Amateur Radio Service Operating Rules concerning Rebroadcasts of non-broadcast radio transmissions.
In the matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 97 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Rebroadcasts of Transmissions of Non-broadcast Radio Stations. 1. The Commission is adopting revisions to its broadcast rules concerning rebroadcast of non-broadcast radio transmissions to eliminate unnecessary restrictions and administrative procedures and to conform them to new provisions of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. These revisions provide for: 1) elimination of the prohibition on rebroadcasts of Personal Radio Service communications!; 2) elimination of the requirement for FCC rebroadcast approval; and, 3) exemption of rebroadcasts of CB and amateur radio communications from the requirements for prior authorization from the originating station. The Commission also is revising portions of its amateur radio rules to clarify its intention to maintain the amateur service for purposes separate from broadcasting.