### Question
What does the listening or viewing public mean?


### Answer
**The listening or viewing public** has the following meaning in *47 U.S.C. § 509*:

> 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 5-WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION > SUBCHAPTER V-PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES**

