§ 73.1705   Time of operation.

   (a) Commercial and noncommercial educational TV and commercial FM stations
   will be licensed for unlimited time operation. Application may be made for
   voluntary share-time operation.

   (b) Noncommercial educational FM stations will be licensed for unlimited and
   share time operation according to the provisions of § 73.561.

   (c) AM stations in the 535-1705 kHz band will be licensed for unlimited
   time. In the 535-1605 kHz band, stations that apply for share time and
   specified hours operations may also be licensed. AM stations licensed to
   operate daytime-only and limited-time may continue to do so; however, no new
   such stations will be authorized, except for fulltime stations that reduce
   operating hours to daytime-only for interference reduction purposes.

   [ 43 FR 45849 , Oct. 4, 1978, as amended at  56 FR 64872 , Dec. 12, 1991]

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