22 U.S.C. § 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 (later in this section in this subchapter referred to as the “Board”) must provide for the open communication of information and ideas through the use of radio broadcasting to Cuba. Radio broadcasting to Cuba must serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of accurate, objective, and comprehensive news.
(b) Broadcasting as part of Voice of America Radio broadcasting under subsection
(a) must be part of the Voice of America radio broadcasting to Cuba and must be under 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 must use the broadcasting facilities located at Marathon, Florida, and the 1180 AM frequency that were used by the Voice of America before 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 must be used for radio broadcasts to Cuba under 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 percent of the programs broadcast or rebroadcast must be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 1463(2) of this title.
(d) Changes in frequencies to other AM bands; jamming and interference Despite subsection (c), if broadcasts to Cuba on the 1180 AM frequency are under jamming or interference greater by 25 percent 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 must 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 percent of the programing broadcast must be regular Voice of America broadcasts with particular emphasis on news and programs meeting the requirements of section 1463(2) 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 must 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.