47 CFR § 73.6001 - Eligibility and service requirements.

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title: "47 CFR § 73.6001 - Eligibility and service requirements."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "73.6001"
section_name: "Eligibility and service requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "BROADCAST RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "73"
part_name: "RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339."
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# 73.6001 Eligibility and service requirements.

(a) Qualified low power television licensees which, during the 90-day period ending November 28, 1999, operated their stations in a manner consistent with the programming and operational standards set forth in the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999, may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees.

(b) Class A television broadcast stations are required to:

(1) Broadcast a minimum of 18 hours per day; and

(2) Broadcast an average of at least three hours per week of locally produced programming each quarter.

(c) Licensed Class A television broadcast stations shall be accorded primary status as a television broadcaster as long as the station continues to meet the minimum operating requirements for Class A status.

(d) Licensees unable to continue to meet the minimum operating requirements for Class A television stations, or which elect to revert to low power television status, shall promptly notify the Commission, in writing, and request a change in status.