47 C.F.R. § 74.464
Frequency tolerance.
Cite as 47 C.F.R. § 74.464 (2026)
For operations on frequencies above 25 MHz using authorized bandwidths up to 30 kHz, the licensee of a remote pickup broadcast station or system shall maintain the operating frequency of each station in compliance with the frequency tolerance requirements of § 90.213 of this chapter. For all other operations, the licensee of a remote pickup broadcast station or system shall maintain the operating frequency of each station in accordance with the following:
Frequency range
Tolerance (percent)
Base station
Mobile station
25 to 30 MHz:
3 W or less
.002
.005
Over 3 W
.002
.002
30 to 300 MHz:
3 W or less
.0005
.005
Over 3 W
.0005
.0005
300 to 500 MHz, all powers
.00025
.0005
(Secs. 4, 5, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1068, 1082 (47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 303))
[41 FR 29686, July 19, 1976, as amended at 42 FR 2071, Jan. 10, 1977; 43 FR 38391, Aug. 28, 1978; 44 FR 65765, Nov. 15, 1979; 68 FR 12766, Mar. 17, 2003; 68 FR 25540, May 13, 2003]
- Cross-references to the US Code
- 47:154
- Cross-references to the CFR
- 90.213