47 CFR § 73.1208 - Broadcast of taped, filmed, or recorded material.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s73.1208"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 73.1208 - Broadcast of taped, filmed, or recorded material."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "73.1208"
section_name: "Broadcast of taped, filmed, or recorded material."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339."
cfr_part: "73"
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# 73.1208 Broadcast of taped, filmed, or recorded material.
(a) Any taped, filmed or recorded program material in which time is of special significance, or by which an affirmative attempt is made to create the impression that it is occurring simultaneously with the broadcast, shall be announced at the beginning as taped, filmed or recorded. The language of the announcement shall be clear and in terms commonly understood by the public. For television stations, the announcement may be made visually or aurally.
(b) Taped, filmed, or recorded announcements which are of a commercial, promotional or public service nature need not be identified as taped, filmed or recorded.
[37 FR 23726, Nov. 8, 1972]