Dayl-ight Saving Time 273 F.C.C. 73-1324 BEFORE THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 IntheMatter of EMERGENCY IMPLEMENTATION OF NATIONAL DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME LEGISLATION (Ptm LIC LAW 93-182) WITH RESPECT TO SIGN-ON PRACTICES OF DAYTIME-ONLY AM BROAD CAST STATIONS Docket No. 19902 ORDER (Adopted December 18, 1973; Released December 20, 1973) By THE COMMISSION: 1. By Public Law approved December 15, 1973, and effective Jan uary 6, 1974 (PL 93-182), Daylight Saving (advanced) time will be generally observed in the nation on a year-around basis, through the last Sunday of April, 1975. This legislation, adopted as an energy con servation measure, amends the Uniform Time Act of 1966, under which most of the country heretofore observed advanced time for only six months of the year. 2. To enable affected stations to recoup the resulting one-hour morning time loss between the last Sunday of October and the last Sunday of April, section 5 of PL 93-182 directs the Commission to make appropriate adjustments in the sign-on times and pre-sunrise powers of daytime-only AM broadcast stations to the extent feasible in light of existing treaty commitments and clear channel protection considerations. ' 3. By Notice of Inquiry and Proposed Rule Making released today in this proceeding, we have proposed that during the effectiveness of PI, 93-182, certain classes of daytime-only stations be permitted to apply for temporary pre-sunrise service authorizations (TPSA's). Except for stations with foreign interference problems, the TPSA would, in general, provide the holder with one hour of added pre sunrise operation at an operating power of. 50 watts, with provision for higher power (up to 100 watts) in certain limited situations. 4. Approximately, 1650 daytime stations hold pre-sunrise service_ authorizations (PSA's) under section 73.99 of our rules. Most PSA holders are Class III stations on regional channels, aud operate with a pre-sunrise power of 500 watts (or less, if necessary to meet foreign co-channel protection requirements). These Class III daytimers hold- 1 SineI' daytime stations will continue to sign off at the standard (nonadvanced) times specified in their stationUcenses. the one-hour adjustment contemplated by Congre!':s wHl aetunlly add one hour to the daily operating schedule. Fullttme and specified honrsstat~ons are beyond the scope of this Order. ·Such stations must therefore employ th(>lr nut1lOrlzpd ni~httim('facilities to provide whatever extenderJ. hours of operation they 'deem appropriate. Tile posRihle adjustment of pattern-switching times for funtime and specified hours stations will, however, be considered in the companion rulemaking proceeding initiated today. 44 F.C.C. 2d 274 Federal Uommunications Commission Reports ing PSA's may commence operation with their PSA powers at 6 :00 a.m. local time, and will therefore automatically achieve a one-hour advancement under PL 93-182 during the October-April portion of the year. 5. A substantial (but lesser) number of daytimers holding PSA's are assigned to U.S. and foreign clear channels. Their sign-on times are regulated by actual sunrise times at co-channel dominant sta tions to the east, with power reduced to afford interference protec tion to co-channel dominant stations (if any) to the west. Finally, there are 346 daytimers currently ineligible for pre-sunrise operating privileges in any form. These include Class II stations assigned to U.S. I-A clear channels and located east of the dominant station' Class II stations within or near the 0.5 mV1m 50% skywavecontour~ of co-channel U.S. I-B clear channel stations; Class II stations as signed to Canadian and Bahamian I-A clear channels; and Class II stations so located that they cannot meet foreign co-channel pro tection requirements. 