47 CFR § 73.1120 - Station location.

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title: "47 CFR § 73.1120 - Station location."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "73.1120"
section_name: "Station location."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES"
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# 73.1120 Station location.

Each AM, FM, TV and Class A TV broadcast station will be licensed to the principal community or other political subdivision which it primarily serves. This principal community (city, town or other political subdivision) will be considered to be the geographical station location.

[65 FR 30003, May 10, 2000]