47 CFR 90.305
§ 90.305 Location of stations.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 90.305, § 90.305 Location of stations, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/237965
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(a) The transmitter site(s) for base station(s), including mobile relay stations, shall be located not more than 80 km. (50 mi.) from the geographic center of the urbanized area listed in § 90.303.
(b) Mobile units shall be operated within 48 km. (30 mi.) of their associated base station or stations. Such units may not be operated aboard aircraft in flight except as provided for in § 90.315(i).
(c) Control stations must be located within the area of operation of the mobile units.
(d) Base and control stations shall be located a minimum of 1.6 km. (1 mi.) from local television stations operating on UHF TV channels separated by 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 TV channels from the television channel in which the base station will operate.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.