6. The rule making proceeding initiated today cannot be COmpleted prior to the January 6, 1974, effective date of PL 93-182. In order to afford interim relief to as many of the affected stations as possible we are, on an emergency basis, taking the measures ordered below. Authority for the adoption of this Order is contained in section 6 of PL 93-182 and section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Because of the urgent need for the interim adjustments herein ordered and because we interpret the new legislation as permit ting these adjustments without regard to hearing rights which Illight otherwise be asserted by affected fulltime stations under section 316 of the Communications Act, we find that compliance with the notice and effective date provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) is not required. 7. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, That effective January 6. 1974, and pending further action of the Commission: (a) Class III daytimers assigned to regional channels and presently holding PSA's may, in accordance with section 73.99 of the rules, sign on at 6:00 a.m. local (advanced) time with the pre-sunrise facilities described in their PSA's. The PSA mode of operation shall be continued until the standard (non-advanced) sign-on times specified in their station licenses, at which tillles they shall shiftto the daytime facilities specified therein. (b) Class II (secondary) daytimers assigned to Mexican I-A clear channels and presently holding PSA's may, in accordance with section 73.99 of the rules, sign on at 6:00 a.m. local (ad vanced) time with the pre-sunrise facilities clescribeCl in their PSA's. The PSA mode of operation shall be continued until the standard (non-advanced) sign-on times spe{'ified in their station. licenses, at which times they shall shift to the daJiime facilities authorized therein. (c) Class II (secondary) daytimers assigneCl to Canadian or lJfexican I-B clear channels and presently holding PSA's shall, pending .outcome of international negotiations, continue to sign on at the actual sunrise time at the controlling foreign Class I-B station to the east (if any) with the pre-sunrise facilities described 44 F.e.e. 2d Daylight Saving Time 275 in their PSA's. The si=-on times shall be onehm~rlater' than those listed for theOctober~Aprilportion of the year in Commis sion letters held by such Class II stations. The PSA mode of op eration shall be continued until the standard (non-advanced) sIgn-on tImes specified in their station licenses, at which times they shall shift to the daytime facilities authorized therein. (d) Class II (secondary) daytimers assigned to U.s. I -A and I-B clear channels and presently holding PSA's may achieve the one-hour advancement by adhering, throughout the year, to the sign-on times specified in outstanding Commission letters with the pre-sunrise facilities described in their PSA's. The PSA mode of operation shall be continued until the standard (non-advanced) sign-on times specified in their station licenses, at which times they shall shift to the daytime facilities authorized therein. (e) Class II (secondary) daytimers assigned to Oanadian and Bahamian I-A clear channels (i.e.. 540 kHz, 690 kHz. 7/IJ kHz, 860 kHz, 990 kHz,JOJO kHz,J5/IJ kHz, andJ580 kHz) shall, pend ing outcome of international negotiations, eontinue to observe the standard (non-advanced) sign-on times specified in their station licenses. (f) Class II (secondary) daytimers assigned to U.s. I-A and I-B clear channels and currently ineligible for a PSA because of their geographic relationship or proximity to U.S. co-channel dominant stations may, on the effective date of this Order, com mence operation one hour prior to locals1tnrise with a power of 50 watts into the daytime or critical hours antenna system, as ap propriate, and may continue such mode of operation until the standard (non-advanced) sign-on times specified in their sta tion licensp,s: Prm;ided, That on or before April 15, 1974, stations availing themselves of this privilege shall give written nytice to the Commission setting forth the date such operation com menced, describing the method whereby the power reduction has been achieved, and including calculations