Sec. 73.1800  General requirements related to the station log.

    (a) The licensee of each station must maintain a station log as 
required by Sec. 73.1820. This log shall be kept by station employees 
competent to do so, having actual knowledge of the facts required. All 
entries, whether required or not by the provisions of this part, must 
accurately reflect the station operation. Any employee making a log 
entry shall sign the log, thereby attesting to the fact that the entry, 
or any correction or addition made thereto, is an accurate 
representation of what transpired.
    (b) The logs shall be kept in an orderly and legible manner, in 
suitable form and in such detail that the data required for the 
particular class of station concerned are readily available. Key letters 
or abbreviations may be used if the proper meaning or explanation is 
contained elsewhere in the log. Each sheet must be numbered and dated. 
Time entries must be made in local time and must be indicated as 
advanced (e.g., EDT) or non-advanced (e.g., EST) time.
    (c) Any necessary corrections of a manually kept log after it has 
been signed in accordance with paragraph (a) of this section shall be 
made only by striking out the erroneous portion and making a corrective 
explanation on the log or attachment to it. Such corrections shall be 
dated and signed by the person who kept the log or the station chief 
operator, the station manager or an officer of the licensee.
    (d) No automatically kept log shall be altered in any way after 
entries have been recorded. When automatic

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logging processes fail or malfunction, the log must be kept manually for 
that period and in accordance with the requirements of this section.
    (e) No log, or portion thereof, shall be erased, obliterated or 
willfully destroyed during the period in which it is required to be 
retained. (Section 73.1840, Retention of logs.)
    (f) Application forms for licenses and other authorizations may 
require that certain technical operating data be supplied. These 
application forms should be kept in mind in connection with the 
maintenance of the station log.

[ 43 FR 45850 , Oct. 4, 1978, as amended at  48 FR 38481 , Aug. 24, 1983;  48 FR 44806 , Sept. 30, 1983;  49 FR 14509 , Apr. 12, 1984;  49 FR 33663 , Aug. 
24, 1984;  50 FR 40016 , Oct. 1, 1985]