47 CFR §73.1225
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- (a)The licensee of a broadcast station shall make the station available for inspection by representatives of the FCC during the station's business hours, or at any time it is in operation.
- (b)In the course of an inspection or investigation, an FCC representative may require special equipment tests, program tests or operation with nighttime or presunrise facilities during daytime hours pursuant to § 0.314, part 0, of the FCC rules.
- (c)The following records shall be made available by all broadcast stations upon request by representatives of the FCC.
- (1)Equipment performance measurements required by §§ 73.1590 and 73.1690.
- (2)The written designations for chief operators and, when applicable, the contracts for chief operators engaged on a contract basis.
- (3)Application for modification of the transmission system made pursuant to § 73.1690(c).
- (4)Informal statements or drawings depicting any transmitter modification made pursuant to § 73.1690(e).
- (5)Station logs and special technical records.
- (d)Commercial and noncommercial AM stations must make the following information also available upon request by representatives of the FCC.
- (1)Copy of the most recent antenna or common-point impedance measurements.
- (2)Copy of the most recent field strength measurements made to establish performance of directional antennas required by § 73.151.
- (3)Copy of the partial directional antenna proofs of performance made in accordance with § 73.154 and made pursuant to the following requirements: