Mont. Code Ann. § 27-1-811
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27-1-811 When owner of radio station not liable for material broadcast
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27-1-811 . When owner of radio station not liable for material broadcast. No person, firm, or corporation owning or operating a radio broadcasting station is liable under the law of defamation on account of having made its broadcasting facilities available to any person, including but not limited to a candidate for public office, for discussion of controversial or other subjects in the absence of proof of actual malice on the part of such owner or operator.
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