3.0.0 2540 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z 2023-01-15T04:49:22Z Senate S S 2004-06-17 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2004-06-17T21:25:58Z 2004-06-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2004-06-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 6/18/2004 S7009-7010) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-06-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Colleges Education Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Higher education Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Radio broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation Radio stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2004-06-17 Introduced in Senate 2004-08-05T19:03:51Z Educational Radio Protection Act - States that a qualifying educational FM radio station is entitled, upon application by the station's licensee, to: (1) have its license be subject to the same license terms and renewal standards (other than fees) as licenses for full-power class A FM radio stations; and (2) have its licensee accorded primary status as a radio broadcaster so long as the station remains a qualifying FM radio station.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to provide written notice of the provisions of this Act to specified licensees of Class D FM radio stations.

Prohibits the FCC from awarding or assigning to commercial FM radio stations any portion of the radio spectrum assigned to qualifying educational FM radio stations for which an application is submitted within one year of enactment of this Act and approved.

Requires the FCC to restore to educational stations whose applications are successful and not subject to appeal any portion of educational station spectrum previously awarded to commercial stations if the previous award occurred after April 30, 2004, and before the educational station's application was approved.

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