Sec. 1. (a) This chapter applies to a suit brought for:
(1) publishing;
(2) speaking;
(3) uttering; or
(4) conveying by words, acts, or in any other manner;
a libel or slander by any radio or television station or company in Indiana.
(b) Section 3 of this chapter does not apply to a case of libel or slander against a candidate for a public office in Indiana, unless the retraction of the charge is made in an audible or visible manner at least three (3) days before the election.