47 U.S.C. § 311
Requirements as to certain applications in broadcasting service
United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective
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- 47 U.S.C. § 311, Requirements as to certain applications in broadcasting service, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488745
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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—
Hearings referred to in subsection (a) 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.
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 The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Communications Amendments Act of 1982House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally