17 If needed, Ficora shall consult with the Ministry of Transport and Communications and act in cooperation with it. If there are not adequate frequencies for all applicants that meet the requirements of subsection 1 or if granting a programme licence could have a significant effect on the general development of the communications market, the licence is granted by the Government. Ficora shall publish the information and at the same time notify the applicant that the matter has been transferred to a competent authority. Within two weeks of the transfer, an applicant for a licence may submit an application augmented by the planned programme content to the Government. The Government shall decide on the matter within the time period referred to in section 25(4). When declaring licences open for application and granting them, the Government licencing authority shall, taking into consideration the radio broadcasting of the area in question as a whole, aim at promoting freedom of speech as well as safeguarding the diversity of the provision of programmes as well as the needs of special groups of the public as set forth in section 1. Section 37 Terms for a programming licence for analogue radio broadcasting The licencing authority shall grant the programming licences for a limited time, for a maximum period of ten (10) years. The programming licence specifies the frequency block the licence holder may use to carry out operations subject to a licence. The Government may incorporate terms into a programming licence that concern audio coverage area and daily broadcasting time. The Government has the right to attach to the licences terms relating to the programme service that are necessary to safeguard the diversity of programmes and the needs of special groups of the public. In addition, the provisions of section 29 on amending, section 30 on transferring, section 31 on lapsing, section 32 on cancelling and section 33 on relinquishing a programming licence shall also apply. Section 38 Right of the Finnish Broadcasting Company Ltd to analogue radio network frequencies It is the licencing authority’s responsibility to ensure that the Finnish Broadcasting Company Ltd obtains for its public service operation the necessary radio network frequencies granted to it by Government Decree pursuant to section 95(1) and that the company is able to use them appropriately. Chapter 6 Radio Licence Section 39 Radio licence

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