47 CFR § 73.511 - Power and antenna height requirements.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s73.511"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 73.511 - Power and antenna height requirements."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "73.511"
section_name: "Power and antenna height requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339."
cfr_part: "73"
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# 73.511 Power and antenna height requirements.
(a) No new noncommercial educational station will be authorized with less power than minimum power requirements for commercial Class A facilities. (See § 73.211.)
(b) No new noncommercial educational FM station will be authorized with facilities greater than Class B in Zones I and I-A or Class C in Zone II, as defined in § 73.211.
(c) Stations licensed before December 31, 1984, and operating above 50 kW in Zones I and I-A, and above 100 kW and in Zone II may continue to operate as authorized.
[50 FR 27963, July 9, 1985, as amended at 50 FR 31379, Aug. 2, 1985; 54 FR 3602, Jan. 25, 1989]