1.   As a solution, President Clinton has proposed free television for political candidates as a condition for broadcasters getting lucrative new digital broadcast licenses from the federal government.

2.   Auctions for broadcast licenses would be something new.

3.   A look at broadcast license auction rules.

4.   A little-noticed federal appeals court ruling last month overturned part of an industry-sponsored federal law that restricts access to low-power broadcast licenses.

5.   According to Gannett, the transaction does not involve the transfer of any broadcast licenses, and therefore does not require the approval of the Federal Communications Commission.

6.   But the networks are trying to make the case that they are entitled to the new frequencies by virtue of their broadcast licenses.

7.   Coats sponsored the controversial legislation, which would require broadcasters to adopt a content-based ratings system or lose their broadcast licenses at renewal time.

8.   Experimental broadcast licenses will remain good for only a year, the FCC said.

9.   For that refusal, McCain is threatening to revoke the broadcast licenses at the TV stations owned by NBC.

10.   He had to file an application with the federal government for the broadcast license.