to establish that the 50 wattpre~sunriseoperation causes no objectionable inter ference to any foreign station; and: Provided further, That in no event shall operation under this paragraph commence earlier than 6:00 a.m. local time; and: Provided further, That radio sta tions WOI, Ames, Iowa; WNAD, Norman, Oklahoma: WHLO, Akron, Ohio; WWJC Duluth, Minnesota; and KRPT, Ana darko, Oklahoma,shall, pending outcome of international negotia tions, del-ay their si.qn-on times nntil local sunrise at the Canadian and Mexican Class I-B clear channel stations on their frequencies, as identified in the Attachment. S. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That any licensee or permitroe eligible for a PSA must appl/y for and obtain such PSA before the privileges conferred by this Order shall become operative. 9. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That to the extent that op erations undertaken under this Order may conflict with the Com mission's technical rules, such rules, are hereby waived. 10. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That any operation under taken under the terms of this Order may be modified 01' terminated by the Commission, without prior notice or right to hearing, if neces 44 F.e.e. 2d 276 Federal Oommunications Oommi88ion Report8 sary to resol.ve inte:national interferen?econflic~s,to implement agreements wIth foreIgn governments, oi m other cIrcumstances war rantingsuch action. . 11. IT IS FURTHER 9RDERED, That the pre-sunrise operat mg benefits conferred by thIs Order8hallnot apply to stations located in states or portions of states, in which advanced time is not observed during the October-April portion of theyear. 12. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED; That this Order, or a photo coPy thereof, 8hall be p08ted by all licensees and permittees under takmg to operate under the terms thereOf, with an indication of the paragraph under which the pre-suhriseoperation is being conducted. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, VINCENT J. MULLINS, Secretary. ATTACHMENT CLASS I STATIONS 640 Canada.__ w __________ I-A CBK Mexico.______________ I-A XEWA 550 Cuba••______ .,. ___ .,. ___ I-C CMW 570 Cuba._______________ I-D CMHI 590 Cuba••______________ I-D CMCI 520 Dominican Repub- I-C HISD lie. 530 Cuba••______________ I-D CMQ 640 UnitedStates_~______ I-A KFI Canada._____________ I-B CI5N Cuba;. ____ •_______ ._. I-C CMHQ 650 United States________ I-A WSM 660 United States________ I-A WNBC 670 United States________ I-A WMAQ 680 United States._______ I-B KNBR 690 Canada______________ I-A CBF Mexico.______ .,. _______ I-B XETRA Cuba.._______ -, _____ • I-C CMBC 700 United States________ I-A WLW 710 United States._______ 1-15 WOR United States________ I-B KIRO 720 United States________ I-A WGN 730 Mexico~______________ I-A XEX 740 Canada_______ • _• ____ I-A CBL Cliba_~______________ I-D CMKJ 750 United States__ •_____ I-A WSB 760 United States_______~I-A WJR 770 United States______ ._ I-A WABC 780 United States________ I-A WB15M 800 Mexieo_______________ I"A XELO 810 United States___ • ____ 1"15 KGO United States________ 1-15 WGY 820 United states________ I-A W15AP 830 United Stat.es_______ • I-A WCCO 846 United States________ I-A WHAS 850 United States______~_I-B KOA Mexieo__________~_- -- I-B XETQ 860 Canada_~__________ ._ I-A CJBC Cuba________________ I-C CM15L 870 United States________ I-A WWL 880 United States________ I-A WCBS 890 United States________ I-A WLS 900 Mexico____________ --- I-A XEW 920 Cuba.______~________ I-D CMJL 940 Canada______________ 1-15 CBM Mexico__________~____ I-B XEQ 950 Cuha_______ •_____~__ I-D CMEF 9SO Cuba________~_______ I-D cMCK 990 Canada_________~---- I-A CBW 1000 UnitedStates_.~_____ 1-15 WCFL United States______ ._ 1-15 KOMO Mexico_____________ •• 1-15 XEOY 1010 Canada______________ I-A C15R Cuba_____________ --- 1-15 CM15Q 1020 United States________ I-A KDKA 44 F.C.C. 2d Watrous, Saskatchewan, 5Okw,ND U. San Luis Potosi, l50kw, ND U. ' Havana, 10kw, DA, U or 2.b, ND, U. Santa Clara, lOkw z DA, U. Havana, 25kw, Da, U. Santo Domingo, lOkw, ND, U. Hs'vana, 25kW, DA-l,U. Los- Angeles, 5Okw, NJ) U. St. John's, Newfoundland, 10k",', ND, U. Santa Clara, 15kw;_DA. U. Nashville, 5Okw, ND, D.. New York City, SOkw, ND.