Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§399 Support of political candidates prohibited

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part IV— - Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart subpart e— - general provisions › § 399

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

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Title 47, §399

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No noncommercial educational broadcasting station may support or oppose any candidate for political office.

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1988—Pub. L. 100–626, in section catchline, substituted “Support of” for “Editorializing and support of”, and in text, struck out provisions which prohibited editorializing by noncommercial educational broadcasting station which receives grant from Corporation under subpart C of this part. 1981—Pub. L. 97–35 revised subsec. (a) into existing provisions and, as so revised, added requirement respecting grant under subpart C of this part, and struck out subsec. (b), which related to program recording of broadcasts where issues of public importance are discussed. 1976—Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 94–309 added par. (5). 1973—Pub. L. 93–84 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b).

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47 U.S.C. § 399

Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73