Radio and Television Act Article 10
For operation, a radio/television business shall file an application for approval; if approved, a station operating license shall be issued by the regulatory agency.Concerning the approval of a radio/television business, the regulatory agency may adopt an assessment system, an auction system, an open bidding system, or other appropriate methods in consideration of the purpose of establishment, opening targets, market conditions, consumer rights, and other public interests.The service area, number of licenses, licensing means, and other related matters concerning the radio/television business opening shall be announced by the regulatory agency.To operate a radio/television business, an applicant shall complete and submit an application form, along with an operating plan and the required documents, to the regulatory agency. An approved business or the winning bidder shall be issued with an establishment permit by the regulatory agency.The operating plan in the preceding Paragraph shall explicitly include the following items:1. The overall plan;2. The personnel structure and administrative organization;3. The business plan and operating schedule planning;4. Program planning, internal process control, and advertising fees and charges;5. Financial structure;6. The charges basis and its calculation method under charges;7. Plan for personnel education and training;8. Profile of equipment and plan for construction;9. Other items specified by the regulatory agency.Should an applicant’s documents or their contents be deemed incomplete, the regulatory agency shall notify the applicant to submit the necessary corrections or supplements within a prescribed period of time. If it fails to do so by the given time, the application shall be rejected.The regulatory agency shall require the applicant to pay a performance bond. If the applicant fails to set up or finish the establishment according to the approved operating plan, the regulatory agency shall not refund all or some of the performance bond, and may revoke the granted establishment permit.The qualifications and procedures, the application and the details of operating plan, the procuring of establishment permit and license, the paying method and refund condition of performance bond and other matters required, concerning the approval of a radio/television business, shall be prescribed by the regulatory agency.
中文原文 廣播電視法第10條
廣播、電視事業應經主管機關許可,並發給廣播、電視執照,始得營運。
廣播、電視事業之許可,主管機關得考量設立目的、開放目標、市場情況、消費者權益及其他公共利益之需要,採評審制、拍賣制、公開招標制或其他適當方式為之。
廣播、電視事業各次開放之服務區域、執照張數、許可方式及其他相關事項,由主管機關公告之。
申請經營廣播、電視事業者,應檢具設立申請書、營運計畫及其他規定文件,向主管機關申請籌設;經核可或得標者,由主管機關發給籌設許可。
前項營運計畫,應載明下列各款事項:
一、總體規劃。
二、人事結構及行政組織。
三、經營計畫及營運時程規劃。
四、節目規劃、內部流程控管及廣告收費原則。
五、財務結構。
六、如為付費收視聽者,其收費基準及計算方式。
七、人才培訓計畫。
八、設備概況及建設計畫。
九、其他經主管機關指定之事項。
申請籌設應具備之文件不全或其記載內容不完備者,主管機關得以書面通知申請者限期補正;屆期不補正或補正不完備者,不予受理。
主管機關發給籌設許可前,得命申請者依規定繳交履行保證金;申請者未依規定籌設或未依核可之營運計畫完成籌設者,主管機關不退還其履行保證金之全部或一部,並得廢止其籌設許可。
廣播、電視事業許可之資格條件與程序、申請書與營運計畫應載明事項之細項、事業之籌設及執照之取得、履行保證金之繳交方式與核退條件及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由主管機關定之。
廣播、電視事業之許可,主管機關得考量設立目的、開放目標、市場情況、消費者權益及其他公共利益之需要,採評審制、拍賣制、公開招標制或其他適當方式為之。
廣播、電視事業各次開放之服務區域、執照張數、許可方式及其他相關事項,由主管機關公告之。
申請經營廣播、電視事業者,應檢具設立申請書、營運計畫及其他規定文件,向主管機關申請籌設;經核可或得標者,由主管機關發給籌設許可。
前項營運計畫,應載明下列各款事項:
一、總體規劃。
二、人事結構及行政組織。
三、經營計畫及營運時程規劃。
四、節目規劃、內部流程控管及廣告收費原則。
五、財務結構。
六、如為付費收視聽者,其收費基準及計算方式。
七、人才培訓計畫。
八、設備概況及建設計畫。
九、其他經主管機關指定之事項。
申請籌設應具備之文件不全或其記載內容不完備者,主管機關得以書面通知申請者限期補正;屆期不補正或補正不完備者,不予受理。
主管機關發給籌設許可前,得命申請者依規定繳交履行保證金;申請者未依規定籌設或未依核可之營運計畫完成籌設者,主管機關不退還其履行保證金之全部或一部,並得廢止其籌設許可。
廣播、電視事業許可之資格條件與程序、申請書與營運計畫應載明事項之細項、事業之籌設及執照之取得、履行保證金之繳交方式與核退條件及其他應遵行事項之辦法,由主管機關定之。