Assembly; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) may run an advertisement promoting a platform
or policy of the political party to which he or she belongs, his or her political views, and other matters
necessary for publicity using television or radio broadcasting facilities [referring to a radio station
managed and operated by a broadcasting business operator under the Broadcasting Act and the composite
cable broadcasting stations (including channels of the operators using broadcasting channels for general
programming or specialized programming of news reports); hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply]
during the election campaign period, pursuant to the following, but the advertising time shall not exceed
one minute at a time. In such cases, the re-broadcasting shall be included in the calculation of the
advertisement frequency, but a concurrent use of the relevant broadcasting networks with a selection of
one television or radio broadcasting facility shall be deemed one time: <Amended on Jan. 13, 1997; Nov. 14,
1997; Apr. 30, 1998; Feb. 16, 2000; Mar. 12, 2004; Aug. 4, 2005; Jan. 25, 2010; Jan. 21, 2022>
1. A presidential election:
Up to 30 times for television and radio broadcasts, respectively;
2. An election of proportional representation members of the National Assembly:
Up to 15 times for television and radio broadcasts, respectively;
3. An election of Mayor/Do Governor:
Up to five times for television and radio broadcasts by using local broadcasting facilities,
respectively.
(2) Deleted. <Feb. 16, 2000>
(3) Each operator of the broadcasting facilities airing the advertisement according to paragraph (1) shall
notify the competent constituency election commission of the date, time, contents, etc. of the broadcast
advertisement as prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations.
(4) Article 73 (2) of the Broadcasting Act and Article 5 of the Act on Broadcast Advertising Sales
Agencies, Etc. shall not apply to the broadcast advertisement provided for in paragraph (1). <Amended on
Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005; Feb. 22, 2012>
(5) Any person operating or managing broadcasting facilities shall treat all candidates equally in
consideration of time bands of broadcast, broadcast areas, etc. in making broadcast advertisement under
paragraph (1); where the date and time of use of broadcasting facilities for which candidates apply
overlaps, allocation of broadcast time shall be as prescribed by the National Election Commission
Regulations. <Amended on Nov. 14, 1997>
(6) The candidate may, in making a broadcast advertisement under paragraph (1), air Korean sign
language (hereinafter referred to as "Korean sign language") or a caption for eligible voters with hearing
disabilities. <Newly Inserted on Feb. 16, 2000>
(7) Deleted. <Feb. 16, 2000>
(8) Any person operating or managing broadcasting facilities in which a broadcast advertisement is
performed under paragraph (1), may not claim or collect advertisement fees against or from candidates in
excess of the minimum fees of the commercial, cultural and other various advertisements broadcasted on
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