This draft European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) covers the assessment of VHF FM sound broadcasting transmitters and ancillary equipment in respect of Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC). Technical specifications related to the antenna port are not included in this ETS. Such technical specifications are found in the related product standards for the effective use of the radio spectrum. This ETS specifies the applicable EMC tests@ test methods@ the limits and the minimum performance criteria for VHF FM sound broadcasting transmitters operating in the frequency range 87@5 MHz to 108 MHz@ and any associated ancillary equipment. The EMC requirements have been selected to ensure an adequate level of compatibility for apparatus at broadcast transmitter site environments. The levels however do not cover extreme cases that may occur in any location but with a low probability of occurrence. This ETS may not cover those cases where a potential source of interference that is producing individually repeated transient phenomena or a continuous phenomenon is permanently present@ e.g. a radar or broadcast transmitter on the same site or in the near vicinity. In such a case it may be necessary to use special protection applied to either the source of interference@ or the interfered part@ or both. Compliance of radio equipment to the requirements of this ETS does not signify compliance with the requirement related to the use of the equipment (licensing requirements). Compliance to this ETS does not signify compliance to any safety requirement. However@ it is the responsibility of the assessor of the equipment that any observation regarding the equipment becoming dangerous or unsafe as a result of the application of the tests of this ETS@ should be recorded in the test report.