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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  03-  1437  April  30,  2003 
 Media  Bureau  Announces  Certain  Revisions  to  Instructions  to  Form  303-  S  --  Application  for  Renewal  of  License  for  Broadcast  Stations 
 The  Chief,  Media  Bureau,  announces  certain  revisions  to  three  instructions  to  FCC  Form  303-  S.  These  revisions,  effective  immediately,  are  also  incorporated  in  the  Form  303-  S  instructions  available  on  the 
 Commission’s  web  site,  http://  www.  fcc.  gov/  formpage.  html.  Form  303-  S  is  unchanged. 


 GENERAL  INSTRUCTION  A.  Generally,  an  applicant  may  specify  only  a  single  station  license  on  a  particular  renewal  form.  General  Instruction  A  is  revised  to  more  fully  describe  the  limited  exception  to 
 this  general  policy.  The  additional  instruction  language  appears  in  bold. 


 A.  This  form  is  to  be  used  in  applying  for  renewal  of  license  for  a  commercial  or  noncommercial  educational  AM,  FM,  TV,  Class  A  TV,  FM  translator,  TV  translator,  Low  Power  TV,  or  Low 
 Power  FM  broadcast  station.  Generally,  an  applicant  may  list  only  one  broadcast  station  license  on  Form  303-  S.  However,  an  applicant  may  seek  the  joint  renewal  of  its  primary 
 FM,  TV,  or  LPTV  station  license  and  any  associated  FM  translator  or  TV  translator  stations  which  share  a  common  license  expiration  date.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  Section  73.1020. 


 GENERAL  INSTRUCTION  I.  The  following  new  instruction  clarifies  the  time  period  for  each  Form  303-  S  certification. 
 I.  Except  as  specifically  noted  to  the  contrary  in  Form  303-  S  or  these  instructions,  each  certification  covers  the  entire  license  term.  However,  if  the  station  license  was  assigned 
 or  transferred  during  the  subject  license  term  pursuant  to  a  “long-  form”  application  on  FCC  Form  314  or  315,  the  renewal  applicant’s  certifications  should  cover  only  the 
 period  during  which  the  renewal  applicant  held  the  station’s  license. 


 INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  SECTION  II:  LEGAL  INFORMATION,  Item  4,  Violations  During  the  Preceding  License  Term.  The  instructions  for  Section  II,  Item  4  of  FCC  Form  303-  S  are  revised  to 
 clarify  the  limited  scope  of  the  “violations”  disclosure  requirement  for  purposes  of  this  license  renewal  form  item  only.  The  new  instruction  language  appears  in  bold. 
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 Section  309(  k)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  Section  309(  k),  states  that  the  Commission  shall  grant  a  license  renewal  application  if  it  finds,  with  respect  to  that 
 station,  during  the  preceding  license  term,  that:  (1)  the  station  has  served  the  public  interest,  convenience,  and  necessity;  (2)  there  have  been  no  serious  violations  by  the  licensee  of  the 
 Communications  Act  or  the  Commission’s  Rules;  and  (3)  there  have  been  no  other  violations  of  the  Act  or  the  Commission’s  rules  which,  taken  together,  would  constitute  a  pattern  of  abuse. 
 This  question  asks  the  applicant  to  certify  that,  with  respect  to  the  station  for  which  a  renewal  application  is  being  submitted,  there  were  no  violations  of  the  Communications  Act  or  the 
 Commission’s  Rules.  If  the  renewal  applicant  has  violated  the  Act  or  the  rules,  it  must  respond  “No”  and  submit  an  explanatory  exhibit  detailing  the  number  and  nature  of  the  violations  and  the 
 Commission  adjudication. 


 For  purposes  of  this  license  renewal  form  only,  an  applicant  is  required  to  disclose  only  violations  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  or  the  Rules  of  the  Commission 
 that  occurred  at  the  subject  station  during  the  license  term,  as  preliminarily  or  finally  determined  by  the  Commission,  staff,  or  a  court  of  competent  jurisdiction.  This  includes 
 Notices  of  Violation,  Notices  of  Apparent  Liability,  Forfeiture  Orders,  and  other  specific  findings  of  Act  or  Rule  violations.  It  does  not  include  “violations”  identified  by  the  station 
 itself  or  in  conjunction  with  the  station’s  participation  in  an  Alternative  Broadcast  Inspection  Program.  Licensees  are  advised  that  the  Commission  may  also  consider  other 
 violations  by  the  station  that  come  to  its  attention  in  determining  whether  to  grant  this  license  renewal  application. 


 Action  by  the  Chief,  Media  Bureau.  For  further  information,  contact  Peter  H.  Doyle  or  Michael  Wagner  of  the  Audio  Division,  Media  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  2700. 


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