Radio and Television Act Article 12-1
When reviewing applications for the renewal of a radio/television station operating license, the regulatory agency shall consider the following items:The implementation of the operating plan, the frequency utilization evaluation report, and future operating plan;Financial status;Whether the location of the transmitters and antennas conform with the prescribed approval;Whether operations meet the needs of selected ethnic group(s) or serve the needs of the people in the serviced area; andRecord of rewards and punishments received under this Act and items that could influence the station’s operations.Should the regulatory agency find, in its review, unsound business operations that require improvements, it shall notify the station in writing to complete the improvements within a prescribed period of time. If improvements are not made by the prescribed deadline or are ineffective, the application shall be rejected.During the period of improvement under the preceding paragraph, the regulatory agency may issue a three-month temporary operating license only once.
中文原文 廣播電視法第12-1條
主管機關審查申請換發廣播或電視執照案件時，應審酌左列事項：
一、營運計畫執行情形、頻率運用績效評鑑結果及未來之營運計畫。
二、財務狀況。
三、電臺發射機及天線地點是否與核准者相符。
四、營運是否符合特定族群或服務區域民眾需求。
五、依本法受獎懲之紀錄及足以影響電臺營運之事項。
前項審查結果，主管機關認該事業營運不善有改善之必要時，應以書面通知其限期改善；屆期不改善或改善無效者，駁回其申請。
前項改善期間，主管機關得發給臨時執照，其有效期間為三個月，並以一次為限。
一、營運計畫執行情形、頻率運用績效評鑑結果及未來之營運計畫。
二、財務狀況。
三、電臺發射機及天線地點是否與核准者相符。
四、營運是否符合特定族群或服務區域民眾需求。
五、依本法受獎懲之紀錄及足以影響電臺營運之事項。
前項審查結果，主管機關認該事業營運不善有改善之必要時，應以書面通知其限期改善；屆期不改善或改善無效者，駁回其申請。
前項改善期間，主管機關得發給臨時執照，其有效期間為三個月，並以一次為限。