- U. Chicago, 5Okw, ND, ,V. San Francisco', 5Okw, ND, U. ¥ontreal,,60kw,ND; U. Tijnana, 5OkW,D4~2,U. Havana, 5Okw, DA, U. Cincinnati, 50kw, ND, U. New York City, 5Okw, DA-l UI Seattle, 5Okw, DA-N, U. Chicago, 5Okw, ND. U. Mexico City (presently 5Okw. ND. U) 6OOkw, DA, U. Toronto, 5Okw, ND, U. Holguin, IOkw, DA, U. Atlanta, 5Okw, ND, U. Detroit, SOkw, ND, ,U. New York City, 5Okw, ND, U. Chicago, 50kw r ND, U. Ciudad Jnarez, 160kw, ND, U. San Francisco. 5Okw, DA-l, U. Schenectady, 50kw, ND, U. Fort Worth, 5Okw, ND, U. Minneapolis, 5Okw, ND, U. Louisville;5Ok>'!~ND, U. Denver, 50kw,1"lD, U. Crizaba, Veracruz (presently lOkw, DA-2, U) lOOkw, D/50kwN DA-N. U. Toronto, 5OkW, ND, U. Havana, 25kw, DA, U. New Orleans,5Okw~DA-'h U. New York City, 5OKW. Nu, U. Chicago, 5Okw, ND, U. Mexico City" 250kw,ND~_U. CamagueY,10kw,DA, U. Montreal, SOkw, ND, U. Mexico City (presently 5Okw, ND, U) 150lrwD 5OkwN, ND, U. Havana, lOkw, DA, U. Havana, IOkw, DA, U. Winnipeg, 5Ok:wt-..ND, U. Chicago, 5OkW, uA-2, U. Seattle, 5Okw, DA-N" U. Mexico City, lOk;w, ND" U. Calgary. 5OkW. DA-2. p-. Havana· (}')resently 5kw, ND, U} 25kw, DA, U. Pittsburgh, SOkw, ND, U. Daylight Saving Time 277 ATTACHMENT-Continned CBJ WCAI WOAU XEB \VTOP KSTP WLAC KGA WKBW KOMA KFBK WCKY ZNs KXEL CBE XEXB KPMC WQXR CMZ XERF KSL KVOO WWVA WHAM KEX WOWO XEWK United States.~_I-A United States~._I-A Mexico __~+ I-A UnitedStates_~I-B United States I-B United States~I-B United States I-B United States~__ I-B United States I-B United States~__ I-B United StateS I-B British Isles I-A United States~__~_I-B Canada~~~~_~__ I-R Mexico~~_I-B United States.~__ I-B UnitedStates~I-B Cuba ' I-B Mexico I-A United States I-A United States•• I-B United States I-B United States- I-A United States I-B United States__~I-B Mexico ._._ I-B CL~t\,SSI STATIONS-Continued United States I-A WBZ Boston,50kw, DA-l, U. United States. I-A WHO Des Moines, 5Okw, ND, U. Mexico. I-A XEG Monterrey, 150kw, ND, U. United States •. I-B KYW PhiI.sdelphia;50kw, D,A-:l.JU, Mexico I-B XESED Menco Clty, 5Okw, DA-N, U. United States I-B KNX Los Angeles, 5Okw, DA-D, U. Canada__~I-B CBA Moncton, N.B.; 60kw. ND, U. United States I-B WTIC Hartford, 6Okw, DA-N, U. United States. I-B KRLD Dallas, liOkw, DA-N, U. UnitedStates~I-B KAAY Little Rock, 5Okw,J.;.DA-N, U. UnitedStates_~~_~I-B WBAL Baltimore, 5Okw, vA-N, U. Mexico~._.I..,.B XERB Rosarito, B.C., 5Okw, DA:-N, U. United StateS~hA WWWE Cleveland, oOkw, DA-l, U. UnitedStates_~I-B WFAB Omaha, 5Okw, DA-N, U. United States I-B WBT Charlotte, 6OkW, DA-N, U. United States.~_~I-A KMOX Saint Louis, DOkw, ND, U. United States__~I-B KWKH Shreveport, 5Okw, DA-N, U. United States~I-B WNEW New York City, 5Okw, DA-N, U. Canada~I-B CKWX Vancouver, 5Okw, DA-N, U. Dttited. States I-B WRVA Richmond, BOkw, DA-I, U. Mexico I-B XEMR Monterrey (presently lOkw, DA-N, U) 50kw, DA-N, U. Salt Lake City, 5Okw, ND, U. Tulsa, 50lrw t DA-N, U. Wheeling, 501CW,DA-Nz.~U. Rochester, 5Okw, ND, u. Portland, 5Okw, DA-l, U. Fort Wayne, 50kw, DA-N, U. Guadalajara, Jalisco (presently 5OkwD/IOkwN, ND, U)50kw, DA-N, U. San Antonio, 5Okw, ND, U. Philadelphia, 5Okw, ND, U. Mexico City, 100kW, ND, U. Washington, D.C., 5Ok,!.: DA-2, U. Saint Paul, 5Okw, DA-N, U... Nashville,50kw, DA-N, U: Spokane, OOkw!-..DA-N, U. Buffalo, 6Okw, vA-I, U. Oklahoma City, 5OkW, DA-N, U; Sacramento, 5Okw, DA-l, U. Cincinnati k 50kW, DA:-N, U; Nassau,2O w, DA-I, U. Waterloo, DOkW, DA-N, U. Windsor, IOkw, DA-I, U. Jalapa, VeraCt1.1Z, IOkw, ND, U. Bakersfield, lOkwLDA-l, U. New York City, wkw, DA-2, U. Santa Clara, lOkw, DA, U. Villa. Acuna (presently 250kwD/500kwN, ND, U) 260kw, ND, U. Cbicoutimi, Quebec, IOkw,DA~l,u. 44 F.C.C. 2d 1570 1160 1170 1180 1190 1200 1210 1220 1500 1010 1520 1530 IMO 1500 1560 1140 llOO 1110 1120 1130 1030 1040 1050 1060 1070 1080 1090 104-020--74----3