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station licenses.

47 USC 606. 47 USC 310. Transfer.

47 USC 311. Refusal.

47 USC 313. 47 USC 312.

PUBLIC LAW 554-JULY 16, 1952

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adopted by the Commission, both the burden of proceeding with the introduction of evidence and the burden of proof shall be upon the protestant. The hearing and determination of cases arising under this subsection shall be expedited by the Commission and pending hearing and decision the effective date of the 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, in which event the Commission shall authorize the applicant to utilize the facilities or authorization in question pending the Commission's decision after hearing. " (d) Such station licenses as the Commission may grant shall be in such general form as it may prescribe, but each license shall contain, in addition to other provisions, a statement of the following conditions to which such license shall be subject: (1) The station license shall not vest in the licensee any right LU operate the station nor any right in the use of the frequencies designated in the license beyond the term thereof nor in any other manner than authorized therein; (2) neither the license nor the right granted thereunder shall be assigned or otherwise transferred in violation of this Act; (3) every license issued under this Act shall be subject in terms to the right of use or control conferred by section 60C hereof." SEC. 8. Subsection (b) of section 310 of said Act is amended to read as follows: "(b) No construction permit or station license, or any rights thereunder, shall be transferred, assigned, or disposed of in any manner, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, or by transfer of control of any corporation holding such permit or license, to any person except upon application to the Commission and upon finding by the Commission that the public interest, convenience, and necessity will be served thereby. Any such application shall be disposed of as if the proposed transferee or assignee were making application under section 308 for the permit or license in question; but in acting thereon the Commission may not consider whether the public interest, convenience, and necessity might be served by the transfer, assignment, or disposal of the permit or license to a person other than the proposed transferee or assignee." SEC. 9. Section 311 of such Act, as amended, is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 311. The Commission is hereby directed to refuse a station license and/or the permit herinafter required for the construction of a station to any person (or to any person directly or indirectly controlled by such person) whose license has been revoked by a court under section 313." SEC. 10. Section 312 of such Act is amended to read as follows: ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS

Revocation.

"SEC. 312. (a) Any station license or construction permit may be revoked— " (1) for false statements knowingly made either in the application or in any statement of fact which may be required pursuant to section 308; "(2) because of conditions coming to the attention of the Commission which would warrant it in refusing to grant a license or permit on an original application; "(3) for willful or repeated failure to operate substantially as set forth in the license;

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