A television station that sells commercial time to a state's Republican gubernatorial candidate but not the Democratic gubernatorial candidate is subject to which of the following regulations?

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The situation described in the question involves unequal treatment of political candidates running for the same office, which violates the equal time rule. The equal time rule requires that broadcast stations provide equal opportunities for all candidates to access the airwaves and prohibits them from favoring one candidate over another. Therefore, the television station in the question would need to provide equal time to the Democratic gubernatorial candidate if requested, or risk violating FCC regulations.

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