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FCC 5.203
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 5.203 Experimental authorizations for licensed broadcast stations.
(a) Licensees of broadcast stations (including TV Translator, LPTV, and TV
Booster stations) may obtain experimental authorizations to conduct
technical experimentation directed toward improvement of the technical
phases of operation and service, and for such purposes may use a signal
other than the normal broadcast program signal.
(b) Experimental authorizations for licensed broadcast stations may be
requested by filing an informal application with the FCC in Washington, DC,
describing the nature and purpose of the experimentation to be conducted,
the nature of the experimental signal to be transmitted, and the proposed
schedule of hours and duration of the experimentation. Experimental
authorizations shall be posted with the station license.
(c) Experimental operations for licensed broadcast stations are subject to
the following conditions:
(1) The authorized power of the station may not be exceeded more than 5
percent above the maximum power specified, except as specifically authorized
for the experimental operations.
(2) Emissions outside the authorized bandwidth must be attenuated to the
degree required for the particular type of station.
(3) The experimental operations may be conducted at any time the licensed
station is authorized to operate, but the minimum required schedule of
programming for the class and type of station must be met. AM stations also
may conduct experimental operations during the experimental period (12
midnight local time to local sunrise) and at additional hours if permitted
by the experimental authorization provided no interference is caused to
other stations maintaining a regular operating schedule within such
period(s).
(4) If a licensed station's experimental authorization permits the use of
additional facilities or hours of operation for experimental purposes, no
sponsored programs or commercial announcements may be transmitted during
such experimentation.
(5) The licensee may transmit regularly scheduled programming concurrently
with the experimental transmission if there is no significant impairment of
service.
(6) No charges may be made, either directly or indirectly, for the
experimentation; however, normal charges may be made for regularly scheduled
programming transmitted concurrently with the experimental transmissions.
(d) The FCC may request a report of the research, experimentation and
results at the conclusion of the experimental operation.
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