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47 U.S.C. § 304

Waiver by license of claims to particular frequency or of electromagnetic spectrum

United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective

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47 U.S.C. § 304, Waiver by license of claims to particular frequency or of electromagnetic spectrum, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488737
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No station license shall be granted by the Commission until the applicant therefor shall have waived any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.

  • Amended byPub. L. 97-259(H.R. 3239)1982-09-13
    Communications Amendments Act of 1982
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-538(H.R. 6180)1992-10-27
    Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally