Sec.  73.1705   Time of operation.

   (a) Commercial and noncommercial educational TV and commercial FM stations
   will be licensed for unlimited time operation. Application may be made for
   voluntary share-time operation.

   (b) Noncommercial educational FM stations will be licensed for unlimited and
   share time operation according to the provisions of  Sec. 73.561.

   (c) AM stations in the 535–1705 kHz band will be licensed for unlimited
   time. In the 535–1605 kHz band, stations that apply for share time and
   specified hours operations may also be licensed. AM stations licensed to
   operate daytime-only and limited-time may continue to do so; however, no new
   such stations will be authorized, except for fulltime stations that reduce
   operating hours to daytime-only for interference reduction purposes.

   [ 43 FR 45849 , Oct. 4, 1978, as amended at  56 FR 64872 , Dec. 12, 1991]