broadcasting · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2017-03-09 · Effective 2017-04-10 · 82 FR 13069
Document
Document number
2017-04252
Federal Register citation
82 FR 13069
CFR reference
47 CFR 74
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
broadcasting
Publication date
2017-03-09
Effective date
2017-04-10
FCC docket
MB Docket No. 13-249
Abstract
This document amends the Commission's rule setting forth the allowable location of an FM translator station rebroadcasting the signal of an AM broadcast station. It changes the rule so that an AM broadcaster has a greater area in which an FM translator rebroadcasting the AM signal may be located, giving AM broadcasters greater flexibility in reaching their listeners. The change is necessary to accommodate AM radio stations located far from their communities of license, or those with highly directional signal patterns.