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Subpart B - FM Broadcast Stations
§ 73.205 Zones.
For the purpose of allotments and assignments,
the United States is divided
into three zones as follows:
(a) Zone I consists of that portion of
the United States located within the
confines of the following lines drawn
on the United States Albers Equal Area
Projection Map (based on standard parallels
291/2° and 451/2°; North American
datum): Beginning at the most easterly
point on the State boundary line between
North Carolina and Virginia;
thence in a straight line to a point on
the VirginiaWest Virginia boundary
line located at north latitude 37°49' and
west longitude 80°12'30"; thence westerly
along the southern boundary lines
of the States of West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois to a point at the
junction of the Illinois, Kentucky, and
Missouri State boundary lines; thence
northerly along the western boundary
line of the State of Illinois to a point
at the junction of the Illinois, Iowa,
and Wisconsin State boundary lines;
thence easterly along the northern
State boundary line of Illinois to the
90th meridian; thence north along this
meridian to the 43.5° parallel; thence
east along this parallel to the United
States-Canada border; thence southerly
and following that border until it again
intersects the 43.5° parallel; thence east
along this parallel to the 71st meridian;
thence in a straight line to the intersection
of the 69th meridian and the
45th parallel; thence east along the
45th parallel to the Atlantic Ocean.
When any of the above lines pass
through a city, the city shall be considered
to be located in Zone I. (See Figure
1 of § 73.699.)
(b) Zone I-A consists of Puerto Rico,
the Virgin Islands and that portion of
the State of California which is located
south of the 40th parallel.
(c) Zone II consists of Alaska, Hawaii
and the rest of the United States which
is not located in either Zone I or Zone
I-A.
[29 FR 14116, Oct. 14, 1964, and 31 FR 10125,
July 27, 1966, as amended at 48 FR 29504, June
27, 1983]
Note: Every effort was made to accurately depict the rules.
In certain instances an interpretation of this data was made
which may not reflect the legal position of the United States.
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