A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that licenses for the operation of a broadcasting station shall be issued for a term of five years, and to establish certain rules for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.

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Provides that licenses for the operation of any class of station including broadcasting stations shall be issued for a term of five years. States that in any hearing involving an application for renewal of a broadcast licence an applicant for renewal who is legally, financially, and technically qualified shall be awarded the grant if such applicants shows: (1) that its broadcast service during the preceding license period has reflected a good-faith effort to serve the needs and interests of its area; and (2)that it has not demonstrated a callous disregard for law or the Commission's regulations. (Amends 47 U.S.C. 307 (d), 309 (e))

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 31 January 1973

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