§ 73.878   Station inspections by FCC; availability to FCC of station logs and
records.

   (a) The licensee of a broadcast station shall make the station available for
   inspection by representatives of the FCC during the station's business
   hours, and at any time it is in operation. In the course of an inspection or
   investigation,  an FCC representative may require special equipment or
   program tests.

   (b) Station records and logs shall be made available for inspection or
   duplication at the request of the FCC or its representatives. Such logs or
   records  may  be  removed  from  the  licensee's  possession by an FCC
   representative or, upon request, shall be mailed by the licensee to the FCC
   by either registered mail, return receipt requested, or certified mail,
   return  receipt requested. The return receipt shall be retained by the
   licensee as part of the station records until such records or logs are
   returned to the licensee. A receipt shall be furnished when the logs or
   records are removed from the licensee's possession by an FCC representative
   and this receipt shall be retained by the licensee as part of the station
   records until such records or logs are returned to the licensee. When the
   FCC has no further need for such records or logs, they shall be returned to
   the  licensee. The provisions of this rule shall apply solely to those
   station  logs  and  records  that are required to be maintained by the
   provisions of this part.

   (1)  Where records or logs are maintained as the official records of a
   recognized law enforcement agency and the removal of the records from the
   possession of the law enforcement agency will hinder its law enforcement
   activities, such records will not be removed pursuant to this section if the
   chief of the law enforcement agency promptly certifies in writing to the FCC
   that removal of the logs or records will hinder law enforcement activities
   of the agency, stating insofar as feasible the basis for his decision and
   the  date when it can reasonably be expected that such records will be
   released to the FCC.

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