S 2847 · 94th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

A bill to amend section 318 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to enable the Federal Communications Commission to authorize translator broadcast stations to originate limited amounts of local programming, and to authorize FM radio translator stations to operate unattended in the same manner as is now permitted for television broadcast translator stations.

Introduced 1976-01-19· Sponsored by Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA]· Senate

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Latest: Public law 94-335.(1976-07-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934, to enable the Federal Communications Commission to authorize translator broadcast stations to originate limited amounts of local programming. Authorizes frequency modulation radio translator stations to operate unattended in the same manner as is now permitted for television broadcast translator stations.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. Hathaway, William D. [D-ME]ME