The chairperson, managers, administrators, legal representatives and the majority of the board members of broadcasting concessionaires must be Chilean citizens.
"Article 18.- Only legal persons of public or private law, constituted in Chile and domiciled in the country, may be holders of a concession of free reception television broadcasting service or make use of it, in any capacity. Its presidents, directors, managers, administrators and legal representatives must be Chilean and not have been convicted of a crime that deserves an afflictive penalty. [...]" (Law 18.838 creating the National Board of Television (30 September 1989), last amended on 3 November 2017, Article 18 [google translation])
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"Article 3.- For the purposes of this law, telecommunications services will be classified as follows:
a) Telecommunications services of free reception or broadcasting, whose transmissions are intended for free and direct reception by the general public. These services include sound, television or other broadcasts.
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Article 22.- The Presidents, Managers,Administrators and legal representatives of a free reception broadcasting concessionaire, in addition to the requirements established in the preceding article, must be Chilean. In the case of Directors, foreigners may integrate it, as long as they do not constitute a majority. [...]" (Law 18.168 on Telecommunications (2 October 1982), last amended on 26 November 2020, Articles 3 and 22 [google translation])
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"Article 2.- For all legal purposes, social communication media are those capable of transmitting, disclosing, disseminating or propagating, in a stable and periodic manner, texts, sounds or images intended for the public, whatever the medium or instrument used.
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Article 9.- In cases where the law allows the owner of a social communication medium to be a natural person, he or she must have a domicile in the country and must not have been convicted of a crime that deserves an afflictive penalty. In the case of legal persons, they must have domicile in Chile and be incorporated in the country or have an agency authorized to operate in the national territory. Its president and its administrators or legal representatives must be Chilean and not have been convicted of an offense that deserves an afflictive penalty. [...]
Concessions for free reception sound broadcasting requested by legal persons with foreign capital participation greater than ten percent, may only be granted if it is previously proven that in their country of origin, Chileans are granted rights and obligations similar to the conditions that these applicants will enjoy in Chile.
The same requirement must be met to acquire an existing concession. The infringement of compliance with this condition will mean the expiration of the concession.
Article 10.- The media must have a responsible director and at least one person to replace him.
The director and those who replace him must be Chilean, have domicile and residence in the country, have no jurisdiction, be in full enjoyment of their civil and political rights, not have been convicted of a crime that deserves an afflictive penalty and, in the last two years , not have been convicted as perpetrators of repeated crimes or as repeat offenders in crimes punishable by this law. [...]
Chilean nationality will not be required if the social communication medium uses a language other than Spanish.[...]" (Law 19.733 on the Freedoms of Opinion and Information and the Practice of Journalism (4 June 2001), last amended on 23 December 2013, Articles 2, 9 and 10 [google translation])
Law 18.838 creating the National Board of Television (30 September 1989), last amended on 3 November 2017, Article 18
Law 18.168 on Telecommunications (2 October 1982), last amended on 26 November 2020, Articles 3 and 22
Law 19.733 on the Freedoms of Opinion and Information and the Practice of Journalism (4 June 2001), last amended on 23 December 2013, Articles 2, 9 and 10
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