{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-73.873","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 73.873","heading":"LPFM license period.","body":"(a) Initial licenses for LPFM stations will be issued for a period running until the date specified in § 73.1020 for full service stations operating in the LPFM station's state or territory, or if issued after such date, determined in accordance with § 73.1020.\n(b) The license of an LPFM station that fails to transmit broadcast signals for any consecutive 12-month period expires as a matter of law at the end of that period, notwithstanding any provision, term, or condition of the license to the contrary.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER C—BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES","PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES","Subpart G—Low Power FM Broadcast Stations (LPFM)"],"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":"d4a03d8512b0e3bc1776a30c32f120bb2ee56e5306021be459bcc0f5165d713f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-73.872","next":"us/47-cfr-73.875"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}