Sec. 73.1210  TV/FM dual-language broadcasting in Puerto Rico.

    (a) For the purpose of this section, dual-language broadcasting 
shall be understood to mean the telecasting of a program in one language 
with the simultaneous transmission, on the main channel of a 
participating FM broadcast station, of companion sound track information 
in a different language.
    (b) Television broadcast licensees in Puerto Rico may enter into 
dual-language time purchase agreements with FM broadcast licensees, 
subject to the following conditions:
    (1) All such agreements shall be reduced to writing and retained by 
the licensee for possible Commission inspection, in accordance with 
Sec. 73.3613 of this chapter.
    (2) All such agreements shall specify that the FM licensee will 
monitor sound track material with a view to rejecting any material 
deemed to be inappropriate or objectionable for broadcast exposure.
    (3) No television or FM broadcast station may devote more than 15 
hours per week to dual-language broadcasting, nor may more than three 
(3) hours of such programming be presented on any given day.
    (4) Noncommercial educational television broadcast stations shall 
take all necessary precautions to assure that the entire operation is 
conducted on a noncommercial basis and otherwise in accordance with 
Sec. 73.621 of this part.

[ 40 FR 17259 , Apr. 18, 1975, as amended at  49 FR 33663 , Aug. 24, 1984; 
 50 FR 40016 , Oct. 1, 1985]