Stations in this service shall maintain the carrier frequency of each authorized transmitter to within the following percentage of the assigned frequency. ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Frequency
Frequency band (MHz) tolerance
(%)------------------------------------------------------------------------2,025 to 2,110............................................. \1\ 0.0052,450 to 2,483.5........................................... \2\ 0.0016,425 to 6,525............................................. 0.0056,875 to 7,125............................................. \1\ 0.00512,700 to 13,250........................................... \1\ 0.00517,700 to 18,820........................................... 0.00318,920 to 19,700........................................... 0.003------------------------------------------------------------------------\1\ Television translator relay stations shall maintain a frequency
tolerance of 0.002%.\2\ Stations licensed pursuant to an application filed before March 17,
2005, for tolerance values exceeding those specified above, may
continue to operate indefinitely in accordance with the terms of their
current authorizations, subject to periodic renewal. Existing
equipment and equipment of product lines in production before April
16, 2003, authorized via certification or verification before March
17, 2005, for tolerance values exceeding those specified above, may
continue to be manufactured and/or marketed, but may not be authorized
for use under station license except at stations licensed pursuant to
an application filed before March 17, 2005. Any non-conforming
equipment authorized under a station license, and replaced on or after
March 17, 2005, must be replaced by conforming equipment. [52 FR 7143, Mar. 9, 1987, as amended at 68 FR 12772, Mar. 17, 2003]