47 CFR 73.1944
§ 73.1944 Reasonable access.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 73.1944, § 73.1944 Reasonable access, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/236755
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(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.