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Article 173
 

173.1. In the states with local electoral processes in which the Election Day coincides with the federal one, from the total airtime established in paragraph 1 of article 169 of this Law, the Institute, through the Local Public Bodies, will allocate f fteen minutes per day in each radio station and television channel with coverage in the corresponding state for the local campaigns of the political parties.


173,2. The airtime referred to in the previous paragraph 1 will be used for the dissemination of messages according to the standards which the Radio and Television Committee of the Institute approves, based on the proposal by the corresponding Local Public Body. 


173.3. For the allocation among the political parties of the airtime established in paragraph 1 of this article, converted to the number of messages, the local electoral authorities will apply the regulations established in article 167 of this Law, where applicable.


173.4. For the purposes of this chapter, the coverage of the television channels and radio stations is understood as all the geographic area where the signal of these media can be heard or seen.


173.5. The Radio and Television Committee will request the coverage maps of all the radio stations and television channels, as well as their effective range, from the Federal Institute of Telecommunications. The Institute will develop the catalogue of these stations and channels and should also include the information regarding the total population covered by the corresponding coverage in each entity.


173.6. Based on this catalogue, the General Council will make public the radio stations and television channels that will participate in the coverage of the local and federal elections referred to in article 175 of this Law.