Sec.  73.873   LPFM license period.

   (a) Initial licenses for LPFM stations not subject to successive license
   terms will be issued for a period running until the date specified in
    Sec. 73.1020 for full service stations operating in the LPFM station's state or
   territory, or if issued after such date, determined in accordance with
    Sec. 73.1020.

   (b) The station license period issued under the successive license term
   tiebreaker procedures will be determined pursuant to  Sec. 73.872(d) and shall be
   for the period specified in the station license.

   (c) The license of an LPFM station that fails to transmit broadcast signals
   for any consecutive 12-month period expires as a matter of law at the end of
   that period, notwithstanding any provision, term, or condition of the
   license to the contrary.