§ 74.633   Temporary authorizations.

   (a) Special temporary authority may be granted for TV broadcast auxiliary
   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
   television broadcast auxiliary 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 television broadcast
   auxiliary station must include full particulars including: licensee's name
   and address, facility identification number of the associated broadcast
   station(s)  (if  any), call letters of the television broadcast STL or
   intercity relay station (if assigned), type and manufacturer of equipment,
   effective isotropic radiated power, emission, frequency or frequencies
   proposed for use, commencement and termination date and location of the
   proposed operation, and purpose for which request is made including any
   particular justification.

   (d) A request for special temporary authority shall specify a channel or
   channels consistent with the provisions of § 74.602: 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, That in no
   case  will a television auxiliary broadcast operation be authorized on
   frequencies employed for the safety of life and property.

   (e) When the transmitting equipment utilized is not licensed to the user,
   the user shall nevertheless have full control over the use of the equipment
   during the period it is operated.

   (f)  Special temporary authority to permit operation of a TV auxiliary
   broadcast station of any class pending FCC action on an application for
   regular authority will not normally be granted.

   (Sec. 318, 48 Stat. 1089, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 318)

   [ 28 FR 13720 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  47 FR 9221 , Mar. 4, 1982;  47 FR 55937 , Dec. 14, 1982;  50 FR 23710 , June 5, 1985;  52 FR 10570 , Apr. 2, 1987;
    58 FR 19775 , Apr. 16, 1993;  68 FR 12769 , Mar. 17, 2003]

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