A bill to amend section 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to enable the Federal Communications Commission to authorize translator broadcast stations to originate limited amounts of local programming, and to authorize FM radio translator stations to operate unattended in the same manner as is now permitted for television broadcast translator stations.

Summary

Permits the Federal Communications Commission, under the Communications Act of 1934, to authorize translator Broadcast stations to originate limited amounts of local programming, and to authorize frequency modulation radio translator stations to operate unattended in the same manner as is now permitted for television broadcast translator stations. (Amends 47 U.S.C. 318)

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Timeline

1. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 March 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 7 March 1973

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Sponsors

• Rep. Staggers, Harley O. [D-WV-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Devine, Samuel L. [R-OH-12] · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

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