A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish orderly procedures for the consideration of applications for renewal of broadcast licenses.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 March 1977

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Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summary

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from considering the application of any person for a license for broadcast facilities while the application for renewal of the license of the current license is being considered. Allows the Commission to consider other applications for broadcast licenses for the broadcast service previously licensed only after it has refused to renew the previous license.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/829
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