Broadcasting Public Responsibility and Deregulation Act of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Broadcasting Public Responsibility and Deregulation Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to grant any application for renewal of a broadcast station license if the licensee has operated the station without seriously violating such Act or any Commission regulation and has met the public responsibility standards during the most recent license period. Directs the Commission: (1) to issue an order denying the application of a licensee who does not meet such requirements; and (2) after issuing such order, to accept and consider applications for a construction permit for the station operated by such licensee. Directs the Commission to establish a licensee rating schedule to measure the amount of information programing and programing originated within the service areas of a licensee that the licensee carries each year. Requires the Commission to establish a public responsibility standard, which may vary for different categories of licensees, and procedures under which the Commission shall issue, on request, a declaratory judgment regarding whether a licensee is in compliance with such standard. Restricts the authority of the C…