Glossary Definition:

Lowest Unit Charge: The lowest unit rate for the same class and amount of broadcast time for the same period that a television or radio station offers to its best commercial advertisers. In some circumstances this rate must be offered to a legally qualified federal candidate.

Statutes and/or Regulations:

Candidates for Public Office - Broadcast Media Rates: 47 U.S.C. § 315(b)

Commentary:

Lowest Unit Charge, Alliance for Better Campaigns

Gouging Democracy, Alliance for Better Campaigns

Campaign Media Guide 2004, The Campaign Legal Center