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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2410  Released:  September  2,  2005 
 Media  Bureau  Suspends  Television  and  Radio  Rules  To  Permit  NCE  Stations  to  Broadcast  Commercial  Programming  in  the 
 Greater  New  Orleans  Area 
 By  this  public  notice  the  Media  Bureau  immediately  suspends  Sections  73.621(  e)  and  73.503(  d)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  to  permit  noncommercial  educational  (NCE)  television  and  radio  stations  to 
 broadcast  programming,  including  commercial  matter,  received  from  commercial  broadcast  stations.  This  waiver  is  limited  to  stations  serving  viewers  and  listeners  in  and  near  to  New  Orleans,  LA. 


 This  special  relief  is  designed  to  bring  immediate  life  saving  and  other  important  program  information  to  the  residents  of  New  Orleans  in  the  most  expeditious  manner  possible.  It  is  also  intended  to  help  facilitate 
 the  cooperative  efforts  of  broadcasters  to  disseminate  information  with  the  limited  broadcast  facilities  that  are  currently  operational.  This  authority  expires  on  November  1,  2005. 


 For  additional  information  contact:  Barbara  Kreisman,  Chief,  Video  Division  418-  1600  (Barbara.  Kreisman@  fcc.  gov) 
 Peter  H.  Doyle,  Chief,  Audio  Division  418-  2700  (Peter.  Doyle@  fcc.  gov) 


 By:  Acting  Chief,  Media  Bureau 


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