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FCC 73.3556
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 73.3556 Duplication of programming on commonly owned or time brokered
stations.
(a) No commercial AM or FM radio station shall operate so as to devote more
than 25 percent of the total hours in its average broadcast week to programs
that duplicate those of any station in the same service (AM or FM) which is
commonly owned or with which it has a time brokerage agreement if the
principal community contours (predicted or measured 5 mV/m groundwave for AM
stations and predicted 3.16 mV/m for FM stations) of the stations overlap
and the overlap constitutes more than 50 percent of the total principal
community contour service area of either station.
(b) For purposes of this section, duplication means the broadcasting of
identical programs within any 24 hour period.
(c) Any party engaged in a time brokerage arrangement which conflicts with
the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section on September 16, 1992,
shall bring that arrangement into compliance within one year thereafter.
[ 57 FR 18093 , Apr. 29, 1992, as amended at 57 FR 42706 , Sept. 16, 1992]
Effective Date Note: At 57 FR 18093 , Apr. 29, 1992, § 73.3556 was added,
effective Aug. 1, 1992. At 57 FR 35763 , Aug. 11, 1992, the effective date
was deferred pending action by the agency. At 57 FR 37888 , Aug. 21, 1992,
the effective date was further deferred. At 57 FR 42706 , Sept. 16, 1992,
paragraph (a) was revised and paragraph (c) was added, effective Sept. 16,
1992.
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Goto Section: 73.3555 | 73.3561
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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