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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION . PRESS RELEASE
Washington, D. C. (66621)
February 23, 1943
Because of extreme shortages in material, equipment and skilled per-
sonnel, and in order to sustain the interest in television and high frequency
(FM) broadcasting, the Federal Communications Commission adopted the fol-
lowing policies today;
FM BROADCASTING STATIONS
The Commission will not diamiss or deny any FM applications which
cannot qualify under the provisions of the Memorandum Opinion of
April 27, 1942 (freeze order), for construction permits or for modi-
fication of construction permits requesting extension of the periods
of construction. Instead, the Commission will take no action at this
time upon such applications but wiil retain them in the pending file.
Applicants for construction permits whose applications were surrendered
or dismissed pursuant te the Memorandum Opinion of April 2T; 1942, may
request reinstatement of thcir applications.
The policy adopted today is in aaa ition to the policy announced
August 4, 1h’, eee provided for the issuance of licenses for high
Prequency. (FM) preaficast stations during the war provided construction
had reached a ee where substantial service could be rendered.
TELEVISION
Holders cf construction permits for television stations, experi-
mental and commercial, may obtain licenses during the war to cpcerate
existing facilities on either an experimental or commercial basis,
provided construction has reached a point where the station is
capabie of rendering a substantial service. Licenses issued under
this po licy will be subject to the condition that construction will
be completed in accordance with the Rules, Regulations end Standards
of the “Federal Cormmunications Commission as soon as the necessary
meterials and engineering personnel become available.
The Commission also decided to continue its pclicy of not dis-
missing or Genying television applications which cannot qualify
under the provisions of the Memorandum Opinion of April 27, 1942.
Instead, no action will be taken at this time upon such applications
and they will be held in the pending file. Applicants for con-
struction permits for television stations whose construction permits
have been surrendered or dismissed pursuant to the freeze order may
request reinstatenent of their epplicaticns.
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