{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-73.1705","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 73.1705","heading":"Time of operation.","body":"(a) Commercial and noncommercial educational TV and commercial FM stations will be licensed for unlimited time operation. Application may be made for voluntary share-time operation.\n(b) Noncommercial educational FM stations will be licensed for unlimited and share time operation according to the provisions of § 73.561.\n(c) AM stations in the 535-1705 kHz band will be licensed for unlimited time. In the 535-1605 kHz band, stations that apply for share time and specified hours operations may also be licensed. AM stations licensed to operate daytime-only and limited-time may continue to do so; however, no new such stations will be authorized, except for fulltime stations that reduce operating hours to daytime-only for interference reduction purposes.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES","PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES","Subpart H—Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"b2ce8c569f6ff569781e9ad13ffb1901c4c9039a2d78c77aba2865230577ce80","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-73.1700","next":"us/47-cfr-73.1715"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}