1 Excludes data for 74 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.
Excludes data for 15 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.
Excludes data for 44 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.

Excludes data for 63 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.
Excludes data for 13 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.
Excludes data for 50 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.

GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS

A. Program time paid for by candidates or sup

porters:
Number of stations reporting..

Total amount of program time (in min-
utes).

B. Program time free of charge to candidates or

supporters:

1. On programs primarily devoted to appearances of candidates:

TABLE 14.-Distribution of stations by total amounts received for political

TABLE 15.-Distribution of station by total amount of time sustaining programs

Number of stations filing usable reports (excludes stations which failed

to file reports, filed reports received too late to tabulate, or filed nonusable reports).

677

Number of stations reporting no political broadcast activity-
Number of stations reporting political broadcast activity-----

117

560

TABLE 16.-Program time and announcements paid for by candidates or

1 Includes charges only for programs which were not carried on associated AM stations.
• Includes charges only for announcements which were not carried on associated AM stations.

TABLE 17.-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 oppos-
ing candidates appeared together...

2. On programs not primarily devoted to ap-
pearances of candidates or their supporters:
(a) Number of appearances by candi-
dates or supporters on programs
paid for by commercial sponsors..
(b) Number of appearances by candi-
dates or supporters on sustaining
programs..

NOTE.-Excludes data for 9 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.

242

49

341

TABLE 18.-Number of political broadcasts by time of day broadcast

NOTE.-Excludes data for 19 stations because of inconsistencies in their reports.