Goto Section: 73.1943 | 73.2080 | Table of Contents

FCC 73.1944
Revised as of October 1, 2005
Goto Year:2004 | 2006
Sec.  73.1944   Reasonable access.

   (a) Section 312(a)(7) of the Communications Act provides that the Commission
   may revoke any station license or construction permit for willful or
   repeated failure to allow reasonable access to, or to permit purchase of,
   reasonable amounts of time for the use of a broadcasting station by a
   legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office on behalf of his
   candidacy.

   (b) Weekend access. For purposes of providing reasonable access, a licensee
   shall make its facilities available for use by federal candidates on the
   weekend before the election if the licensee has provided similar access to
   commercial advertisers during the year preceding the relevant election
   period. Licensees shall not discriminate between candidates with regard to
   weekend access.

   [ 57 FR 210 , Jan. 3, 1992]


Goto Section: 73.1943 | 73.2080

Goto Year: 2004 | 2006
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