Sec. 74.451  Type acceptance of equipment.

    (a) Applications for new remote pickup broadcast stations or systems 
or for changing transmitting equipment of an existing station will not 
be accepted unless the transmitters to be used have been type accepted 
by the FCC pursuant to the provisions of this subpart, or have been type 
accepted for licensing under parts 21 or 90 of the FCC rules and do not 
exceed the output power limits specified in Sec. 74.461(b).
    (b) Any manufacturer of a transmitter to be used in this service may 
apply for type acceptance for such transmitter following the type 
acceptance procedure set forth in part 2 of the Commission's rules and 
regulations. Attention is also directed to part 1 of the Commission's 
rules and regulations which specifies the fees required when filing an 
application for type acceptance.
    (c) An applicant for a remote pickup broadcast station or system may 
also apply for type acceptance for an individual transmitter by 
following the type acceptance procedure set forth in part 2 of the 
Commission's rules and regulations. Individual transmitters

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which are type accepted will not normally be included in the 
Commission's ``Radio Equipment List.''
    (d) All transmitters marketed for use under this subpart shall be 
type accepted by the Federal Communications Commission. (Refer to 
subpart J of part 2 of the Commission's Rules and Regulations.)
    (e) Remote pickup broadcast station equipment authorized to be used 
pursuant to an application accepted for filing prior to December 1, 
1977, may continue to be used by the licensee or its successors or 
assignees: Provided, however, If operation of such equipment causes 
harmful interference due to its failure to comply with the technical 
standards set forth in this subpart, the Commission may, at its 
discretion, require the licensee to take such corrective action as is 
necessary to eliminate the interference.
    (f) Each instrument of authority which permits operation of a remote 
pickup broadcast station or system using equipment which has not been 
type accepted will specify the particular transmitting equipment which 
the licensee is authorized to use.

(Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068; 47 U.S.C. )

[41 155 FR 29686 , July 19, 1976, as amended at  42 FR 14728 , Mar. 16, 1977; 
 42 FR 43636 , Aug. 30, 1977;  43 FR 14661 , Apr. 7, 1978;  45 FR 28142 , Apr. 
28, 1980]