Goto Section: 73.1940 | 73.1942 | Table of Contents
FCC 73.1941
Revised as of October 1, 2011
Goto Year:2010 |
2012
§ 73.1941 Equal opportunities.
(a) General requirements. Except as otherwise indicated in § 73.1944,
no station licensee is required to permit the use of its facilities by
any legally qualified candidate for public office, but if any licensee
shall permit any such candidate to use its facilities, it shall afford
equal opportunities to all other candidates for that office to use such
facilities. Such licensee shall have no power of censorship over the
material broadcast by any such candidate. Appearance by a legally
qualified candidate on any:
(1) Bona fide newscast;
(2) Bona fide news interview;
(3) Bona fide news documentary (if the appearance of the candidate is
incidental to the presentation of the subject or subjects covered by
the news documentary); or
(4) On-the-spot coverage of bona fide news events (including, but not
limited to political conventions and activities incidental thereto)
shall not be deemed to be use of broadcasting station. (section 315(a)
of the Communications Act.)
(b) Uses. As used in this section and § 73.1942, the term "use" means a
candidate appearance (including by voice or picture) that is not exempt
under paragraphs 73.1941 (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this section.
(c) Timing of request. A request for equal opportunities must be
submitted to the licensee within 1 week of the day on which the first
prior use giving rise to the right of equal opportunities occurred:
Provided, however, That where the person was not a candidate at the
time of such first prior use, he or she shall submit his or her request
within 1 week of the first subsequent use after he or she has become a
legally qualified candidate for the office in question.
(d) Burden of proof. A candidate requesting equal opportunities of the
licensee or complaining of noncompliance to the Commission shall have
the burden of proving that he or she and his or her opponent are
legally qualified candidates for the same public office.
(e) Discrimination between candidates. In making time available to
candidates for public office, no licensee shall make any discrimination
between candidates in practices, regulations, facilities, or services
for or in connection with the service rendered pursuant to this part,
or make or give any preference to any candidate for public office or
subject any such candidate to any prejudice or disadvantage; nor shall
any licensee make any contract or other agreement which shall have the
effect of permitting any legally qualified candidate for any public
office to broadcast to the exclusion of other legally qualified
candidates for the same public office.
[ 57 FR 208 , Jan. 3, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 14568 , Mar. 29, 1994]
Goto Section: 73.1940 | 73.1942
Goto Year: 2010 |
2012
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