§  73.1705   Time of operation.

   (a) Commercial and noncommercial educational TV and commercial FM
   stations will be licensed for unlimited time operation. Application may
   be made for voluntary share-time operation.

   (b) Noncommercial educational FM stations will be licensed for
   unlimited and share time operation according to the provisions of
   § 73.561.

   (c) AM stations in the 535–1705 kHz band will be licensed for unlimited
   time. In the 535–1605 kHz band, stations that apply for share time and
   specified hours operations may also be licensed. AM stations licensed
   to operate daytime-only and limited-time may continue to do so;
   however, no new such stations will be authorized, except for fulltime
   stations that reduce operating hours to daytime-only for interference
   reduction purposes.

   [ 43 FR 45849 , Oct. 4, 1978, as amended at  56 FR 64872 , Dec. 12, 1991]