Article 27 No unit or individual may seize, plunder or destroy by any other means facilities of transmission networks for radio and television coverage.

Article 28 No unit or individual may occupy or interfere with assigned frequencies for radio or television, or intercept and transmit, interfere with, descramble or decrypt radio or television signals without authorization.

Article 29 The administrative departments for radio and television under the people's governments at or above the county level shall adopt various ways such as satellite transmission, wireless relaying, cable radio and television broadcasting to expand the coverage of radio and television broadcast in the rural areas.

Chapter IV Radio and Television Programs

Article 30 Radio or television stations shall set up their programs within the scope of programs approved by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.

Article 31 Radio and television programs shall be produced by radio or television stations or the units for the production and management of radio and television programs which are established upon the approval of the administrative departments for radio and television under the people's governments at or above the provincial level. No radio television station may broadcast any program produced by units which are not licensed to produce and manage radio or television programs.

Article 32 Radio or television stations shall improve the quality of radio or television programs and increase the numbers of excellent domestically produced programs, and shall not produce or broadcast programs which contain the following contents:

(1)  endangering the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State;

(2)  endangering the security, dignity and interests of the State;

(3)  instigating national division and undermining national unity;

(4)  divulging State secrets;

(5)  slandering or insulting others;

(6)  disseminating obscenity or superstition or touting violence; or

(7)  any other contents prohibited by the provisions of laws or administrative regulations.

Article 33 Radio or television stations shall, in accordance with the provisions in Article 32 of these Regulations, examine radio or television programs prior to broadcast, and conduct re -examination of programs prior to re-broadcast.

Article 34 Radio and television news shall be truthful, fair and equitable.

Article 35 The establishment of a unit to produce television plays shall be subject to the approval of the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council and a license shall be obtained prior to producing television plays.

Measures governing the production and broadcast of television plays shall be stipulated by the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.

Article 36 Radio or television stations shall use standardized spoken and written language.

Radio or television station shall promote the nationwide use of Putonghua.

Article 37 Local radio or television stations and radio or television rediffusion stations shall relay radio or television programs according to the relevant provisions of the administrative department for radio and television of the State Council.