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PUBLIC LAW 86-752~SEPT. 13, 1960

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to which such license shall be subject: (1) The station license shall not vest in the licensee any right to 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 606 of this Act." (b) Section 319(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 319(c)) is amended by striking out "and (c) " and inserting in lieu thereof " (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g)''. (c) Section 405 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 405) is amended— (1) by striking out "and party"' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof "any party", and (2) by inserting after the fourth sentence a new sentence as follows: "The Commission shall enter an order, with a concise statement of the reasons therefor, denying a petition for rehearing or granting such petition, in whole or in part, and ordering such further proceedings as may be appropriate: Provided, That in any case where such petition relates to an instrument of authorization granted without a hearing, the Commission shall take such action within ninety days of the filing of such petition." Effective dates. (d)(1) Subsectious (a) and (b) of this section shall take effect ninety days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 47 USC 309. (2) Section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934 (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) shall apply to any application to which 47 USC 308. section 308 of such Act applies (A) which is filed on or after the effective date of subsection (a) of this section, (B) which is filed before such effective date, but is substantially amended on or after such effective date, or (C) which is filed before such effective date and is not substantially amended on or after such effective date, but with respect to which the Commission by rule provides reasonable opportunity to file petitions to deny in accordance with section 309 of such Act (as amended by subsection (a) of this section). (3) Section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as in effect immediately before the effective date of subsection (a) of this section, shall, on and after such effective date, apply only to applications to which section 308 of such Act apply which are filed before such effective date and not substantially amended on or after such effective date and with respect to which the Commission does not permit petitions to deny to be filed as provided in clause (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection. (4) The amendment made by paragraph (2) of subsection (c) of this section shall only apply to petitions for rehearing filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. LOCAL NOTICE A N D LOCAL H E A R I N G S; P A Y - OF F S

SEC. 5. (a) Section 311 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 311) is amended to read as follows: "SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN APPLICATIONS I N THE BROADCASTING SERVICE

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"SEC. 311. (a) When there is filed with the Commission any application to which section 309(b)(1) applies, for an instrument of authorization for a station in the broadcasting service, the applicant— " (1) shall give notice of such filing in the principal area which is served or is to be served by the station; and

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