(a) The Arkansas Educational Television Commission is organized for the purpose of making the benefits of educational television available to and promoting its use by inhabitants of Arkansas.
(b) To this end, the Arkansas Educational Television Commission is empowered and directed to survey, study, and appraise the need for an overall plan for the use of television facilities available for noncommercial educational use in the state.
(c) The Arkansas Educational Television Commission is specifically charged with the duty of controlling and supervising the use of channels reserved by the Federal Communications Commission to Arkansas for noncommercial educational use.
(d)
(1) The Arkansas Educational Television Commission may designate the location of stations to utilize such channels and make rules governing the operation of these stations and the programs televised over these channels.
(2) The Arkansas Educational Television Commission may own and operate television stations to utilize these channels, or it may contract with individuals, corporations, educational institutions, or other governmental agencies for the operation of such stations.