BPR-4 - Application Procedures and Rules for Television Broadcasting Undertakings
Issue 2
January 2009
Spectrum Management and Telecommunications
Broadcasting Procedures and Rules
Contents
- Section A: International Agreements
- Section B: Preparation of Technical Submissions Supporting Applications for TV Broadcasting Stations Using Primary Assignments
- B-1. Application Requirements
- B-2. Engineering Brief Sections
- B-3. Technical Operation of Broadcast Transmitter Plants
- B-4. Requirements for the Establishment of Ancillary Signals
- B-4.1 Ancillary Signals in the Vertical Blanking Interval
- B-4.2 Stereophonic and Multiplex Subcarriers in the Aural Baseband
- B-4.3 Digital Data in the Active Video Portion
- B-4.4 Application Requirements
- B-4.5 On-Air Testing and Broadcasting Certificate Amendment for VBI and Multiplex Subcarrier Operations
- B-5. On-Air Testing Procedure
- Section C: Technical Requirements for the Establishment of TV Broadcasting Stations Using Primary Allotments
- C-1. Basic Principles for the Allotment of VHF and UHF Channels
- C-1.1 Definitions
- C-1.2 Allotment Principles
- C-1.3 Precision Frequency Offset
- C-1.4 Permissible Interfering Signals for Co-channel Allotments
- C-1.5 Separation Requirements for Adjacent Channel VHF Allotments in Canada
- C-1.6 Separation Requirements for UHF Allotments in Canada
- C-1.7 Maximum Permissible Parameters for UHF Class C Allotments (Super Parameter Stations)
- C-1.8 Separation Requirements between Canada and U.S.A. Allotments
- C-2. Changes to the Table of Allotments
- C-3. Contour Determination
- C-4. Computation of Distance and Azimuth
- C-5. Assessment and Control of Maximum Field Strength of TV Broadcasting Stations
- C-6. Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure, Land-Use and Public Consultations, Immunity-Related Interference, Environmental Assessment and Transport/NAVCANADA Safety-Related Issues
- C-7. Other Types of Interference
- C-8. Television Ghosting Interference
- C-9. Transmitting Antennas
- C-10. Off-Air Pick-Up Reception for TV Rebroadcasting Stations
- C-11. Siting and Service
- C-12. Television/Land Mobile Adjacent Band Interference (Provisional)
- Section D: Preparation of Technical Submissions Supporting Applications for Low-Power Television (LPTV) Broadcasting Stations
- D-1. Application Procedure
- D-2. Engineering Brief Sections
- Section E: Technical Requirements for the Establishment of Low-Power Television Stations on Unprotected Channels
- E-1. Technical Criteria
- E-2. Quality of Rebroadcast Signal
- E-3. Coverage Predictions
- Section F: Preparation of Technical Submissions Supporting Applications for Very Low-Power Television (VLPTV) Stations in Small Remote Communities
- F-1. Application Procedure
- Section G: Technical Requirements for the Establishment of Very Low-Power Television (VLPTV) Stations in Small Remote Communities
- G-1. Technical Criteria
- Appendix 1 - Figure 1: Propagation Curves F(50,50) for Channels 2-6
- Appendix 1 - Figure 2: Propagation Curves F(50,10) for Channels 2-6
- Appendix 1 - Figure 3: Propagation Curves F(50,50) for Channels 7-13
- Appendix 1 - Figure 4: Propagation Curves F(50,10) for Channels 7-13
- Appendix 1 - Figure 5: Propagation Curves F(50,50) for Channels 14-69
- Appendix 1 - Figure 6: Propagation Curves F(50,10) for Channels 14-69
- Appendix 2 - Summary Sheet
- Appendix 3 - Elevation Diagram of Typical Tower and Transmitting Antenna
- Appendix 4 - Figure 1: 47 dB above 1 Microvolt per Metre Contour Channels 2-6
- Appendix 4 - Figure 2: 56 dB above 1 Microvolt per Metre Contour Channels 7-13
- Appendix 4 - Figure 3: 64 dB above 1 Microvolt per Metre Contour Channels 14-69
- Appendix 5 - Distance Versus Depression Angle
- Appendix 6 - Procedure to Determine Interference Zone
- Appendix 7 - Ghost Delay Versus Ghost Level for a Given Picture Grade
- Appendix 8 - Table 1: UHF Protection Criteria for Assignments with Operating Parameters
- Appendix 8 - Table 2: Adjacent Channel VHF Separations
- Appendix 8 - Table 3a: Standard Separation Distances in Kilometres Required Between Canadian Classes of UHF Television Allotments and Assignments
- Appendix 8 - Table 3b: Standard Separation Distances in Kilometres Required Between Canadian Classes of UHF Television Allotments and Assignments
- Appendix 9 - Table 1: Minimum Distance Separations in Kilometres Required Between Low-Power (LP) VHF and Other VHF Television Allotments and Assignments
- Appendix 9 - Table 2: Distance Separations in Kilometres Required to Assure Minimum Interference Within the Grade B Service Area of Low-Power VHF Television Broadcasting Stations from Other Classes of VHF Television Allotments or Assignments
- Appendix 9 - Table 3: Minimum Distance Separations in Kilometres Required Between a Low-Power UHF Television Station and Other Classes of UHF Television Allotments or Assignments
- Appendix 9 - Table 4: Distance Separations in Kilometres Required to Assure Minimum Interference Within the Grade B (64 dBu) Service Area of Low-Power UHF Television Broadcasting Stations from Other Classes of UHF Television Allotments and Assignments
- Appendix 10 - Zones One and Two Canada and U.S.A.
- Appendix 11 - Television/Land Mobile Mutual Interference Analysis (Provisional)
BPR-4: Application Procedures and Rules for Television Broadcasting Undertakings
(PDF, 1.42 MB, 81 pages)
Note: Please take note of the following corrections that have been made to this BPR as of June 3, 2009:
- Section C-5.3.1: Replaced the 105 dBu by 120 dBu
- Appendix 8: Replaced Tables 3a and 3b
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