Ref |
AM
FM Both |
Category |
Item |
Requirement |
R&R Citation
47CFRxx.yy |
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Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Control Point, Relocation of |
File a copy of the notification to the FCC of relocation of the control point in the station records. |
73.1350 |
16 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
EAS Handbook |
All stations required to maintain an EAS Operating Handbook |
11.15 |
1 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Instrument of Authorization |
License, CP, Renewal Cert, Aux Auth, STA, other: shall be: (1) current, (2) readily available, (3) easily accessible (4) at the Control Point |
73.1230(a), .1635, .1670, .3533, .3536, .3537, .3539 |
6 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Public Inspection File |
Must: (1) maintain the File at the main studio; (2) made available to the public during normal business hours; (3) File contents made available in reasonable time; (4) File contents reproducible; (5) Inclusions: (a) Station Authorization; (b) applications; (c) citizen agreements; (d) current contour maps; (e) ownership reports, retained; (f) ownership info for non-comml; (g) contracts; (h) requests for political time by or on behalf of candidates, disposition; (i) free political time given; (j) political records retained for 2 years; (k) EEO reports, retained; (l) manual “The Public and Broadcasting” available; (m) letters from public, retained for 3 years; (n) investigations by FCC or complaints, retained; (o) issues program lists and narratives, date, time, duration, title of each issue program, retained until next grant renewal; (p) donor lists, non-comml, retained; (q) time brokerage agreements, retained; (r) joint sales agreements, retained; (s) local announcements, local public notice filing, in file within 7 days of last day of broadcast, retention; |
73.1202, 73.1943, .2080, 73.3526 comml, 73.3527, .3580, non-comml, .3613, .3615(de&f), |
2 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Station Logs, General Entries |
Entries: (1) equipment status, (2) equipment calibration, (3) EAS, (4) tower light outages; (5) kept in an orderly and legible manner, (6) suitable form, (7) sufficient detail; (8) 2-year retention; (9) readily available for inspection and duplication |
73.61(a), .1225, .1226, .1590, .1800, .1820, .1840 |
2 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Station Records, Technical Entries |
(1) The Chief Operator designations; (2) equipment performance measurements, (3) AM directional field strength measurements (AM stations only); (4) kept in an orderly and legible manner, (5) suitable form, (6) sufficient detail; (7) 2-year retention; (8) readily available for inspection and duplication |
73.61(a), .1225, .1226, .1590, .1800, .1820, .1840 |
8 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Tower Placarding |
For registered tower(s), Registration No(s) must be displayed near the base of the tower. If base is inaccessible, no(s) displayed on gate or fence. Must be weather-proof, durable, visible. |
FCC tower rules |
9 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Tower Specifications |
The number and height of towers must match license; Street address and coordinates must match license. |
|
Pg 17 |
Both |
Documents, Files and Records |
Transmitter, Efficiency Factor of |
Indirect method, when used, requires the transmitter’s operating efficiency factor. |
AM:73.51 FM:73.267(c) |
|
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
As Required |
Conduct complete inspections of the transmitting system, required monitors and automatic logging devices to ensure proper operation. |
73.1350, .1580, .1820(a)(2)(iii) |
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Both |
Duty, Irregular |
As Required |
Calibration of monitors and automatic logging devices |
73.1350, .1580, .1820(a)(2)(iii) |
|
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
As Required |
Make entries of calibrations of monitors and automatic logging devices in the station log, including repair notes. |
73.1350, .1580, .1820(a)(2)(iii) |
8 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Tower registration: if higher than 200 ft (60.96m) and/or near airport; Owners are responsible; Registration (if required) must occur before CP or license mod |
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8 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Tower maintenance: Licensees must know tower lighting and painting specs on license. If owner defaults, tenants are jointly and severally responsible for tower compliance. Licensee must notify owner / management company if known compliance issues exist. |
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11 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Notify FAA after observation of improper function or extinguished (a) top steady burning light or (b) any flashing light regardless of position; notification of side-light outages not required; Notify FAA when problems corrected within 30 minutes of the observation. |
17.48 |
12 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Tower lighting failures: Make written note of observation of any improper function of any light regardless of position on tower in the station log. Notations include: (a) nature of problem; (b) date and time problem first observed; (c) date and time of FAA notification if required; (d) date and time of repairs, including during inspection or preventative maintenance. Corrections are required ASAP. |
