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No, media cannot censor candidate campaign ads

Federal law requires broadcasters to accept candidates’ political ads regardless of content.,Getty Images

By 12 News

Several recent campaign ads for a U.S. Senate candidate in Arizona have a lot of viewers asking why 12 News allowed the controversial piece to air.

The answer: 

We don’t have a choice. 

Federal law requires broadcasters to accept candidates’ political ads regardless of the content. Stations are not allowed to reject or censor them.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) can revoke any station license for failing to allow a legally qualified candidate to purchase ad space. 

Broadcasters are also not allowed to charge more for political ads. 

“The law is pretty clear that a qualified candidate that is on a ballot or can otherwise show they are a bonafide candidate for any political ad has a right to air an ad,” said Gregg Leslie ASU professor and executive director of the First Amendment Clinic.

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