47 U.S.C. § 326 — Censorship

Nothing in this chapter shall be understood or construed to give the Commission the power of censorship over the radio communications or signals transmitted by any radio station, and no regulation or condition shall be promulgated or fixed by the Commission which shall interfere with the right of free speech by means of radio communication . (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 326, 48 Stat. 1091 ; June 25, 1948, ch. 645, § 21, 62 Stat. 862 .) Editorial Notes References in Text This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064 , known as the Communications Act of 1934 , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables. Amendments 1948—Act June 25, 1948 , repealed last sentence relating to use of indecent language. See section 1464 of Title 18 , Crimes and Criminal Procedure. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date of 1948 Amendment Amendment by act June 25, 1948 , effective as of Sept. 1, 1948 , see section 20 of that act. CFR Title Parts 47 80 , 97

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