If your tower lamps fail, here is the rule for notification. This is a safety issue; heed it.§ 17.48 Notification of extinguishment or improper functioning of lights.The owner of any antenna structure which is registered with the Commission and has been assigned lighting specifications referenced in this part: (a) Shall report immediately by telephone or telegraph to the nearest Flight Service Station or office of the Federal Aviation Administration any observed or otherwise known extinguishment or improper functioning of any top steady burning light or any flashing obstruction light, regardless of its position on the antenna structure, not corrected within 30 minutes. Such reports shall set forth the condition of the light or lights, the circumstances which caused the failure, the probable date for restoration of service, the FCC Antenna Structure Registration Number, the height of the structure (AGL and AMSL if known) and the name, title, address, and telephone number of the person making the report. Further notification by telephone or telegraph shall be given immediately upon resumption of normal operation of the light or lights. (b) An extinguishment or improper functioning of a steady burning side intermediate light or lights, shall be corrected as soon as possible, but notification to the FAA of such extinguishment or improper functioning is not required. [32 FR 11273, Aug. 3, 1967, as amended at 39 FR 26157, July 17, 1974; 40 FR 30267, July 18, 1975; 61 FR 4364, Feb. 6, 1996]
Location of the office to call is not always a simple matter. In the past, we had advised usage of an 800 number that the FAA published. It did not always produce the results desired, so here is the website of the listing of regional FAA offices. If you cannot find a working number here to report an outage, call your local airport’s control tower. Have the tower registration number and its geographic coordinates (on the station license) when you call. Don’t let up until you obtain an acknowledgement of your call. |
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Important Regulatory Web addresses for broadcasters:
FCC general information about numerous broadcast matters, stations, etc. http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/new-visitors.html
The most current copy of the FCC rules in title 47: Click on Part 11, EAS system. Part 17, Towers. Part 73, full service. Part 74, translators and auxiliary. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47tab_02.tpl
Obscenity guidelines (and follow the definitions link!) http://www.fcc.gov/eb/oip/Welcome.html
ENFORCEMENT BUREAU. The broadcast page at the FCC’s EB site provides good general information about key enforcement issues affecting broadcasters. Searchable. Visit: http://www.fcc.gov/eb/broadcast/
ENHANCED UNDERWRITING. We here at the BIGBOOK office periodically field questions about this subject; here is a web page with searchable contents which covers all of the related issues. It is suggested that noncommercial licensees require their underwriting managers to review this material carefully. |
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Link to list of FCC forfeitures on this website
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