Amendments to Communications Act of 1934(Protest Section)...: Heairing...on S. 1648...July 7, 1955 |
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30-day period adopted amend section 309 application for hearing believe bill broadcasting Chairman channel Clarksburg Commis Commission's decision Commissioner Doerfer committee Communications Act Communications Bar Association competition Congress COTTONE court of appeals decided decision after hearing delay demurrer determination discretion economic injury effective date enacted existing service expedite facts alleged Federal Communications Bar Federal Communications Commission full evidentiary hearing grounds for setting Hogback Mountain instrument of authorization language license maintenance or conduct mandatory stay McCONNAUGHEY mission objections operation oral argument party in interest permit Pinnacle Hill present proceeding protect the public protest hearing protest is granted protest procedure public interest requires raised remain in effect Rochester Senator BRICKER Senator PASTORE Senator POTTER Senator THURMOND sion situation SOLOMON Spartanburg specify with particularity statement statute substantial questions television station thing tion UHF stations United States Senate WHAM WHEC WHEC-TV WSAY WVET
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Page 15 - Commission upon its own initiative or adopted by it shall be tried in the same manner provided in subsection (b) hereof, but with respect to issues resulting from facts set forth in the protest and not adopted or specified by the Commission, on its own motion, both the burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the protestant.
Page 8 - Plainly it is not the purpose of the Act to protect a licensee against competition but to protect the public. Congress intended to leave competition in the business of broadcasting where it found it, to permit a licensee who was not interfering electrically with other broadcasters to survive or succumb according to his ability to make his programs attractive to the public.
Page 10 - CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW In compliance with clause 3 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, changes in existing law made by the bill, as introduced, are shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which no change is proposed is shown in roman) : EXPORT CONTROL ACT OF 1949 * * * TERMINATION DATE SEC.
Page 82 - ... Commission's action to which protest is made shall be postponed to the effective date of the Commission's decision after hearing, unless the authorization involved is necessary to the maintenance or conduct of an existing service or unless the Commission affirmatively finds...
Page 6 - Hon. SAM RAYBURN, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Washington 25, DC DEAR MR.
Page 29 - ... the application involved shall be set for hearing upon the issues set forth in said protest, together with such further specific issues, if any, as may be prescribed by the Commission.
Page 53 - By any applicant for a construction permit for a radio station, or for a radio station license, or for renewal of an existing radio station license, or for modification of an existing radio station license, whose application is refused by the Commission. (2) By any other person aggrieved or whose interests are adversely affected by any decision of the Commission granting or refusing any such application.
Page 53 - In contradistinction to communication by telephone and telegraph, which the Communications Act recognizes as a common carrier activity and regulates accordingly in analogy to the regulation of rail and other carriers by the Interstate Commerce...
Page 9 - Commission may redraft the issues in accordance with the facts or substantive matters alleged in the protest and may also specify such additional issues as it deems desirable.
Page 16 - Commission affirmatively finds that the public interest requires that the grant remain in effect, in which event the Commission shall authorize the applicant to utilize the facilities or authorization in question pending the Commission's decision after hearing.