A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934.

Provides that whenever mutually exclusive applications for a broadcast station to serve the same community are accepted for filing, under the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission shall first determine which, if any, of such applications should be denied on citizenship, character, financial, technical or other qualifications grounds under the Act. States that any two or more applicants who are not disqualified under the above determination shall be designated for a hearing on the single comparative issue of which will provide the best program service to the area to be served. (Adds 47 U.S.C. 308(d))