Why Not Politics?

  Why Not Politics?

Of course, human beings are political creatures especially when decisions affecting all of us need to be made and leaders need to be elected. Our board and our station are not unmindful of the proper place of politics in community life.

However, KQLC does not permit on the air content concerning political candidates and elections other than urging everyone to vote. To air content of that kind places at serious legal risk our very existence as a religious non-profit organization. Even airing public service announcements about events which have a broad political purpose creates issues for us. Of course, issues of community interest may be discussed, but extreme care must be taken that these not be veiled endorsements for certain candidates or parties. We are bound by FCC regulations to log all requests for political content, but we politely and respectfully refuse those opportunities.

“licensees are to have a complete record of all requests for broadcast time made by or on behalf of candidates for public office, together with an appropriate notation showing the disposition made by the licensee of such requests, and the charges made, if any, if the request was granted.”