No radio or television station may rent out or transfer broadcast time to others.

Article 14 Termination of a radio or television station shall be reported according to the original procedures for examination and approval and the license shall be reclaimed by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.

If a radio or television station needs to suspend its broadcast due to special circumstances, approval shall be obtained from the administrative department for radio and television under the local people's government at or above the provincial level; if suspension of broadcast continues for more than 30 consecutive days without approval, it shall be deemed a termination and the relevant procedures shall be completed according to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Article 15 The establishment of a radio or television rebroadcast station in a township or town shall be examined by the administrative department for radio and television under the local people's government at or above the county level and shall be subject to the approval according to the relevant provisions of the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.

The establishment of cable radio stations or cable television stations by organs, military units, social organizations, enterprises or institutions shall be subject to the examination and approval according to the relevant provisions of the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.

Article 16 No unit or individual may forcibly enter a radio or television station, or damage the facilities of a radio or television station, or endanger the safety of broadcast.

Chapter III Transmission Networks for Radio and Television Coverage

Article 17 The administrative department for radio and television of the State Council shall plan national transmission networks for radio and television coverage in a unified way according to unified standards of the State and the networks shall be constructed and developed at different levels. The administrative departments for radio and television under the local people's governments at or above the county level shall, according to the relevant provisions of the State, organize and administer local transmission networks for radio and television coverage within their respective administrative regions.

In organizing and constructing transmission networks for radio and television coverage, including making full use of existing various national network resources such as public communications networks, the quality and the smooth transmission of radio or television programs shall be guaranteed.

The transmission network for radio and television coverage as mentioned in these Regulations includes radio or television transmitting stations, relay stations (including transpose stations and relay stations, similarly hereinafter), radio or television broadcast satellite, satellite uplink stations, satellite downlink and relay stations, micro-wave stations, monitoring and testing stations, and cable radio and television transmission networks, etc.

Article 18 The administrative department for radio and television of the State Council shall be in charge of assigning frequencies within specified frequency bands for radio or television broadcast and examining and issuing certificates for the assigned frequencies.

Article 19 Whoever establishes a radio or television transmitting station, relay station, micro-wave station or satellite uplink station shall, according to the relevant provisions of the State, present the certificate for the assigned frequencies issued by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council and undergo the procedure of examination and approval at the radio administration agency of the State, or the province, autonomous region or municipality directly under the Central Government to obtain a license for a radio station.