Antenna structure registration in the United States

U.S. Antenna Structure Registration rules are contained in Part 17 of Federal Communications Commission Rules (47 C.F.R. 17). The purpose of these rules is to regulate via the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the FCC antenna structures in the US that are taller than 60.96 meters (200 feet) above ground level or that may interfere with the flight path of a nearby airport.

In a Report and Order released November 30, 1995, the Commission adopted rules designed to streamline the registration process and began requiring antenna structure owners (instead of licensees) to register these structures with the Commission. In a Memorandum of Opinion and Order on Reconsideration released March 8, 2000, the Commission clarified several registration requirements. All registrations are filed via FCC Form 854.

Databases

The Universal Licensing System (ULS) database downloads for specific wireless radio services are available to the public as zip files which are updated weekly. These files contain application data or license data for a specific radio service, and contains all the licenses or applications that exist for that radio service.

References

"47 C.F.R. 17". Retrieved 2024-01-19.
"R&O, Part 17,WT Dck No 95-5,FCC 95-473". Retrieved 2010-03-21.
"FCC 854" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-26. Retrieved 2011-03-21.

Federal Communications Commission

Jessica Rosenworcel (2012–)
Brendan Carr (2017–)
Geoffrey Starks (2019–)
Nathan Simington (2020–)
Anna M. Gomez (2023–)

Chairs

Eugene O. Sykes (1934–1935)
Anning Smith Prall (1935–1937)
Frank R. McNinch (1937–1939)
James Lawrence Fly (1939–1944)
E. K. Jett (1944)
Paul A. Porter (1944–1946)
Charles R. Denny (1946–1947)
Paul A. Walker (1947)
Wayne Coy (1947–1952)
Paul A. Walker (1952–1953)
Rosel H. Hyde (1953–1954)
George McConnaughey (1954–1957)
John C. Doerfer (1957–1960)
Frederick W. Ford (1960–1961)
Newton N. Minow (1961–1963)
E. William Henry (1963–1966)
Rosel H. Hyde (1966–1969)
Dean Burch (1969–1974)
Richard E. Wiley (1974–1977)
Charles D. Ferris (1977–1981)
Robert Lee (1981)
Mark S. Fowler (1981–1987)
Dennis R. Patrick (1987–1989)
Alfred C. Sikes (1989–1993)
James Henry Quello (1993)
Reed Hundt (1993–1997)
William Kennard (1997–2001)
Michael Powell (2001–2005)
Kevin Martin (2005–2009)
Michael Copps (2009)
Julius Genachowski (2009–2013)
Mignon Clyburn (2013)
Tom Wheeler (2013–2017)
Ajit Pai (2017–2021)
Jessica Rosenworcel (2021–)

Statutory
authority
(Title 47 USC)

Regulations
and policies
(Title 47 CFR)

Broadcast licensing and facilities	1978 Broadcast Policy Statement on minority ownership 2008 United States wireless spectrum auction Ancillary Terrestrial Component Antenna structure registration AWS-3 auction Broadcast call signs Broadcast flag Broadcast license Broadcast range Broadcasting duopoly Carriage dispute City of license Class A television service Clear-channel station Comparative hearing Dark and silent stations Dispersal of ownership Facility ID FM Non-Duplication Rule (1964–1986) Frequency coordinator Local marketing agreement MVDDS dispute Program test authority Public file Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Reference distance Rimshot broadcasting Significantly viewed signals permitted to be carried Special temporary authority United States National Radio Quiet Zone White spaces
Broadcasting content and programming	Actionable indecency Broadcasting watershed Emergency Alert System Equal-time rule Family Viewing Hour Fairness doctrine (1949–1987) Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (1970–1993) Fleeting expletive Government-access television Mayflower doctrine (1941–1949) Must-carry Non-commercial educational station Personal attack rule Pervasiveness doctrine Prime Time Access Rule Public-access television Retransmission consent Seven dirty words Syndication exclusivity Zapple doctrine (1970–2014)
Telephone and the Internet	Carterfone decision Common carrier Comparably efficient interconnection Competitive local exchange carrier Emergency telephone number Enhanced 911 FCC Computer Inquiries Second Computer Inquiry FCC mark FCC registration program Feature group FCC Open Internet Order Incumbent local exchange carrier Lifeline program National Broadband Plan National Do Not Call Registry Personal Communications Service Basic Trading Areas Telecommunications Service Priority Priority level Total element long run incremental cost Universal Licensing System Universal Service Fund E-Rate

Litigation

Supreme Court

FCC v. Sanders Brothers Radio Station (1940)
National Broadcasting Co. v. United States (1943)
United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. (1968)
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC (1969)
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978)
CBS, Inc. v. FCC (1981)
Sable Communications of California v. FCC (1989)
Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC (1990)
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC (1994)
Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2002)
Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League (2004)
National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services (2005)
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2009)
FCC v. AT&T Inc. (2011)
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2012)
FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project (2021)

Other
federal cases

Hush-A-Phone Corp. v. United States (1956)
American Radio Relay League, Inc. v. FCC (1980)
Schurz Communications, Inc. v. FCC (1992)
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod v. FCC (1998)
SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC (1998)
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass'n v. FCC (2001)
United States Telecom Association v. FCC (2004)
Comcast Corp. v. FCC (2010)
Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014)
Tennessee v. FCC (2016)
Mozilla Corp. v. FCC (2019)
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC (2019)
Consumers' Research v. FCC (2023)

Agency
publications

Blue Book (1946)
FCC Record (1986–)

Advisory
committees

Predecessor
agencies

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