(Released August 18, 2004, State administration of radio, film and television, the 37th as of September 20, 2004) the first to standardize the management of radio and television stations to protect radio and television broadcasting and the healthy development of the industry, according to the radio and television regulations, these measures are formulated.
    Article referred to radio and television stations refers to the editing, production and cable, wireless, satellite or other means, to broadcast radio and television programmes of the public broadcasting institutions (including radio and television, educational television, radio, film and television group, total, have independent legal personality of radio, television, etc).
    Third State administration of radio, film and television (hereinafter referred to as radio) is responsible for the establishment of the national radio and television stations planning, identify the amount of radio and television stations, layout and structure, is responsible for the establishment of the national radio and television stations, approving, and monitoring management.
    Local radio and TV administrative departments at and above the county level shall be responsible for the administrative area radio and television management.
    Fourth State forbids the establishment of foreign operations, Sino-foreign joint ventures and Sino-foreign cooperative operation of radio and television stations.
    Article fifth radio and television stations, in principle, by the County, not divided into districts, over radio and television, the administrative sector or group of approved radio, film and television (main station) to establish, especially in educational television can be divided into districts, autonomous educational administrative departments at or above the establishment.
    Sixth article radio, and television of established, and merged should has following conditions: (a) meet national broadcast TV career and industry development planning and related of national, and industry standard; (ii) has meet national provides of broadcast TV professionals, and technology equipment and necessary of places; (three) has necessary of capital funds and stable of funds guarantees; (four) has clear of channel positioning and determine of transmission cover range; (five) transmission cover way and technology parameter meet national broadcast TV transmission cover network planning. Seventh Central Government radio and television stations matters related to the establishment, consolidation and changes directly reported Administration approval.
    The establishment and modification of local radio and television stations, by the governmental radio and television administration application to the superior administrative Department of radio and television, step by step after the audit, reported to the administration of examination and approval.
    Education television matters related to the establishment, consolidation and changes by districts, autonomous educational administrative departments at or above the consent of radio and television administrative departments at approval, apply to the superior administrative departments of education, step by step after the audit, Administrative Department of education approved by the State Council, reported to the administration of examination and approval. Applying for the establishment of the eighth article, merge radio stations and television stations, are required to submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) a feasibility report.
    Report shall contain the following: 1 human resources; 2, sources of funding and; 3, space, equipment, 4 channel planning (including channel, column); 5, transferring coverage, modalities and technical parameters; 6, operations planning.
    (C) intends to use of name, logo, call sign and logo design color artwork, creative briefs, and electronic text (iv) approved by the local Government agreed to set up, merge files (v) preparation of plans. Nineth radio and television stations to apply for adjustment programming range units and program settings, are required to submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) a feasibility report.
    Report shall contain the following: 1, adjust program number and programme settings range of; 2 HR; 3, source of funds and 4, sites, equipment 5, channel planning (including channel, column settings); 6, transferring coverage, modalities and technical parameters; 7, operational planning.
    (C) preparation of plans.
    Tenth of a radio station or television station, call sign, in principle, should be consistent with the territorial unit designated by the State Council. Logo designs, characters, numbers, and letters, and other radio stations, television stations or other agencies have used identity is obvious, when marked on the top left corner of the screen.
    Radio stations and television channels belonging to the identifying logo should be the subject, combined with the channel name or the abbreviation, serial number form. 11th radio station or TV station application to change name, logo, call sign, are required to submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) intends to change name, logo, call sign and design color artwork, creative briefs, and electronic documents.
    Due to changes in the Administrative Division, and copies of documents to be submitted to the State Council on administrative approval.
    Changing names, call signs for other reasons, applicants should give reasons for change.
    12th radio and television stations to apply for change transmission coverage, modalities, technical parameters, to broadcast TV to the level that the Administration submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) the use of technical parameters proposed, essential design documents or technical evaluation report.
    Change transfer coverage, should be indicated in the application, technical parameters of reason and its influence on radio and television transmission coverage networks.
    13th Vice-provincial cities over radio and television administration or approved group of radio, film and television (main station) set up radio and television stations in accordance with the national radio and television broadcasting, industrial construction and technical development plan, transmitted by satellite television station broadcast TV shows.
