Sec. 73.1695  Changes in transmission standards.

    The FCC will consider the question whether a proposed change or 
modification of transmission standards adopted for broadcast stations 
would be in the public interest, convenience, and necessity, upon 
petition being filed by the person proposing such change or 
modification, setting forth the following:
    (a) The exact character of the change or modification proposed;
    (b) The effect of the proposed change or modification upon all other 
transmission standards that have been adopted by the FCC for broadcast 
stations;
    (c) The experimentation and field tests that have been made to show 
that the proposed change or modification accomplishes an improvement and 
is technically feasible;
    (d) The effect of the proposed change or modification in the adopted 
standards upon operation and obsolescence of receivers;
    (1) Should a change of modification in the transmission standards be 
adopted by the FCC, the effective date thereof will be determined in the 
light of the considerations mentioned in this paragraph (d);
    (2) [Reserved]
    (e) The change in equipment required in existing broadcast stations 
for incorporating the proposed change or modification in the adopted 
standards; and
    (f) The facts and reasons upon which the petitioner bases the 
conclusion that the proposed change or modification would be in the 
public interest, convenience, and necessity.

[ 49 FR 4211 , Feb. 3, 1984]