# 47 C.F.R. § 73.1206 (2026): Broadcast of telephone conversations

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1206

## Section

- **Citation:** 47 C.F.R. § 73.1206 (2026)
- **Heading:** Broadcast of telephone conversations
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 47 CFR: Telecommunication / Chapter I: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION / Part 73: RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES / Subpart H: Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations / § 73.1206: § 73.1206   Broadcast of telephone conversations.

## Text

Before recording a telephone conversation for broadcast, or broadcasting such a conversation simultaneously with its occurrence, a licensee shall inform any party to the call of the licensee's intention to broadcast the conversation, except where such party is aware, or may be presumed to be aware from the circumstances of the conversation, that it is being or likely will be broadcast. Such awareness is presumed to exist only when the other party to the call is associated with the station (such as as employee or part-time reporter), or where the other party originates the call and it is obvious that it is in connection with a program in which the station customarily broadcasts telephone conversations.
[35 FR 7733, May 20, 1970]

## Nearby sections

- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1001 (2026) § 73.1001   Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1001.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1010 (2026) § 73.1010   Cross reference to rules in other parts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1010.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1015 (2026) § 73.1015   Truthful written statements and responses to Commission inquiries and correspondence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1015.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1020 (2026) § 73.1020   Station license period.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1020.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1030 (2026) § 73.1030   Notifications concerning interference to radio astronomy, research and receiving installations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1030.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1120 (2026) § 73.1120   Station location.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1120.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1125 (2026) § 73.1125   Station telephone number.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1125.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1150 (2026) § 73.1150   Transferring a station.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1150.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1201 (2026) § 73.1201   Station identification.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1201.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1206 (2026) § 73.1206   Broadcast of telephone conversations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1206.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1207 (2026) § 73.1207   Rebroadcasts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1207.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1208 (2026) § 73.1208   Broadcast of taped, filmed, or recorded material.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1208.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1209 (2026) § 73.1209   References to time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1209.md)
- [47 C.F.R. § 73.1210 (2026) § 73.1210   TV/FM dual-language broadcasting in Puerto Rico.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T47_P73_S73_1210.md)

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