Legal Opinion
Committee for Open Media v. Federal Communications Commission, