Sec. 78.23  Equipment tests.

    (a) Following the grant of a CARS license, the licensee, during the 
process of construction of the station, may, without further authority 
from the Commission, conduct equipment tests for the purpose of such 
adjustments and measurements as may be necessary to assure compliance 
with the terms of the authorization, the technical provisions of the 
application therefore, the rules and regulations, and the applicable 
engineering standards.
    (b) The Commission may notify the licensee to conduct no tests or 
may cancel, suspend, or change the date for the beginning of equipment 
tests as and when such action may appear to be in the public interest, 
convenience, and necessity.
    (c) The test authorized in this section shall be conducted only as a 
necessary part of construction.

[ 50 FR 23421 , June 4, 1985]