17.49, 73.1213. 73.1820(a)(1)(i) |
25 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Note in writing when EAS equipment is removed/restored to service in the station log |
11.35(b) |
27 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
If operating at reduced power for more than 30 days, FCC approval required. |
|
27 |
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
If operating at reduced power for more than 10 days, FCC notification required. |
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|
AM |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Station operation must (1) cease within 3 minutes or (2) reduce power to eliminate excess radiation if it is operating in a mode not specified on the license, including monitoring points out-of-tolerance with the TSA. |
73.1350 |
|
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
If the station is operating with excess power (105% for AM) or modulation, the operation must be terminated within 3 hours unless corrected beforehand. |
73.1350 |
|
Both |
Duty, Irregular |
Per Occurrence |
Notify the FCC in writing when the location of the transmission system control point has been changed (other than the studio or transmitter location). |
73.1350 |
4 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Hourly, and beginning and end of operations |
Make Station ID, consisting of Callsign followed by Community of License; no other words interspersed. |
73.1201 |
10 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Daily (every 24 hours, min) |
Tower lighting observation: (a) human visual, (b) automatic indicating device, (c) owner-provided & maintained automatic alarm system. |
17.47 |
3 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Weekly |
Review of station logs by CO |
73.1870 |
21 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Weekly |
Conduct required weekly tests (RWT) including EAS header and end-of-message (EOM) codes at random days and times, day or night. Weekly is optional when monthly test conducted (below). |
11.61 |
22 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Weekly |
Receive one EAS activation from each of the two monitored stations within the last full calendar week? |
11.61 |
23 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Weekly |
Note in writing the reception and transmission of EAS notifications in the station log. |
11.51, 11.52, 11.55, 73.1820 |
24 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Weekly |
Note in writing EAS messages not received and reason why not in the station log. |
11.35(a) |
21 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Monthly |
Conduct required monthly test (RMT) coordinated by the Emergency Communications Committee for each state. Odd numbered months between 8.30 am local time and local sunset. Even numbered months between local sunset and 8:30 am local time. |
11.61 |
6 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Quarterly |
File issues program lists by the 10th day of the succeeding calendar quarter |
73.3526(e)(12) or .3527(e)(8) |
13 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Quarterly |
Note date and time of quarterly tower inspections in the station log. |
17.47(b) |
10 |
Both |
Duty, Regular |
Quarterly (min) |
Tower lighting: inspection of all automatic/mechanical control devices, indicators, alarm systems assoc. w/lighting |
17.47 |
|
AM |
Duty, Regular |
Annually (No More Than 14 Months) |
Measurement of transmitter emissions, description of equipment and procedure, signed and dated by qualified personnel, kept in station files for 2 years min. |
73.44(b), 73.1590(a&d) |
3 |
Both |
Personnel |
Chief Operator, Duties of |
(1) Review station logs min. 1/wk; (2) determine if entries are made correctly; (3) sign and date log after review; (4) Inspection and calibration of (a) transmission system; (b) monitors, (c) metering and control systems re: performance measurements |
73.1870 |
3 |
Both |
Personnel |
Chief Operator, Requirement for |
(1) Station must designate a CO; (2) designation must be written; (3) copy posted with station authorization; (4) if CO is contractor, contract must be kept in station files |
73.1870 |
7 |
Both |
Personnel |
Full-Time Manager, Requirement for |
Present during normal business hours |
73.1125, .1225(a) |
7 |
Both |
Personnel |
Full-Time Non-Manager, Requirement for |
Present during normal business hours |
73.1125, .1225(a) |
|
Both |
Personnel |
Operations Attendant |
For attended operations, the station must have a person on duty at a fixed location during station operation to monitor and control the station or respond to automated alerts within 3 hours or 3 minutes (depending on problem condition) |
73.1350, .1400 |
7 |
Both |
Public Access |
Main Studio, Availability |
Studio must be available during ‘normal business hours,’ defined as the 8 hr period 8:00 am – 6:00 pm local time, Monday thru Friday |
73.1125, .1225(a) |
7 |
Both |
Public Access |
Main Studio, Location |
Studio must be located: (1) within the principal community signal contour, or (2) within 25 miles of a reference center |
73.1125 |
5 |
Both |
Public Access |
Telephone number |
Local or toll-free phone number within Community of License must be available to the public |
73.1125 |
|
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Automated Attendant, Human Attendant |
For unattended operations, the station must have automated equipment or periodic human monitoring that enables the station to be corrected or terminated within 3 hours or 3 minutes (depending on problem condition) |
