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A programming licence holder who has been granted a programming licence in a multiplex
for public interest television broadcasting shall meet the requirements regarding the diversity
of television programming referred to in section 26(3) throughout the validity period of the
licence.
The Government may incorporate terms into a programming licence that concern:
1) geographical coverage of audiovisual programmes;
2) daily broadcasting time; or
3) transmission technology and capacity.
The Government shall have the right to attach terms to the licence that relate to the
programme service and are necessary to safeguard the diversity of programmes and the needs
of special groups of the public.
Section 28
Temporary programming licence
Ficora shall grant a programming licence for short-term television or radio broadcasting
operations in a digital terrestrial mass communications network without following the
procedure referred to in sections 23 and 25, where there is no justifiable reason to suspect that
the applicant will violate the provisions of this Act and:
1) the operations do not last more than three months; or
2) weekly operations do not last more than eight hours.
An operator holding a licence referred to in subsection 1(1) may not be granted a licence for
successive three-month periods.
Ficora may grant a licence referred to in subsection 1(2) for a maximum period of one year.
Section 29
Amendments to a programming licence
The licencing authority may alter a programming licence during its validity period upon
request by or with the consent of the licence holder or otherwise if it is necessary for special
reasons due to technical development, international treaty obligations, an essential change in
the operating conditions of an activity subject to a licence, changes in market conditions or
other essential changes.
Section 30
Transfer of a programming licence
A programming licence may only be transferred within a group of undertakings in the
meaning of Chapter 1(6) of the Accounting Act. Such a transfer shall be notified immediately
to Ficora.
If the control in the meaning of Section 1(5) of the Accounting Act or the effective control
in respect of the licence holder changes, such a change shall be notified immediately to the
licencing authority, which shall decide within two months from the notification whether to
cancel the licence due to the change in the effective control.
The licencing authority may decide not to cancel the licence if it is apparent that:
1) the requirements for granting a licence pursuant to Sections 25 and 26 have been met; and
2) operations continue according to the licence terms.