Sec. 73.761  Time of operation.

    (a) All international broadcasting stations shall operate in 
accordance with the times indicated on their seasonal schedules.
    (b) In the event that causes beyond a licensee's control make it 
impossible to adhere to the seasonal schedule or to continue operating, 
the station may limit or discontinue operation for a period of not more 
than 10 days, without further authority from the FCC. However, in such 
cases, the FCC shall be immediately notified in writing of such 
limitation or discontinuance of operation and shall subsequently be 
notified when the station resumes regular operation.
    (c) In the event that causes beyond a licensee's control make it 
impossible to adhere to the seasonal schedule or to continue operating 
for a temporary period of more than 10 days, the station may not limit 
or discontinue operation until it requests and receives specific 
authority to do so from the FCC. When the station subsequently resumes 
regular operation after such limited operation or discontinuance of 
operation, it shall notify the FCC in Washington, DC. The license of a 
broadcasting 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.

[ 38 FR 18895 , July 16, 1973, as amended at  47 FR 40174 , Sept. 13, 1982; 
 61 FR 28767 , June 6, 1996]