{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-73.277","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 73.277","heading":"Permissible transmissions.","body":"(a) No FM broadcast licensee or permittee shall enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, oral or written, whereby it undertakes to supply, or receives consideration for supplying, on its main channel a functional music, background music, or other subscription service (including storecasting) for reception in the place or places of business of any subscriber.\n(b) The transmission (or interruption) of radio energy in the FM broadcast band is permissible only pursuant to a station license, program test authority, construction permit, or experimental authorization and the provisions of this part of the rules.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES","PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES","Subpart B—FM 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":"6c1b0343e86bccf2ab8d7fa99708f5b19b25bc1b2691a2ad91e0978037213825","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-73.267","next":"us/47-cfr-73.293"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}