§ 74.15   Station license period.

   (a) [Reserved]

   (b) Licenses for stations or systems in the Auxiliary Broadcast Service held
   by a licensee of a broadcast station will be issued for a period running
   concurrently with the license of the associated broadcast station with which
   it  is licensed. Licenses held by eligible networks for the purpose of
   providing program service to affiliated stations under subpart D of this
   part, and by eligible networks, cable television operators, motion picture
   producers and television program producers under subpart H of this part will
   be issued for a period running concurrently with the normal licensing period
   for broadcast stations located in the same area of operation. Licenses held
   by large venue owners or operators and professional sound companies under
   subpart H of this part will be issued for a period not to exceed ten years
   from the date of initial issuance or renewal.

   (c) The license of an FM broadcast booster station or a TV broadcast booster
   station will be issued for a period running concurrently with the license of
   the FM radio broadcast station or TV broadcast station (primary station)
   with which it is used.

   (d) Initial licenses for low power TV, TV translator, and FM translator
   stations will ordinarily be issued for a period running until the date
   specified in § 73.1020 of this chapter for full service stations operating in
   their State or Territory, or if issued after such date, to the next renewal
   date determined in accordance with § 73.1020 of this chapter. Lower power TV
   and TV translator station and FM translator station licenses will ordinarily
   be renewed for 8 years. However, if the FCC finds that the public interest,
   convenience or necessity will be served, it may issue either an initial
   license or a renewal thereof for a lesser term. The FCC may also issue a
   license renewal for a shorter term if requested by the applicant. The time
   of expiration of all licenses will be 3 a.m. local time, on the following
   dates, and thereafter to the schedule for full service stations in their
   states as reflected in § 73.1020 of this chapter:

   (1) Nevada:

   (i) FM translators, February 1, 1997.

   (ii) LPTV and TV translator, February 1, 1998.

   (2) California:

   (i) FM translators, April 1, 1997.

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, April 1, 1998

   (3)  Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhodes
   Island,  New  York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, West
   Virginia, Ohio and the District of Colbumia:

   (i) FM translators, June 1, 1997

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, June 1, 1998

   (4) Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama,
   Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,
   Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pureto Rico and the Virgin Islands:

   (i) FM translators, August 1, 1997

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, August 1, 1998

   (5) Oklahoma and Texas:

   (i) FM translators, October 1, 1997

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, October 1, 1998

   (6) Kansas and Nebraska:

   (i) FM translators, December 1, 1997

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, December 1, 1998

   (7) Iowa and South Dakota:

   (i) FM translators, February 1, 1998

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, February 1, 1999

   (8) Minnesota and North Dakota:

   (i) FM translators, April 1, 1998

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, April 1, 1999

   (9) Wyoming:

   (i) FM translators, June 1, 1998

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, June 1, 1999

   (10) Montana:

   (i) FM translators, August 1, 1998

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, August 1, 1999

   (11) Idaho:

   (i) FM translators, October 1, 1995

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, October 1, 1996

   (12) Washington:

   (i) FM translators, December 1, 1995

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, December 1, 1996

   (13) Oregon:

   (i) FM translators, February 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, February 1, 1997

   (14) Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, Mariana Islands and Hawaii:

   (i) FM translators, April 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, April 1, 1997

   (15) Colorado:

   (i) FM translators, June 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, June 1, 1997

   (16) New Mexico:

   (i) FM translators, August 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, August 1, 1997

   (17) Utah:

   (i) FM translators, October 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, October 1, 1997

   (18) Arizona:

   (i) FM translators, December 1, 1996

   (ii) LPTV and TV translators, December 1, 1997

   (e)  Licenses  held by broadcast network-entities under Subpart F will
   ordinarily be issued for a period of 8 years running concurrently with the
   normal licensing period for broadcast stations located in the same area of
   operation.  An  application  for  renewal of license shall be filed in
   accordance with the provisions of § 1.949.

   (f) The license of an FM translator or FM broadcast booster, TV translator
   or TV broadcast booster, or low power TV station will expire as a matter of
   law upon failure to transmit broadcast signals for any consecutive 12-month
   period notwithstanding any provision, term, or condition of the license to
   the contrary. Further, if the license of any AM, FM, or TV broadcasting
   station  licensed under part 73 of this chapter expires for failure to
   transmit  signals  for any consecutive 12-month period, the licensee's
   authorizations under part 74, subparts D, E, F, and H in connection with the
   operation  of that AM, FM, or TV broadcasting station will also expire
   notwithstanding any provision, term, or condition to the contrary.

   (Secs. 4, 5, 303, 48 Stat., as amended, 1066, 1068, 1082 (47 U.S.C. 154,
   155, 303))

   [ 28 FR 13706 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  49 FR 32583 , Aug. 15, 1984;  50 FR 26758 , June 28, 1985;  52 FR 7142 , Mar. 9, 1987;  52 FR 25604 , July 8, 1987;
    52 FR 31402 , Aug. 20, 1987;  59 FR 63052 , Dec. 7, 1994;  61 FR 28767 , June 6,
   1996;  62 FR 5347 , Feb. 5, 1997;  68 FR 12761 , Mar. 17, 2003;  69 FR 72045 ,
   Dec. 10, 2004;  78 FR 25174 , Apr. 29, 2013;  79 FR 40688 , July 14, 2014]

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