47 CFR 73.277
§ 73.277 Permissible transmissions.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 73.277, § 73.277 Permissible transmissions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/236557
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(a) No FM broadcast licensee or permittee shall enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding, oral or written, whereby it undertakes to supply, or receives consideration for supplying, on its main channel a functional music, background music, or other subscription service (including storecasting) for reception in the place or places of business of any subscriber.
(b) The transmission (or interruption) of radio energy in the FM broadcast band is permissible only pursuant to a station license, program test authority, construction permit, or experimental authorization and the provisions of this part of the rules.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.