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Elimination of Main Studio Rule

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) eliminates the rule that requires each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main st...

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) eliminates the rule that requires each AM, FM, and television broadcast station to maintain a main studio located in or near its community of license. The FCC also eliminates existing requirements associated with the rule, including the requirement that the main studio have full-time management and staff present during normal business hours, and that it have program origination capability.

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82 FR 57876

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“Elimination of Main Studio Rule,” thefederalregister.org (December 8, 2017), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2017-24982/elimination-of-main-studio-rule.