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


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

> a qualified noncommercial educational television station—


(A) which is licensed to a principal community whose reference point, as defined in section 76.53 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on March 29, 1990), or any successor regulations thereto, is within 50 miles of the principal headend of the cable system

#### 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**

