Sec. 74.763  Time of operation.

    (a) A low power TV, TV translator, or TV booster station is not 
required to adhere to any regular schedule of operation. However, the 
licensee of a TV translator or TV booster station is expected to provide 
service to the extent that such is within its control and to avoid 
unwarranted interruptions in the service provided.
    (b) In the event that causes beyond the control of the low power TV 
or TV translator station licensee make it impossible to continue 
operating, the station may discontinue operation for a period of not 
more than 30 days without further authority from the FCC. Notification 
must be sent to the FCC in Washington, DC not later than the 10th day of 
discontinued operation. During such period, the licensee shall continue 
to adhere to the requirements in the station license pertaining to the 
lighting of antenna structures. In the event normal operation is 
restored prior to the expiration of the 30 days period, the licensee 
will so notify the FCC of this date in writing. If the causes beyond the 
control of the licensee make it impossible to comply within the allowed 
period, informal written request shall be made to the FCC no later than 
the 30th day for such additional time as may be deemed necessary.
    (c) Failure of a low power TV, TV translator, or TV booster station 
to operate for a period of 30 days or more, except for causes beyond the 
control of the licensee, shall be deemed evidence of discontinuation of 
operation and the license of the station may be cancelled at the 
discretion of the FCC. Furthermore, the station's license will expire as 
a matter of law, without regard to any causes beyond control of the 
licensee, if the station fails to transmit broadcast signals for any 
consecutive 12-month period, notwithstanding any provision, term, or 
condition of the license to the contrary.
    (d) A television broadcast translator station shall not be permitted 
to radiate during extended periods when signals of the primary station 
are not being retransmitted.

[ 28 FR 13722 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at  52 FR 7423 , Mar. 11, 1987;  52 FR 31405 , Aug. 20, 1987;  61 FR 28768 , June 6, 1996]