§ 74.602 — Frequency Assignment

(a) The following frequencies are available for assignment to television pickup, television STL, television relay and television translator relay stations. The band segments 17,700-18,580 and 19,260-19,700 MHz are available for broadcast auxiliary stations as described in paragraph (g) of this section. The band segment 6425-6525 MHz is available for broadcast auxiliary stations as described in paragraph (i) of this section. The bands 6875-7125 MHz and 12700-13200 MHz are co-equally shared with stations licensed pursuant to Parts 78 and 101 of the Commission's Rules. Broadcast network-entities may also use the 1990-2110, 6425-6525 and 6875-7125 MHz bands for mobile television pickup only.

(1) Frequencies shown above between 2450 and 2500 MHz in Band A are allocated to accommodate the incidental radiations of industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) equipment, and stations operating therein must accept any interference that may be caused by the operation of such equipment. Frequencies between 2450 and 2500 MHz are also shared with other communication services and exclusive channel assignments will not be made, nor is the channeling shown above necessarily that which will be employed by such other services.

(2) In the band 2483.5-2500 MHz, no applications for new stations or modification to existing stations to increase the number of transmitters will be accepted. Existing licensees as of July 25, 1985, and licensees whose initial applications were filed on or before July 25, 1985, are grandfathered and their operations are on a co-primary basis with the mobile-satellite and radiodetermination-satellite services, and in the segment 2495-2500 MHz, their operations are also on a co-primary basis with part 27 fixed and mobile except aeronautical mobile service operations.

(3) (i) After January 7, 2004, stations may adhere to the channel plan specified in paragraph (a) of this section, or the following channel plan in Band A:

Channel A1r—2025.5-2037.5 MHz

Channel A2r—2037.5-2049.5 MHz

Channel A3r—2049.5-2061.5 MHz

Channel A4—2061.5-2073.5 MHz

Channel A5r—2073.5-2085.5 MHz

Channel A6r—2085.5-2097.5 MHz

Channel A7r—2097.5-2109.5 MHz

(ii) Stations adhering to the channel plan specified in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section may also use the following 40 data return link (DRL) channels to facilitate their operations in the 2025.5-2109.5 MHz band:

2025.000-2025.025 MHz

2025.025-2025.050 MHz

2025.050-2025.075 MHz

2025.075-2025.100 MHz

2025.100-2025.125 MHz

2025.125-2025.150 MHz

2025.150-2025.175 MHz

2025.175-2025.200 MHz

2025.200-2025.225 MHz

2025.225-2025.250 MHz

2025.250-2025.275 MHz

2025.275-2025.300 MHz

2025.300-2025.325 MHz

2025.325-2025.350 MHz

2025.350-2025.375 MHz

2025.375-2025.400 MHz

2025.400-2025.425 MHz

2025.425-2025.450 MHz

2025.450-2025.475 MHz

2025.475-2025.500 MHz

2109.500-2109.525 MHz

2109.525-2109.550 MHz

2109.550-2109.575 MHz

2109.575-2109.600 MHz

2109.600-2109.625 MHz

2109.625-2109.650 MHz

2109.650-2109.675 MHz

2109.675-2109.700 MHz

2109.700-2109.725 MHz

2109.725-2109.750 MHz

2109.750-2109.775 MHz

2109.775-2109.800 MHz

2109.800-2109.825 MHz

2109.825-2109.850 MHz

2109.850-2109.875 MHz

2109.875-2109.900 MHz

2109.900-2109.925 MHz

2109.925-2109.950 MHz

2109.950-2109.975 MHz

2109.975-2110.000 MHz

(iii) Broadcast Auxiliary Service, Cable Television Remote Pickup Service, and Local Television Transmission Service licensees will be required to use the Band A channel plan in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section after completion of relocation by an Emerging Technologies licensee in accordance with § 74.690 or § 78.40. Licensees declining relocation may continue to use their existing channel plan but must discontinue use of the 1990-2025 MHz band when they indicate to an Emerging Technologies licensee, acting pursuant to § 74.690 or § 78.40 of this chapter, that they decline to be relocated.

