[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR74.1234]

[Page 520-521]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 74_EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER 
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
  Subpart L_FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster 
                                Stations
 
Sec. 74.1234  Unattended operation.

    (a) A station authorized under this subpart may be operated without 
a designated person in attendance if the following requirements are met:
    (1) If the transmitter site cannot be reached promptly at all hours 
and in all seasons, means shall be provided so that the transmitting 
apparatus can be turned on and off at will from a point which is readily 
accessible at all hours and in all seasons.
    (2) The transmitter shall also be equipped with suitable automatic 
circuits which will place it in a nonradiating condition in the absence 
of a signal on the input channel.
    (3) The on-and-off control (if at a location other than the 
transmitter site) and the transmitting apparatus, shall be adequately 
protected against tampering by unauthorized persons.
    (4) The FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio Division, Media 
Bureau, shall be supplied by letter with the

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name, address, and telephone number of a person or persons who may be 
contacted to secure suspension of operation of the translator promptly 
should such action be deemed necessary by the Commission. Such 
information shall be kept current by the licensee.
    (5) Where the antenna and supporting structure are required to be 
painted and lighted under the provisions of Part 17 of this chapter, the 
licensee shall make suitable arrangements for the daily inspection and 
logging of the obstruction lighting and associated control equipment as 
required by Sec. Sec. 17.47, 17.48, and 17.49 of this chapter.
    (b) An application for authority to construct a new station pursuant 
to this subpart or to make changes in the facilities of such a station, 
which proposes unattended operation shall include an adequate showing as 
to the manner of compliance with this section.

[35 FR 15388, Oct. 2, 1970, as amended at 37 FR 18540, Sept. 13, 1972; 
38 FR 25992, Sept. 17, 1973; 60 FR 55484, Nov. 1, 1995; 63 FR 33879, 
June 22, 1998; 67 FR 13234, Mar. 21, 2002]