Regulations for the Establishment of Radio Broadcasting Enterprises Article 44

Those who have received the radio broadcasting enterprise establishment permit shall, according to Administrative Regulations on the Establishment of Radio and TV Broadcast Station, submit its application of station installation permit to the regulatory agency. Upon completion of the installation, station license shall be applied accordingly.Upon receiving the station license, the enterprise may conduct trial broadcasting to test the operating conditions of the internal and external system connection, sound quality, image and the production, emission transmission, and reception systems. The regulatory agency may request the enterprise to submit a trial broadcasting plan if required. Provisions of Article 21 of the Act may apply, mutatis mutandis, to the trial broadcasting content.Those who have received an establishment permit for regional radio broadcasting enterprise and community radio broadcasting enterprise shall, within six months after receiving the station license, apply for the issuance of station operating license to the regulatory agency.Those who have received an establishment permit for nationwide radio broadcasting enterprise and adopted non-phased establishment as described in Subparagraph 1 of Paragraph 3 of Article 40 shall, within six months after receiving the station license, apply for the issuance of station operating license to the regulatory agency.Those who have received establishment permit of nationwide radio broadcasting enterprise and adopted phased establishment according to Subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 3 of Article 40 shall, within six months after receiving all station licenses of the first phase, apply for the issuance of station licenses to the regulatory agency. Upon completing the second phase, it shall then apply for the replacement of station operating license to the regulatory agency.The station operating license as described in the preceding paragraph shall be valid for nine years, starting from the date of issuing the station operating license upon the completion of first phase.