### Question
How is the term the listening or viewing public defined?


### Answer
The term **the listening or viewing public** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 509* as the following:

> those members of the public who, with the aid of radio receiving sets, listen to or view programs broadcast by radio stations

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 509*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER V-PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES**

