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FCC Offers Details to Assist Radio During Wildfires
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The FCC's Media Bureau has announced procedures to help radio and television outlets maintain or resume broadcast operations in the event their facilities are threatened or compromised by the California wildfires. Requests for special temporary authority (STA), prompted by the effects of the wildfires, can be submitted by informal letter or through e-mail.
FM, television, and low power television stations also may file requests electronically through the Consolidated Database System (CDBS). These requests will be handled as quickly as possible.
The agency also noted that its rules allow FM and TV stations to erect temporary antennas without prior authority from the FCC. It also allows AM stations to use a horizontal or vertical wire or a non-directional vertical element of a directional antenna as an emergency antenna. The Media Bureau waives the requirement that licensees notify the Commission within 24 hours of the commencement of operations employing such antennas. If a licensee desires to continue to use an emergency antenna, it must submit a request for STA within 10 business days of commencement of operations.
Additionally, the Commission's rules permits AM stations to use their full daytime facilities during nighttime hours to broadcast emergency information, provided all operation is conducted on a non-commercial basis.
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