[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 4]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR73.1944]

[Page 329]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 73_RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart H_Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations
 
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]