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47 U.S. Code § 311 - Requirements as to certain applications in broadcasting service | LII / Legal Information Institute
Notices of filing and hearing; form and contents When there is filed with the Commission any application to which section 309
(b)(1) of this title applies, for an instrument of authorization for a station in the broadcasting service, the applicant—
Place of hearing Hearings referred to in subsection (a) of this section may be held at such places as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate, and in making such determination in any case the Commission shall consider whether the public interest, convenience, or necessity will be served by conducting the hearing at a place in, or in the vicinity of, the principal area to be served by the station involved.
Agreement between two or more applicants; approval of Commission; pendency of application (1)
The Commission shall approve the agreement only if it determines that (A)
the agreement is consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity; and (B)
no party to the agreement filed its application for the purpose of reaching or carrying out such agreement.
License for operation of station; agreement to withdraw application; approval of Commission (1)
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 311,48 Stat. 1086; July 16, 1952, ch. 879, § 9,66 Stat. 716; Pub. L. 86–752, § 5(a),Sept. 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 892; Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1243,Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 737; Pub. L. 97–259, title I, § 116,Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1095.)
1982—Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 97–259, § 116(a), inserted provision that the Commission may not approve the agreement if it determines that a party to the agreement filed its application for the purpose of reaching or carrying out the agreement, and struck out provision that if the agreement did not contemplate a merger, but contemplated the making of any direct or indirect payment to any party thereto in consideration of his withdrawal of his application, the Commission could determine the agreement to be consistent with the public interest, convenience, or necessity only if the amount or value of such payment, as determined by the Commission, was not in excess of the aggregate amount determined by the Commission to have been legitimately and prudently expended and to be expended by such applicant in connection with preparing, filing, and advocating the granting of his application.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 97–259, § 116(b), substituted “an application for the renewal of a license granted for the operation of a broadcasting station and one or more applications for a construction permit relating to such station” for “two or more applications for a license granted for the operation of a broadcasting station”.
Subsec. (d)(3)(B). Pub. L. 97–259, § 116(c), struck out “license” after “filed its”.
1960—Pub. L. 86–752amended section generally, substituting provisions on requirements for certain applications for broadcasting service, for provisions directing the Commission to refuse a license or permit to any person whose license had been revoked by a court under section 313 of this title.