47 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Government owned stations

Search 47 U.S.C. § 305 : US Code - Section 305: Government owned stations

(a) Frequencies; compliance with regulations; stations on vessels
Radio stations belonging to and operated by the United States
shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 301 and 303 of
this title. All such Government stations shall use such frequencies
as shall be assigned to each or to each class by the President. All
such stations, except stations on board naval and other Government
vessels while at sea or beyond the limits of the continental United
States, when transmitting any radio communication or signal other
than a communication or signal relating to Government business,
shall conform to such rules and regulations designed to prevent
interference with other radio stations and the rights of others as
the Commission may prescribe.
(b) Call letters
All stations owned and operated by the United States, except
mobile stations of the Army of the United States, and all other
stations on land and sea, shall have special call letters
designated by the Commission.
(c) Stations operated by foreign governments
The provisions of sections 301 and 303 of this title
notwithstanding, the President may, provided he determines it to be
consistent with and in the interest of national security, authorize
a foreign government, under such terms and conditions as he may
prescribe, to construct and operate at the seat of government of
the United States a low-power radio station in the fixed service at
or near the site of the embassy or legation of such foreign
government for transmission of its messages to points outside the
United States, but only (1) where he determines that the
authorization would be consistent with the national interest of the
United States and (2) where such foreign government has provided
reciprocal privileges to the United States to construct and operate
radio stations within territories subject to its jurisdiction.
Foreign government stations authorized pursuant to the provisions
of this subsection shall conform to such rules and regulations as
the President may prescribe. The authorization of such stations,
and the renewal, modification, suspension, revocation, or other
termination of such authority shall be in accordance with such
procedures as may be established by the President and shall not be
subject to the other provisions of this chapter or of subchapter II
of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5.