22 U.S.C. § 1465a : US Code - Section 1465A: Additional functions of Broadcasting Board of Governors

Search 22 U.S.C. § 1465a : US Code - Section 1465A: Additional functions of Broadcasting Board of Governors

(a) Radio broadcasting to Cuba
In order to carry out the objectives set forth in section 1465 of
this title, the Broadcasting Board of Governors (hereafter in this
subchapter referred to as the "Board") shall provide for the open
communication of information and ideas through the use of radio
broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba shall serve as a
consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate,
objective, and comprehensive news.
(b) Broadcasting as part of Voice of America
Radio broadcasting in accordance with subsection (a) of this
section shall be part of the Voice of America radio broadcasting to
Cuba and shall be in accordance with all Voice of America standards
to ensure the broadcast of programs which are objective, accurate,
balanced, and which present a variety of views.
(c) Location of broadcast facilities; frequency; leased time from
nongovernmental shortwave stations
Radio broadcasting to Cuba authorized by this subchapter shall
utilize the broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Florida,
and the 1180 AM frequency that were used by the Voice of America
prior to October 4, 1983. Other frequencies, not on the commercial
Amplitude Modulation (AM) Band (535 kHz to 1605 kHz), may also be
simultaneously utilized: Provided, That no frequency shall be used
for radio broadcasts to Cuba in accordance with this subchapter
which is not also used for all other Voice of America broadcasts to
Cuba. Time leased from nongovernmental shortwave radio stations may
be used to carry all or part of the Service programs and to
rebroadcast Service programs: Provided, That not less than 30 per
centum of the programs broadcast or rebroadcast shall be regular
Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and
programs meeting the requirements of section 1463(2) (!1) of this
title.
(d) Changes in frequencies to other AM bands; jamming and
interference
Notwithstanding subsection (c) of this section, in the event that
broadcasts to Cuba on the 1180 AM frequency are subject to jamming
or interference greater by 25 per centum or more than the average
daily jamming or interference in the twelve months preceding
September 1, 1983, the Broadcasting Board of Governors may lease
time on commercial or noncommercial educational AM band radio
broadcasting stations. The Federal Communications Commission shall
determine levels of jamming and interference by conducting regular
monitoring of the 1180 AM frequency. In the event that more than
two hours a day of time is leased, not less than 30 per centum of
the programing broadcast shall be regular Voice of America
broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting
the requirements of section 1463(2) (!1) of this title.
(e) Voice of America: Cuba Service; Voice of America: Radio Marti
program
Any program of United States Government radio broadcasts to Cuba
authorized by this section shall be designated "Voice of America:
Cuba Service" or "Voice of America: Radio Marti program".
(f) Use of other facilities
In the event broadcasting facilities located at Marathon,
Florida, are rendered inoperable by natural disaster or by unlawful
destruction, the Broadcasting Board of Governors may, for the
period in which the facilities are inoperable but not to exceed one
hundred and fifty days, use other United States Government-owned
transmission facilities for Voice of America broadcasts to Cuba
authorized by this subchapter.