110 STAT. 110 PUBLIC LAW 104-104—FEB. 8, 1996 "(2) an assessment of alternative uses, including public safety use, of the frequencies used for such broadcasts; and "(3) the extent to which the Commission has been or will be able to reduce the amount of spectrum assigned to licensees. "(g) DEFINITIONS.— As used in this section: "(1) ADVANCED TELEVISION SERVICES.—The term 'advanced television services' means television services provided using digital or other advanced technology as further defined in the opinion, report, and order of the Commission entitled Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the Existing Television Broadcast Service', MM Docket 87-268, adopted September 17, 1992, and successor proceedings. "(2) DESIGNATED FREQUENCIES.—The term 'designated frequency' means each of the frequencies designated by the Commission for licenses for advanced television services. "(3) HIGH DEFINITION TELEVISION. —The term 'high definition television' refers to systems that offer approximately twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of receivers generally available on the date of enactment of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as further defined in the proceedings described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.". Regulations. SEC. 202. BROADCAST OWNERSHIP. '\ (a) NATIONAL RADIO STATION OWNERSHIP RULE CHANGES REQUIRED. —The Commission shall modify section 73.3555 of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.3555) by eliminating any provisions limiting the number of AM or FM broadcast stations which may be owned or controlled by one entity nationally. (b) LOCAL RADIO DIVERSITY.— (1) APPLICABLE CAPS.— The Commission shall revise section 73.3555(a) of its regulations (47 C.F.R. 73.3555) to provide that— (A) in a radio market with 45 or more commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate, or control up to 8 commercial radio stations, not more than 5 of which are in the same service (AM or FM); (B) in a radio market with between 30 and 44 (inclusive) commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate, or control up to 7 commercial radio stations, not more than 4 of which are in the same service (AM or FM); (C) in a radio market with between 15 and 29 (inclusive) commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate, or control up to 6 commercial radio stations, not more than 4 of which are in the same service (AM or FM); and (D) in a radio market with 14 or fewer commercial radio stations, a party may own, operate, or control up to 5 commercial radio stations, not more than 3 of which are in the same service (AM or FM), except that a party may not own, operate, or control more than 50 percent of the stations in such market. (2) EXCEPTION. — Notwithstanding any limitation authorized by this subsection, the Commission may permit a person or entity to own, operate, or control, or have a cognizable interest in, radio broadcast stations if the Commission determines that such ownership, operation, control, or interest will
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