Advancement of the Low Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Service

What it does

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopts certain changes to its rules concerning Class A television, low power television and TV translator stations (LPTV Service). These include operational and technical rule updates aimed at providing clarity and regulatory certainty to licensees so they can make informed business decisions about their station operations and to ensure that the public continues to benefit from their operations.

The Federal Communications Commission's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

3 parts of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

47 CFR 11, 47 CFR 73, 47 CFR 74

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Federal Communications Commission has published 59 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 78 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective February 23, 2026, except the amendments to Sec. Sec. 73.3700(g) (amendatory instruction 11), 73.6001(d) (amendatory instruction 12), 73.6002(b) (amendatory instruction 14), 74.787(a) (amendatory instruction 27), 74.791(a) through (c) (amendatory instruction 29), 74.793(a) through (c) (amendatory instruction 30), and 74.799(i) (amendatory instruction 32) which are delayed. The FCC will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective dates of those amendments.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Title 47 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register