§  73.3539   Application for renewal of license.

   (a) Unless otherwise directed by the FCC, an application for renewal of
   license shall be filed not later than the first day of the fourth full
   calendar month prior to the expiration date of the license sought to be
   renewed, except that applications for renewal of license of an
   experimental broadcast station shall be filed not later than the first
   day of the second full calendar month prior to the expiration date of
   the license sought to be renewed. If any deadline prescribed in this
   paragraph falls on a nonbusiness day, the cutoff shall be the close of
   business of the first full business day thereafter.

   (b) No application for renewal of license of any broadcast station will
   be considered unless there is on file with the FCC the information
   currently required by § § 73.3612 through 73.3615, inclusive, for the
   particular class of station.

   (c) Whenever the FCC regards an application for a renewal of license as
   essential to the proper conduct of a hearing or investigation, and
   specifically directs that it be filed by a date certain, such
   application shall be filed within the time thus specified. If the
   licensee fails to file such application within the prescribed time, the
   hearing or investigation shall proceed as if such renewal application
   had been received.

   (d) Renewal application forms titles and numbers are listed in
   § 73.3500, Application and Report Forms.

   [ 44 FR 38495 , July 2, 1979, as amended at  47 FR 28388 , June 30, 1982;
    49 FR 32582 , Aug. 15, 1984]