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47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–13 Edition) § 74.783 § 74.783 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–13 Edition) (b) Entries required by § 17.49 of this between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Chapter concerning any observed or and 5 p.m. each broadcast day at ap- otherwise known extinguishment or proximately one hour intervals during improper functioning of a tower light: each time period. Television stations (1) The nature of such extinguish- which do not begin their broadcast day ment or improper functioning. before 9 a.m. shall make these identi- (2) The date and time the extinguish- fications in the hours closest to these ment or improper operation was ob- time periods at the specified intervals. served or otherwise noted. (b) Licensees of television translators (3) The date, time and nature of ad- whose station identification is made by justments, repairs or replacements the television station whose signals are made. being rebroadcast by the translator, (c) The station records shall be main- must secure agreement with this tele- tained for inspection at a residence, of- vision station licensee to keep in its fice, or public building, place of busi- file, and available to FCC personnel, ness, or other suitable place, in one of the translator’s call letters and loca- the communities of license of the tion, giving the name, address and tele- translator or booster, except that the phone number of the licensee or his station records of a booster or trans- service representative to be contacted lator licensed to the licensee of the pri- in the event of malfunction of the mary station may be kept at the same translator. It shall be the responsi- place where the primary station bility of the translator licensee to fur- records are kept. The name of the per- nish current information to the tele- son keeping station records, together vision station licensee for this purpose. with the address of the place where the (c) A low power TV station shall records are kept, shall be posted in ac- comply with the station identification cordance with § 74.765(c) of the rules. procedures given in § 73.1201 when lo- The station records shall be made cally originating programming, as de- available upon request to any author- fined by § 74.701(h). The identification ized representative of the Commission. procedures given in paragraphs (a) and (d) Station logs and records shall be (b) are to be used at all other times. retained for a period of two years. (d) Call signs for low power TV and [48 FR 44806, Sept. 30, 1983, as amended at 52 TV translator stations will be made up FR 31405, Aug. 20, 1987] of the initial letter K or W followed by the channel number assigned to the § 74.783 Station identification. station and two additional letters. The (a) Each low power TV and TV trans- use of the initial letter generally will lator station not originating local pro- follow the pattern used in the broad- gramming as defined by § 74.701(h) oper- cast service, i.e., stations west of the ating over 0.001 kw peak visual power Mississippi River will be assigned an (0.002 kw when using circularly polar- initial letter K and those east, the let- ized antennas) must transmit its sta- ter W. The two letter combinations fol- tion identification as follows: lowing the channel number will be as- (1) By transmitting the call sign in signed in order and requests for the as- International Morse Code at least once signment of the particular combina- each hour. This transmission may be tions of letters will not be considered. accomplished by means of an auto- The channel number designator for matic device as required by Channels 2 through 9 will be incor- § 74.750(c)(7). Call sign transmission porated in the call sign as a 2-digit shall be made at a code speed not in ex- number, i.e., 02, 03, . ., so as to avoid cess of 20 words per minute; or similarities with call signs assigned to (2) By arranging for the primary sta- amateur radio stations. tion, whose signal is being rebroadcast, (e) Low power TV permittees or li- to identify the translator station by censees may request that they be as- transmitting an easily readable visual signed four-letter call signs in lieu of presentation or a clearly understand- the five-character alpha-numeric call able aural presentation of the trans- signs described in paragraph (d) of this lator station’s call letters and location. section. Parties requesting four-letter Two such identifications shall be made call signs are to follow the procedures 498 VerDate Mar<15>2010 07:51 Dec 24, 2013 Jkt 229209 PO 00000 Frm 00508 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\229209.XXX 229209 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR Federal Communications Commission § 74.786 delineated in § 73.3550 of this chapter. tion obtained from the transmissions Such four-letter call signs shall begin of any other type of station. with K or W; stations west of the Mis- (Sec. 325, 48 Stat. 1091; 47 U.S.C. 325) sissippi River will be assigned an ini- tial letter K and stations east of the [28 FR 13722, Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at 47 Mississippi River will be assigned an FR 21502, May 18, 1982; 52 FR 31405, Aug. 20, initial letter W. The four-letter call 1987; 63 FR 33879, June 22, 1998; 67 FR 13234, sign will be followed by the suffix ‘‘- Mar. 21, 2002] LP.’’ § 74.785 Low power TV digital data (f) TV broadcast booster station shall service pilot project. be identified by their primary stations by broadcasting of the primary sta- Low power TV stations authorized tion’s call letters and location in ac- pursuant to the LPTV Digital Data cordance with the provisions of § 73.1201 Services Act (Public Law 106–554, 114 of this chapter. Stat. 4577, December 1, 2000) to partici- pate in a digital data service pilot [41 FR 17552, Apr. 27, 1976, as amended at 47 project shall be subject to the provi- FR 21502, May 18, 1982; 52 FR 7424, Mar. 11, sions of the Commission Order imple- 1987; 52 FR 31405, Aug. 20, 1987; 59 FR 31557, menting that Act. FCC 01–137, adopted June 20, 1994; 63 FR 71604, Dec. 29, 1998] April 19, 2001, as modified by the Com- § 74.784 Rebroadcasts. mission Order on Reconsideration, FCC 02–40, adopted February 12, 2002. (a) The term rebroadcast means the reception by radio of the programs or [67 FR 9621, Mar. 4, 2002] other signals of a radio or television station and the simultaneous or subse- § 74.786 Digital channel assignments. quent retransmission of such programs (a) An applicant for a new low power or signals for direct reception by the television or television translator dig- general public. ital station or for changes in the facili- (b) The licensee of a low power TV or ties of an authorized digital station TV translator station shall not re- shall endeavor to select a channel on broadcast the programs of any other which its operation is not likely to TV broadcast station or other station cause interference. The applications authorized under the provisions of this must be specific with regard to the Subpart without obtaining prior con- channel requested. Only one channel sent of the station whose signals or will be assigned each station. programs are proposed to be retrans- (b) Any one of the 12 standard VHF mitted. The FCC, Attention: Video Di- Channels (2 to 13 inclusive) may be as- vision, Media Bureau, shall be notified signed to a VHF digital low power tele- of the call letters of each station re- vision or television translator station. broadcast, and the licensee of the low Channels 5 and 6 assigned in Alaska power TV or TV broadcast translator shall not cause harmful interference to station shall certify it has obtained and must accept interference from non- written consent from the licensee of Government fixed operation authorized the station whose programs are being prior to January 1, 1982. retransmitted. (c) UHF channels 14 to 36 and 38 to 51 (c) A TV translator station may re- may be assigned to a UHF digital low broadcast only programs and signals power television or television trans- that are simultaneously transmitted lator station. In accordance with by a TV broadcast station. § 73.603(c) of this chapter, Channel 37 (d) A TV booster station may re- will not be assigned to such stations. broadcast only programs and signals (d) UHF Channels 52–59 may be as- that are simultaneously transmitted signed to a digital low power television by the primary station to which it is or television translator station for use authorized. as a digital conversion channel. These (e) The provisions of § 73.1207 of part channels may also be assigned as a 73 of this chapter apply to low power companion digital channel if the appli- TV stations in transmitting any mate- cant is able to demonstrate that a suit- rial during periods of program origina- able in core channel is not available. 499 VerDate Mar<15>2010 07:51 Dec 24, 2013 Jkt 229209 PO 00000 Frm 00509 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\229209.XXX 229209 pmangrum on DSK3VPTVN1PROD with CFR.
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