CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER XVII—RURAL UTILITIES SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 1700 to 1794) > PART 1740—PUBLIC TELEVISION STATION DIGITAL TRANSITION GRANT PROGRAM > SUBPART A—Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program (§1740.1 to §1740.11) > 1740.1—Purpose.

1740.1—Purpose.

The purpose of the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Public Television Station Digital Transition Grant Program (Grant Program) is to enable public television stations serving rural areas to transition from broadcasting in analog to digital, as required under the Federal Communications Commission rules, by awarding grants through a competitive process.