Broadcast law

Broadcast law includes technical parameters for these facilities, as well as content issues like copyright, profanity, and localism or regionalism.

Under the Philippine law, broadcasting networks require a congressional franchise[2] to operate television and radio stations.

This provision requires radio, television stations and cable systems which originate their own programming to treat legally qualified political candidates equally in selling or giving away air time.

Concerns that, without mandated equal opportunity for candidates, some broadcasters might try to manipulate elections led to its creation by legislators.

The FCC has the authority to "make such regulations not inconsistent with law as it may deem necessary to prevent interference between stations and to carry out the provisions of the Communications Act of 1934.