73.1350, .1400 |
15 |
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
EAS Decoder /Monitor |
All AM stations must have operational, FCC certified EAS equipment capable of receiving and decoding the digital EAS protocol. It must be operational during normal broadcast hours. Manually operated EAS equipment must be located so that operators can be alerted immediately upon receipt of an EAS message. Two stations must be monitored. |
73.11.31, 11.33, 11.34, 11.35, 11.52 |
20 |
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
EAS Encoder / Generator |
All AM stations must have operational, FCC certified EAS equipment capable of encoding and generating the digital EAS protocol. It must be operational during normal broadcast hours. Manually operated EAS equipment must be located so that operators can be initiate the EAS attention code and Attention Signal transmission. |
11.34, 11.35, 11.51 |
17 |
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
EAS Equipment, Function |
Unattended automatic EAS operation: does the equipment interrupt programming? |
11.52(e) |
18 |
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
EAS Equipment, General |
EAS equipment tuned to receive EAS activations from the monitoring priorities named in the state EAS plan? |
11.52 |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Tower, Ground Radials |
Ground radials are required to be intact, in good condition, and buried |
73.189(b) |
|
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Tower, Lighting, Monitoring of |
If applicable, the station must provide monitoring devices to determine compliance with tower lighting. |
73.1350 |
|
FM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Carrier Frequency Tolerance of |
Carrier frequency must be maintained with 2000 Hz of assigned frequency for stations over 10 Watts, 3000 Hz for stations 10 Watts or less. |
73.1545(a) |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Carrier Frequency, Tolerance of |
Carrier frequency must be maintained with 20 Hz of assigned frequency |
73.1545(a) |
|
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Control of |
The station must provide the capability to turn off the transmitter by station personnel |
73.1350(b)(2) |
|
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Metering of |
The station must provide metering to determine compliance with power and modulation parameters. |
73.1350(c) |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Metering of |
The station must provide metering to determine compliance AM directional antenna parameters |
73.1350 |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Modulation of |
Modulation must not exceed 125% on positive peaks and 100% on negative peaks. |
73.1570 |
|
FM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Modulation of |
Modulation must not exceed 100% on peaks of frequent occurrence reference 75KHz deviation. SCAs may increase peak modulation by 0.5% for each 1.0% subcarrier injection up to 110% max / 82.5KHz deviation. |
73.1570 |
|
FM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Operating Power, Computation of |
Either the direct or indirect method may be used. |
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28 |
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Operating Power, Computation of |
Direct method is required, indirect method may be used on a temporary basis when the direct method cannot be. |
[##] |
26 |
Both |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Operating Power, Tolerance of |
Antenna input power must be as close as authorized as reasonably practicable, between 90% and 105% of that authorized. |
73.1560 |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Power, Change Devices |
If required by the TSA, the licensee is required to maintain calibrated time keeping devices, power switching devices, and other necessary pertinent equipment. |
73.1350(a)(d)(2) |
|
AM |
Requirement, Equipment, Functional |
Transmitter, Power, Change, Tolerance of |
If required by the TSA, power and mode changes are required to be made within 3 minutes of specified time |
73.99, 73.1350, .1735, .1745 |
|
Both |
Requirement, Procedures & Schedules |
Transmitter & Tower Lighting, Monitoring of |
The licensee must establish monitoring procedures and schedules for the station and to be furnished to the FCC upon request. These must enable licensee to determine compliance with operating power, modulation level, and tower lighting. |
73.1350 |
|
AM |
Requirement, Procedures & Schedules |
Transmitter & Tower Lighting, Monitoring of |
The licensee must establish monitoring procedures and schedules for the station and to be furnished to the FCC upon request. These must enable licensee to determine compliance with operating power, modulation level, AM directional parameters, and tower lighting. |
73.1350 |
|
AM |
Requirement, Procedures & Schedules |
Transmitter, Power, Changes of |
If required by the TSA (Terms of Station Authorization) station power changes are governed by FCC sunrise/sunset table. Failure to observe this TSA is considered a ‘material violation’ |
73.99, .1735, .1745(a&b) |
19 |
Both |
Requirement, Program |
EAS Announcements |
In same languages as the primary language of the station |
73.11.54(b)(2&7), 11.55(c)(4), 11.61(a)(1)(v) |
14 |
AM |
Requirement, Structural |
Tower, Fencing of |
All towers, which are electrically energized by RF, are to be enclosed within an effective locked fence (or other), capable of preventing access by children or livestock; concentrated effort required. |
73.49 |
