Sec.  73.871   Amendment of LPFM broadcast station applications.

   (a) New and major change applications may be amended without limitation
   during the pertinent filing window.

   (b) Amendments that would improve the comparative position of new and major
   change applications will not be accepted after the close of the pertinent
   filing window.

   (c) Only minor amendments to new and major change applications will be
   accepted after the close of the pertinent filing window. Subject to the
   provisions of this section, such amendments may be filed as a matter of
   right  by the date specified in the FCC's Public Notice announcing the
   acceptance of such applications. For the purposes of this section, minor
   amendments are limited to:

   (1) Site relocations of 3.2 kilometers or less for LP10 stations;

   (2) Site relocations of 5.6 kilometers or less for LP100 stations;

   (3)  Changes  in  ownership  where the original party or parties to an
   application  retain  more  than a 50 percent ownership interest in the
   application as originally filed; and

   (4) Other changes in general and/or legal information.

   (d) Unauthorized or untimely amendments are subject to return by the FCC's
   staff without consideration.

   [ 66 FR 23863 , May 10, 2001, as amended at  70 FR 39186 , July 7, 2005]

   Effective Date Note:   At  70 FR 39186 , July 7, 2005, in  Sec. 73.871, paragraph
   (c)  was  revised.  This paragraph contains information collection and
   recordkeeping requirements and will not become effective until approval has
   been given by the Office of Management and Budget.