Section 73.3544, Application to Obtain a Modified Station License

The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of Part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules, and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227, FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission’s rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission’s technical licensing, operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A television, including a revision to 47 CFR Section 73.3544(b) and (c). 47 CFR Section 73.3544(b) permits that an informal electronic filing of an Administrative Update via the Commission’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) may be filed to cover the following changes: (1) A correction of the routing instructions and description of an AM station directional antenna system field monitoring point, when the point itself is not changed. (2) A change in the type of AM station directional antenna monitor. See §73.69. (3) The location of a remote control point of an AM or FM station when prior authority to operate by remote control is not required. 47 CFR Section 73.3544 (c) requires a change in the name of the licensee where no change in ownership or control is involved may be accomplished by electronically filing an Administrative Update via LMS by the licensee to the Commission.

The latest form for Section 73.3544, Application to Obtain a Modified Station License expires 2027-02-28 and can be found here.