§  73.878   Station inspections by FCC; availability to FCC of station logs
and records.

   (a) The licensee of a broadcast station shall make the station
   available for inspection by representatives of the FCC during the
   station's business hours, and at any time it is in operation. In the
   course of an inspection or investigation, an FCC representative may
   require special equipment or program tests.

   (b) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection or
   duplication at the request of the FCC or its representatives. Such logs
   or records may be removed from the licensee's possession by an FCC
   representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the licensee to the
   FCC by either registered mail, return receipt requested, or certified
   mail, return receipt requested. The return receipt shall be retained by
   the licensee as part of the station records until such records or logs
   are returned to the licensee. A receipt shall be furnished when the
   logs or records are removed from the licensee's possession by an FCC
   representative and this receipt shall be retained by the licensee as
   part of the station records until such records or logs are returned to
   the licensee. When the FCC has no further need for such records or
   logs, they shall be returned to the licensee. The provisions of this
   rule shall apply solely to those station logs and records that are
   required to be maintained by the provisions of this part.

   (1) Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of a
   recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from
   the possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law
   enforcement activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to
   this section if the chief of the law enforcement agency promptly
   certifies in writing to the FCC that removal of the logs or records
   will hinder law enforcement activities of the agency, stating insofar
   as feasible the basis for his decision and the date when it can
   reasonably be expected that such records will be released to the FCC.