Sec. 73.1840  Retention of logs.

    (a) Any log required to be kept by station licensees shall be 
retained by them for a period of 2 years. However, logs involving 
communications incident to a disaster or which include communications 
incident to or involved in an investigation by the FCC and about which 
the licensee has been notified, shall be retained by the licensee until 
specifically authorized in writing by the FCC to destroy them. Logs 
incident to or involved in any claim or complaint of which the licensee 
has notice shall be retained by the licensee until such claim or 
complaint has been fully satisfied or until the same has been barred by 
statute limiting the time for filing of suits upon such claims.
    (b) Logs may be retained on microfilm, microfiche or other data-
storage systems subject to the following conditions:
    (1) Suitable viewing--reading devices shall be available to permit 
FCC inspection of logs pursuant to Sec. 73.1226, availability to FCC of 
station logs and records.
    (2) Reproduction of logs, stored on data-storage systems, to full-
size copies, is required of licensees if requested by the FCC or the 
public as authorized by FCC rules. Such reproductions must be completed 
within 2 full work days of the time of the request.
    (3) Corrections to logs shall be made:
    (i) Prior to converting to a data-storage system pursuant to the 
requirements of Sec. 73.1800 (c) and (d), (Sec. 73.1800, General 
requirements relating to logs).
    (ii) After converting to a data-storage system, by separately making 
such corrections and then associating with the related data-stored logs. 
Such corrections shall contain sufficient information to allow those 
reviewing the logs to identify where corrections have been made, and 
when and by whom the corrections were made.
    (4) Copies of any log required to be filed with any application; or 
placed in the station's local public inspection file as part of an 
application; or filed with reports to the FCC must be reproduced in 
fullsize form when complying with these requirements.

[ 45 FR 41151 , June 18, 1980, as amended at  46 FR 13907 , Feb. 24, 1981; 
 46 FR 18557 , Mar. 25, 1981;  49 FR 33663 , Aug. 24, 1984]