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FCC 73.860
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 73.860 Cross-ownership.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of this section, no
license shall be granted to any party if the grant of such authorization
will result in the same party holding an attributable interest in any other
non-LPFM broadcast station, including any FM translator or low power
television station, or any other media subject to our broadcast ownership
restrictions.
(b) A party that is not a Tribal Applicant, as defined in § 73.853(c), may
hold attributable interests in one LPFM station and no more than two FM
translator stations provided that the following requirements are met:
(1) The 60 dBu contours of the commonly-owned LPFM station and FM translator
station(s) overlap;
(2) The FM translator station(s), at all times, synchronously rebroadcasts
the primary analog signal of the commonly-owned LPFM station or, if the
commonly-owned LPFM station operates in hybrid mode, synchronously
rebroadcasts the digital HD-1 version of the LPFM station's signal;
(3) The FM translator station(s) receives the signal of the commonly-owned
LPFM station over-the-air and directly from the commonly-owned LPFM station
itself; and
(4) The transmitting antenna of the FM translator station(s) is located
within 16.1 km (10 miles) for LPFM stations located in the top 50 urban
markets and 32.1 km (20 miles) for LPFM stations outside the top 50 urban
markets of either the transmitter site of the commonly-owned LPFM station or
the reference coordinates for that station's community of license.
(c) A party that is a Tribal Applicant, as defined in § 73.853(c), may hold
attributable interests in no more than two LPFM stations and four FM
translator stations provided that the requirements set forth in paragraph
(b) of this section are met.
(d) Unless such interest is permissible under paragraphs (b) or (c) of this
section, a party with an attributable interest in a broadcast radio station
must divest such interest prior to the commencement of operations of an LPFM
station in which the party also holds an interest. However, a party need not
divest such an attributable interest if the party is a college or university
that can certify that the existing broadcast radio station is not student
run. This exception applies only to parties that:
(1) Are accredited educational institutions;
(2) Own an attributable interest in non-student run broadcast stations; and
(3) Apply for an authorization for an LPFM station that will be managed and
operated on a day-to-day basis by students of the accredited educational
institution.
(e) No LPFM licensee may enter into an operating agreement of any type,
including a time brokerage or management agreement, with either a full power
broadcast station or another LPFM station.
[ 78 FR 2107 , Jan. 9, 2013]
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Goto Section: 73.858 | 73.865
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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