### Question
How is the term qualified noncommercial educational television station defined?


### Answer
The term **qualified noncommercial educational television station** is defined in *47 U.S.C. § 535* as the following:

> any television broadcast station which—


(A)(i) under the rules and regulations of the Commission in effect on March 29, 1990, is licensed by the Commission as a noncommercial educational television broadcast station and which is owned and operated by a public agency, nonprofit foundation, corporation, or association

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 535*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER V&ndash;A-CABLE COMMUNICATIONS > Part II-Use of Cable Channels and Cable Ownership Restrictions**

