PART III A. Did the station receive any complaints by or on behalf of candidates which were not the subject of correspondence with the Commission? YES NO If answer is "Yes", describe each complaint, by whom made, and the disposition thereof. Include only those complaints by a candidate or an authorized representative of a candidate. B. Did the station encounter any significent problems (other than those described in A. above) in selling or making time available without charge for appearances of political candidates? If answer is "Yes", you may wish to describe such problems and any suggested solutions which could be accomplished by revision of the Communications Act or the Commission's Rules and Regulations. 21-542-68 F.C.C. WASHINGTON, D. C. U.S. SUMMARY TABLE 1.—Total station charges 1 for political broadcasts, 1962 TABLE 2.-Total station charges1 for program time and announcements TABLE 3.-Station charges1 for political broadcasts in general election campaigns, 1956, 1960, and 1962 Number of stations filing usable reports (excludes stations which failed to file reports, filed reports received too late to tabulate, or filed nonusable reports). Number of stations reporting no political broadcast activity--. Number of stations reporting political broadcast activity 551 542 10 532 TABLE 4.-Program time and announcements paid for by candidates or TABLE 5.-Program time free of charge to candidates or supporters 1. On programs primarily devoted to appear ances of candidates or their supporters: (a) Total amount of program time paid for by commercial sponsors (in minutes). (b) Total amount of time of sustaining programs (in minutes). (c) Number of programs on which opposing candidates appeared together... 2. On programs not primarily devoted to appearances of candidates or their supporters: (a) Number of appearances by candidates or supporters on programs paid for by commercial sponsors.. (b) Number of appearances by candidates or supporters on sustaining programs.. NOTE.-Excludes data for 7 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports. 57 57 436 14 74 454 |