCltt(),flS~-ll-'I~·,·PT!e;i)f.~hes?,aetibns
,'the .."Con~~~s:s~q~···.fld? p't,ed,:'~~·~el:al.'rules .. c()~c:er~ing::5~1,a'ss':D'il?n 
,comme,rciil}:edtlce.:tiona,l.FM.'broadc~ststetti{)n~':_',Jtll~'s~,.9.rethest:Btions
~ith, a- .t:ransmitt.rarpo,w,er:.~~tPutot.10watts:·~:n.';,l~ss?';.,:.Unde!.' Sec tion
":13. 51:Z'?f,tlre.n,e~~,~:l:e~'~':,'ar'l,.~~~~sD.s tat.iQI1,:S::£i:re.;l~E!~ut'r~d,t()" r;,qn1ply
.,.Y1.ith:'c~t:,~'.aincll,~n~~,:C',l}~,rtg~'proce;~ures.Ifp?s:S~l)~:~;,all,Clart<' P
~·t~t~'9,n~,':-:~~e,~eq~,~,~~'d.,,::t(),cl"I~ng¢fEe~uen.cr','to':_',the',-:s,?:.llUl1~~cla.l,,8~IP9·
,'(92 throug;h 108 megahertz). If no channel in the c'omrnercial band
i-S<ElVa.,1.1~ble,,th~Y,;..~lls,t_",.ruov~.tort~Yi~Ycr~a.~~d;,C~tlrlpel,,200(~7.9.
megahertz). And, if Channel 200 is not available, th"y must move to
-~he'leC:l~'t:,~reclusiy~:ch?rtne:~,intl:1.~reserved,'.?a!)cI".<'8,!l through 92
illegaher~z}.Alternatively',,-these-stations.Ga.tl:',fil~.anappl:Lca~'ion
by:Ja:nl~ary1, 198().,t()'jncl'"ease power onan'8ciyc:a.t:tqnal channel.tCl
at least 100 ';atts ERP .
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~eCtIJ.ls,~-::-,()ur,Wo~kir1fI..t\~'5:arWernent~'{.thCanada",dj"dnotpermit ela.ss D
str-~io~$"inthe',c()rm:ne~9ta~.'band}"ithilt250miles.:of,G4nada, the
thanne·l,change·.procedu~.~·"w~~sus~~rdedforGla,ss"Dstationsin··the
G~nadi:anborder area pending comI?letionofnegoti~~iC:H1Svli thCanada.
Treaty provisions bar the u'se of·thene~"lycretttedFH Channel 200.
11Thes~actions were taken in the following docun:ents in T',oc:ket No.
20735: >,
!'":irst· Report and Order";' adopted June 7,1978, published In the
Federal Register on ,June 15. 1978) 4'3 Fed. Reg. 25821.
Second',Report.and:Order,~ado?tedJune 7 ):1978, published inth;~
Federal Register Oll September 6, 1978, 43 Fed. Reg. 3970t;
Hemorandum Opinion, and'Order~,,:adbptedDecembeJ: 23,1978, .published
in the Federal Register on;January 16, 1979, 44 FecI. Reg.3
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The Corrrrnission has recently reached an agreement wi th canada to
permit Class D stations to move to the commercial Land.
TIlerefore, all Class D stations in the Canadian borderSLe~ar~,
now subject to the channel change requirements in Seclion 73.512-(a)(1).
That Section \11i11 be. amended shortly to So state. In addition to
complying \olith the interference requirements tn Section 73.50C)(b)
concerning' U.S. commercial stations, Class D stations in the Canadian
border area must also provide protection to Canadian commercial
stations. All proposals by Class D stations within 20 miles'of the
Canadian border will be referred to Canada on !.lcase-L,y-ca~ebasis
during the processing of the application. "We would also refer to Canada
other appli.cations beyond 20 miles from the" border \Vhich would cause
:i nterference to the reception (If Canadian stationsi llside Canada.
ThiS situatiou is expected to be unusual and in any event would
not occur if the Class D station had an ERP of 50 watts oe less
and an antenna height abt,ve average terrain which docs not exceed
200 feet.
Since \ole do' not have an agreement With Mexico which ?ennits Class n
stations in the commercial band, the exemptiont~)Section 73.512(a)(1)
for Class D stations within 199 miles of Mexico remains in effect.
A copy of this Public Notice is being sent to all noncommcrt.:ial
educational FM licensees.
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Questions about the COlilrnission
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s deeis'ions ip. this area should be
directed to Jonathan David, Policy and Rules Divislon._ Broadcast
Bureau, 1919 H Street, N.lL, toJashlngton, D.C. 205.5':.; telephone (202)
632-7792. Engineering questions related to the filing of these
applications should be directed to John Boursy) Broadcast Facilities
Division, Broadcast Bureau, 1919 H Street, N.H., \"rashingto1l
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D.C. 20554,
telephone (202) 632-6908.
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