(4) [Reserved]

(b) Subject to the conditions of paragraph (a) of this section, frequency assignments will normally be made as requested, provided that the frequency selection provisions of § 74.604 have been followed and that the frequency requested will cause no interference to existing users in the area. The Commission reserves the right to assign frequencies other than those requested if, in its opinion, such action is warranted.

(c) Fixed link stations will be authorized to operate on one channel only.

(d) Cable Television Relay Service stations may be assigned channels in Band D between 12,700 and 13,200 MHz subject to the condition that no harmful interference is caused to TV STL and TV relay stations authorized at the time of such grants. Similarly, new TV STL and TV relay stations must not cause harmful interference to cable television relay stations authorized at the time of such grants. The use of channels between 12,700 and 13,200 MHz by TV pickup stations is subject to the condition that no harmful interference is caused to Cable Television Relay Service stations, TV STL and TV relay stations, except as provided for in § 74.602(a) Note 2. Band D channels are also shared with certain Private Operational Fixed Stations, see § 74.638.

(e) [Reserved]

(f) TV auxiliary stations licensed to low power TV stations and translator relay stations will be assigned on a secondary basis, i.e., subject to the condition that no harmful interference is caused to other TV auxiliary stations assigned to TV broadcast stations, or to cable television relay service stations (CARS) operating between 12,700 and 13,200 MHz. Auxiliary stations licensed to low power TV stations and translator relay stations must accept any interference caused by stations having primary use of TV auxiliary frequencies.

(g) The frequencies listed in the tables found in the following paragraphs are available for assignment to television STL, television relay stations, and television translator relay stations. Licensees may use either a two-way link or one or both frequencies of a frequency pair for a one-way link and must coordinate proposed operations pursuant to procedures required in § 101.103(d) of this chapter. Licensees in the fixed-satellite service may require that licensees of grandfathered stations operating in the 18.3-18.58 GHz and 19.26-19.3 GHz bands cease operations in accordance with the provisions in § 101.95 of this chapter.

(1) 2 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channel:

(2) [Reserved]

(3) 10 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels:

Table 4 to Paragraph (g)(3)

(4) 20 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels:

Table 5 to Paragraph (g)(4)

(5) 40 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels:

Table 6 to Paragraph (g)(5)

(6) 80 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels:

Table 7 to Paragraph (g)(6)

(h) TV STL, TV relay stations, and TV translator relay stations may be authorized to operate fixed point-to-point service on the UHF TV channels 14-69 on a secondary basis and subject to the provisions of subpart G of this part:

(1) Applications for authorization in accordance with this paragraph must comply with the following technical limits or be accompanied by an engineering analysis demonstrating why these limits must be exceeded:

(i) Maximum EIRP is limited to 35 dBW;

(ii) Transmitting antenna beamwidth is limited to 25 degrees (measured at the 3 dB points); and

(iii) Vertical polarization is used.

(2) These stations must not interfere with and must accept interference from current and future full-power UHF-TV stations, LPTV stations, and translator stations. They will also be secondary to land mobile stations in areas where land mobile sharing is currently permitted.

(3) [Reserved]

(4) TV translator relay stations licensed for operation on UHF TV channels 52-59 based on applications filed before the end of DTV transition may continue to operate under the terms of their current authorizations indefinitely. Applications for TV translator relay stations operating on UHF TV channels 52-69 will not be accepted for filing on or after the end of DTV Transition.

(5) -(6) [Reserved]

(i) 6425 to 6525 MHz—Mobile Only. Paired and un-paired operations permitted. Use of this spectrum for direct delivery of video programs to the general public or multi-channel cable distribution is not permitted. This band is co-equally shared with mobile stations licensed pursuant to parts 78 and 101 of this chapter. The following channel plans apply.

(1) 1 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels.

(2) 8 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels.

(3) 25 MHz maximum authorized bandwidth channels.

For Federal Register citations affecting § 74.602, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov.