§ 74.433   Temporary authorizations.

   (a) Special temporary authority may be granted for remote pickup station
   operation  which  cannot  be conducted in accordance with § 74.24. Such
   authority  will normally be granted only for operations of a temporary
   nature. Where operation is seen as likely on a continuing annual basis, an
   application for a regular authorization should be submitted.

   (b) A request for special temporary authority for the operation of a remote
   pickup broadcast station must be made in accordance with the procedures of
   § 1.931(b) of this chapter.

   (c)  All  requests  for special temporary authority of a remote pickup
   broadcast station must include full particulars including: licensee's name
   and address, facility identification number of the associated broadcast
   station or stations, call letters of remote pickup station (if assigned),
   type and manufacturer of equipment, power output, emission, frequency or
   frequencies proposed to be used, commencement and termination date, location
   of operation and purpose for which request is made including any particular
   justification.

   (d) A request for special temporary authority shall specify a frequency or
   frequencies consistent with the provisions of § 74.402: Provided, That, in
   the case of events of wide-spread interest and importance which cannot be
   transmitted successfully on these frequencies, frequencies assigned to other
   services may be requested upon a showing that operation thereon will not
   cause interference to established stations: And provided further, In no case
   will  operation  of a remote pickup broadcast station be authorized on
   frequencies employed for the safety of life and property.

   (e) The user shall have full control over the transmitting equipment during
   the period it is operated.

   (f)  Special  temporary authority to permit operation of remote pickup
   broadcast stations or systems pending Commission action on an application
   for regular authority will not normally be granted.

   [ 41 FR 29686 , July 19, 1976, as amended at  47 FR 9220 , Mar. 4, 1982;  47 FR 55936 , Dec. 14, 1982;  50 FR 23709 , June 5, 1985;  58 FR 19775 , Apr. 16, 1993;
    68 FR 12765 , Mar. 17, 2003]

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