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FEDERAL CQiUNIFICATIONS COMMISS ION November 15, 1947 NEUS--APPLICATIONS—ACTIONS December 20, 1947 AN ORDERLY FA LICENSE REFEUAL SCHEDULE The FCC proposes to amend present rules to set up an orderly schedule for renewal of FM station licenses. The amended section of the rules would provide for licensing FM stations for a normal period of one year. Licenses would expire at 3:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on staggered dates. Non-commercial, educational licenses would expire on the following date schedule; June 1 August 1 the New York area. This was the case in which former FCC Chairman Charles Denny cast his vote. (Denny left his post to become associated with NBC as their general counsel). Kis participation in the grants was challenged by the News Syndicate Company, Inc., publisher of the New York Daily News. The News was among the unsuccessful applications for the available FM channels in the area. The News contended Denny unlawfully took part in the awards after a public announcement that he was leaving the FCC for NBC; it also raised the contention that his business as a newspaper publishing firm had been used by the FCC as a basis for its rejectign, and said if this policy were allowed to stand it would place in jeopardy the licenses of all newspaper owned stations. The FCC, in setting aside the October grants, announced it will reopen the case for new oral argument January 12. CLEAR CHANNEL E&JtlNGS ORAL ARGUMENT, JANUARY 19 The FCC adopted an order in Docket 6741, ordering that before a decision is rendered all parties to the Clear Channel Hearings will be given an op-oortunity to appear and present oral argument before the Commission "en banc” at 10:00 a.m. January 19, 1948. The FCC further ordered that any person desiring to participate in the oral argument must file with the Commission a brief on or before January 5, 1948; it further ordered that upon conclusion af oral argument the Commission HILL ISSUE A FINAL ORDER IN LIEU OF PROPOSED. Oral argument is expected to last for 60 days.