    Transmitted by satellite television station of radio and television programmes, should apply to this level radio and TV administration, by the governmental radio and television after the Administration reported to the people's Government at the same level, escalation, approved by the administration. 14th applications using satellite transmission to the radio and television programmes, are required to submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) a feasibility report.
    Report shall contain the following: 1, transmission of radio and television programmes by satellite means reason; 2 HR; 3, sources of funding and; 4, space and equipment, 5, channel planning (including channel, column settings); 6, operations planning.
    (C) the program reviews and management systems; (d) the secure transmission and broadcast solutions, technology solutions, (v) the people's Governments at the corresponding level approval documents; (vi) preparation of plans.
    15th sub-provincial cities more radio and TV administration or approved group of radio, film and television (main station) set up radio and television stations during the subsistence of the legal, may apply to a-level radio and TV administration in the context of the administrative establishment, step by step after the audit, by the administration of examination and approval. Radio and television stations set up, are required to submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) a feasibility report.
    Report shall contain the following: 1 human resources; 2 sources; 3, space, equipment 4, channel planning (including channel, column settings); 5, transferring coverage, modalities and technical parameters.
    (C) the name, logo, call sign and logo design color artwork, creative briefs, and electronic text.
    16th branch established by the radio and television stations should be in before the start of the local radio and television administration departments and receive radio and TV administration, where territorial management. Article 17th uniform five copies of all application materials submitted by the applicant. Is responsible for handling the administration of broadcasting and television shall be in accordance with the provisions of the administrative licensing law terms and permissions, perform reception, audit responsibilities.
    Administration on the final review of the application, applicant's application meets the legal criteria, make a written decision on approving an administrative license; made no decision on the administrative license according to law, shall notify the applicant in writing and state the reasons.
    Article 18th SARFT approved to set up radio and television stations issued the broadcasting license for TV broadcasters, and each set of radio and television programmes for approval to operate issued radio and TV license. Licenses are valid for three years, calculated from the date of issue.
    If you need to continue after the expiration, shall be 180 days before the expiry of the measures sixth, seventh and eighth to apply, step by step the examination and approval of renewal of licenses.
    The broadcasting of TV broadcasters license and license uniformly printed by the State administration of radio and television channels, change.
    19th radio station or television station stop, should be fully justified and established according to the original examination and approval procedures for escalation Administration approval, its radio and TV broadcasters license and the license published by the State administration of radio and television channels to recover.
    20th a radio station or television station shall be established in accordance with approved, station name, call sign, logo, program setting, program number, transmission coverage, modalities, technical parameters, such as the production, broadcast shows.
    Article 21st need to temporarily stop broadcasting radio and television stations due to special circumstances, should be agreed by the radio and television administrative departments at or above the provincial level without approval, stop broadcasting more than 30th in a row or more than 180 days from the date of approval of the administration of has not yet been started, regarded as terminated. 22nd radio and television channels can be divided into public channels and two operating channels. Allows two types of channels in accordance with their different characteristics and objectives, divided from the institutional settings, use the appropriate management mode and production mode.
    Specific measures separately.
    Article 23rd radio and television stations across the region jointly approved the establishment of radio and television channels or programs.
    24th joint radio and TV channels and programs, should be made by the channel or program is a member radio and television stations to this level apply to the broadcasting and television administration, step by step after the audit, by the administration of examination and approval. Joint radio and TV channels or columns, you should submit the following application materials: (a) the application; (b) a feasibility report. Report shall contain the following: 1, joint radio and TV channels or columns of reason; 2 HR; 3, source of funds and 4, sites, equipment;

    5, program resources and planning; 6, transferring coverage, modalities and technical parameters; 7, operational planning.
    (C) contracts.
    25th County level broadcast TV stations, in principle, their own TV channels, their local news and economic, legal, agriculture, science and technology class class class topics, local features, major activities of entertainment programs and advertising, in the provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities within the administrative area of public channels reserved spots.
    26th broadcast pay TV channels and approval in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State administration.
    27th a radio station or television station reporting technology, secure transmission and broadcasting of programmes, transmission coverage, modalities, technical parameters shall conform to the relevant provisions of the radio.
    28th article in violation of these regulations, in accordance with the radio and television regulations for punishment. 29th these measures shall come into force on September 20, 2004.
      Radio, television and the radio and television stations for approval of establishment of management measures (radio, television and 19th) repealed simultaneously.