(2)  possess technical equipment for radio or television which conforms to the provisions of the State;

(3)  have essential funds for capital construction and reliable source of funding; and

(4)  have the requisite premises.

Examination and approval of the establishment of a radio or television station shall conform to the State plans for radio and television development and the plans for technological advancement in addition to the conditions listed in the preceding paragraph.

Article 10 Radio or television stations shall be established by the administrative departments for radio and television under the people's governments at or above the county level or at or above the level of a city not divided into districts, and educational television stations may be established by the administrative departments for education under the people's governments at or above the level of a city divided into districts or an autonomous prefecture. No other unit or individual may establish any radio or television station.

The State prohibits the establishment of radio or television stations in the form of foreign-funded enterprises, Chinese-foreign equity joint ventures or Chinese-foreign cooperative joint ventures.

Article 11 The central radio or television station shall be established by the administrative department for radio and television of the Stare Council. If a local radio or television station is to be established, an application shall be made by the administrative department for radio and television under the local people's government at or above the county level or at or above the level of a city not divided into districts; upon approval by the local people's government at the corresponding level through examination, the application shall be submitted upward level by level for approval and shall finally be examined and approved by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council before the preparations for construction are undertaken.

The central educational television station shall be established by the administrative department for education of the State Council with examination and approval by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council. If a local educational television station is to be established, an application shall be made by the administrative department for education under the local people's government at or above the level of a city divided into districts or an autonomous prefecture; after obtaining approval from the administrative department for radio and television and the local people's government at the same level upon examination, the application shall be submitted upward level by level for approval until it is finally examined by the administrative department for education and examined and approved by the administrative department for radio television of the State Council before the preparations for construction are undertaken.

Article 12 A radio or television station the establishment of which is approved shall be constructed according to the construction procedures and the technical standards for radio and television stipulated by the State.

The radio or television station that has been constructed shall be issued a license for radio or television station upon confirmation as up to the requirements by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council. The radio or television station shall produce and broadcast programs in conformity with the station name, logo, scope of programs, number of channels and other particulars specified in the license.

Article 13 Alteration of the name, logo, scope of programs or number of channels of a radio or television station shall be subject to the approval of the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.