Zone I and Zone II areas.

[e-dawg]

Why is the Northeast of the US, from Illinois to New York, from Maine to Virgina and south of the 43rd parallel in California have to be a Class B radio station. Why they can't go above 50kw/150 meters. Also, why is it in the Northeast of the US, TV stations cannot exceed, (2-6)100kw at 300m, (7-13)316kw at 300m?

[clichemoth]

> Why is the Northeast of the US, from Illinois to New York,
> from Maine to Virgina and south of the 43rd parallel in
> California have to be a Class B radio station. Why they
> can't go above 50kw/150 meters. Also, why is it in the
> Northeast of the US, TV stations cannot exceed, (2-6)100kw
> at 300m, (7-13)316kw at 300m?
>

As far as TV goes, those are the limits everywhere.

When it comes to radio, I would guess it's because those areas have a much higher population density and therefore need more stations to serve them, so the stations can't use as much power.

[rockthisworld]

> As far as TV goes, those are the limits everywhere.

Not quite, most of our TV stations in NC have that wattage limit but with a 600m height limit.

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