Sec. 73.1730  Specified hours.

    (a) Specified hours stations must operate in accordance with the 
exact hours specified in their license. However, such stations, 
operating on local channels, unless sharing time with other stations, 
may operate at hours beyond those specified in their licenses to carry 
special events programing. When such programs are carried during 
nighttime hours, the station's authorized nighttime facilities must be 
used.
    (b) Other exceptions to the adherence to the schedule of specified 
hours of operation are provided in Sec. 73.72 (Operating during the 
experimental period), Sec. 73.1250 (Broadcasting emergency information) 
and Sec. 73.1740 (Minimum operating schedule).

[ 43 FR 45850 , Oct. 4, 1978]