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Estasyon komèsyal yo ka posede tradiktè yo (oswa boosters) lè tradiktè a (oswa rapèl) se nan kontou sèvis prensipal estasyon paran an; yo ka sèlman ranpli kote tèren bloke siyal la. Ranfòse yo ka sèlman posede pa estasyon prensipal la; tradiktè ki deyò kontou sèvis yon estasyon prensipal la pa ka posede pa (oswa resevwa sipò finansye nan) estasyon prensipal la. Pifò nan tradiktè opere pa resevwa siyal estasyon prensipal la sou-lè ak yon antèn direksyon ak reseptè sansib ak re-transmèt siyal la. Yo pa ka transmèt nan bann FM rezève de 88 a 92 MHz, kote se sèlman estasyon ki pa komèsyal ki otorize. Estasyon ki pa komèsyal ka emèt nan pòsyon komèsyal gwoup la, sepandan. Kontrèman ak estasyon komèsyal yo, yo ka relè pwogramasyon nan tradiktè via satelit si tradiktè yo nan bann rezève a. Tradiktè nan bann komèsyal la ka sèlman manje pa yon siyal dirèk sou-lè soti nan yon lòt estasyon FM (oswa tradiktè). Tradiktè ki pa ranpli nan komès-band pa ka manje pa satelit, dapre règleman FCC 74.1231 (b). Tout estasyon yo ka itilize nenpòt ki mwayen pou bay manje yon rapèl.
eng
Commercial stations may own their translators (or boosters) when the translator (or booster) is in the parent station's primary service contour; they can only fill in where terrain blocks the signal. Boosters may only be owned by the primary station; translators outside a primary station's service contour cannot be owned by (or receive financial support from) the primary station. Most translators operate by receiving the main station's on-air signal with a directional antenna and sensitive receiver and re-transmitting the signal. They may not transmit in the FM reserved band from 88 to 92 MHz, where only non-commercial stations are allowed. Non-commercial stations may broadcast in the commercial portion of the band, however. Unlike commercial stations, they can relay programming to translators via satellite if the translators are in the reserved band. Translators in the commercial band may only be fed by a direct on-air signal from another FM station (or translator). Non-fill-in commercial-band translators may not be fed by satellite, according to FCC rule 74.1231(b). All stations may use any means to feed a booster.