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Final Rule

Program Originating FM Broadcast Booster Stations

Document Details

Document Number2024-07910
TypeFinal Rule
PublishedApr 16, 2024
Effective DateMay 16, 2024
RIN-
Docket IDMB Docket No. 20-401
Text FetchedYes

Agencies & CFR References

Agency Hierarchy:
Federal Communications Commission
CFR References:
47 CFR 11 47 CFR 73 47 CFR 74

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External Links

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📊 Regulatory Analysis (Deterministic extraction)

Compliance Obligations 29 found

23 required actions
6 prohibited actions
MAY NOT unspecified must comply booster stations
MUST unspecified must comply primary station
REQUIRED unspecified must report period closed
REQUIRED unspecified must comply Thus
MUST unspecified must comply primary station
REQUIRED unspecified must comply FNPRM
REQUIRED unspecified must comply of 1980 (by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980)
REQUIRED unspecified must comply FNPRM
REQUIRED unspecified must comply of 2010 (by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA))
MUST unspecified must comply We note
... and 19 more obligations

Costs of Compliance

Extracted Entities (locations, events, objects)
Locations: would cause harmful interference to their primary station or adjacent also concludes that properly engineered program originating boosters will not cause interference to the primary station or adjacent channel interference to the primary station or adjacent Due to the fact that boosters operate on the same Adjacent The Commission finds that record does not contain any evidence that allowing boosters to originate programming increases their risk of generating adjacent limited number of commenters address adjacent adjacent or second adjacent finds that existing rules provide adequate protection to ensure boosters do not cause adjacent adjacent
Organizations: FCC Kelsey
Legal Authority & Citations
Statutory Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c) 5 U.S.C. 804 5 U.S.C. 801(a) 5 U.S.C. 604 5 U.S.C. 604(a) 15 U.S.C. 632 47 U.S.C. 151 47 U.S.C. 154
CFR References: 47 CFR 74.1201 47 CFR 5 47 CFR 74.1235 13 CFR 121.201 47 CFR 11 47 CFR 73 47 CFR 74

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<RULE> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION <CFR>47 CFR Parts 11, 73, and 74</CFR> <DEPDOC>[MB Docket No. 20-401; FCC 24-35; FR ID 213398]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Program Originating FM Broadcast Booster Stations</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Federal Communications Commission. <HD SOURCE="HED">ACTION:</HD> Final rule. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> In a Report and Order, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) finds that allowing FM booster stations to originate content on a limited basis would serve the public interest. The Report and Order adopts rules to allow for the voluntary implementation of program originating FM booster stations, subject to future adoption of processing, licensing, and service rules proposed concurrently in a further notice of proposed rulemaking, published elsewhere in this issue of the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . The rule changes in this document are needed to expand the potential uses of FM booster stations, which currently may not originate programming. The intended effect is to allow radio broadcasters to provide more relevant localized programming and information to different zones within their service areas. </SUM> <EFFDATE> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> <E T="03">Effective date:</E> May 16, 2024. </EFFDATE> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Albert Shuldiner, Chief, Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-2721, <E T="03">Albert.Shuldiner@fcc.gov;</E> Irene Bleiweiss, Attorney, Media Bureau, Audio Division, (202) 418-2785, <E T="03">Irene.Bleiweiss@fcc.gov.</E> For additional information concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) information collection requirements contained in this document, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918, <E T="03">Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.</E> </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order (R&O), MB Docket No. 20-40 [... Content truncated for display. Full text is stored and available for diff comparison ...]