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FM Station Separation Standards
FM Channel 253 / TV Channel 6

The following table lists the FM spacing standards contained in 47 CFR Section 73.207 of the FCC's rules for U.S. stations on Channel 253 (98.5 MHz). These stations must avoid a spacing less than listed in the Table below with respect to a TV Channel 6 station.

This spacing requirement was adopted by the Commission in 1989 in MM Docket 86-144, 4 FCC Rcd 3557, reconsideration denied, 5 FCC Rcd 3715 to prevent I.F. interference to the FM station from the Channel 6 TV operation.

Minimum Distance Separation Requirements in Kilometers


Section 73.207(c)
TV Zone I TV Zones II and III
A 17 22
B1 19 23
B 22 26
C3 19 23
C2 22 26
C1 29 33
C 36 41

Spacings between U.S. FM Stations

This page is located at http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/spacing/IF253.html


     


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