Experimental Broadcast Station Multiple Ownership Rule
broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2001-04-10 · Effective 2001-05-10 · 66 FR 18570
Document
Document number
01-8720
Federal Register citation
66 FR 18570
CFR reference
47 CFR 74
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2001-04-10
Effective date
2001-05-10
FCC docket
MM Docket No. 00-105
Abstract
This document eliminates the Commission rule that prohibited a broadcast licensee from having more than one experimental radio station license without first making a showing that its program of research requires a licensing of two or more separate stations. The rule was eliminated because other Commission rules prohibit the harms this rule was meant to address. Additionally, elimination of the rule would allow licensees to devote their resources to research more efficiently during the operation of experimental broadcast stations.