Policy 3-235: Campus Intradepartmental Radio Communications and Licensing

‌Purpose and Scope‌

1. Purpose.

   To outline the regulations and control of campus intradepartmental radio communications for all campus entities except KUED, KUER, KLUC, KUTE, close circuit television and other standard broadcast operations.

2. Scope.

   [reserved]

‌Definitions‌

[reserved]

‌Policy‌

1. All Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses except standard broadcast will be issued in the name of Facility Operations.

2. The technical regulation and use of licensed channels will be under the supervision of Facility Operations.

3. All transmitting stations must comply with the outlined operating regulations of the FCC. Facility Operations will insure that each station is operated in accordance with these regulations.

4. Procurement & Contracting Services will only authorize the purchase or other type of acquisition of transmitting equipment with prior review by and approval of Facility Operations, including approval of installation plans. These reviews are performed to insure that equipment and installation plans are in compliance with FCC specifications.

5. University transmitters shall be operated by approved operators only. New operators require clearance and training provided or approved by Facility Operations. This clearance is performed to verify each operator's radio operating qualifications.

6. Requests for permission to broadcast over licensed channels will be submitted in writing to the Vice President for Administrative Services. After inspection of the requesting department's transmission equipment and verification of qualifications of operators by Facility Operations, an approval/disapproval letter will be issued by the Vice President for Administrative Services.

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   Sections IV- VII are for user information and are not subject to the approval of the Academic Senate or the Board of Trustees. The Institutional Policy Committee, the Policy Owner, or the Policy Officer may update these sections at any time.

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‌Policies/ Rules, Procedures, Guidelines, Forms and other Related Resources‌

1. Policies/ Rules. [ reserved ]

2. Procedures, Guidelines, and Forms. [ reserved ]

3. Other Related Resources. [ reserved ]

‌References‌

1. [ reserved ]

‌Contacts‌

The designated contact officials for this Regulation are

1. Policy Owner(s) (primary contact person for questions and advice): Chief Facilities Officer

2. Policy Officer(s): Vice President for Administrative Services

   See Rule 1-001 for information about the roles and authority of policy owners and policy officers.

‌History‌

Revision History.

1. Current version. Revision 1.

   1. Approved by -- Board of Trustees July 8, 1996, with effective date of July 8, 1996.

   2. Editorial Revisions

      a. Editorially revised January 25, 2024 to move to current regulations template.

2. Previous versions.

3. Renumbering

   1. Renumbered from PPM 5-11.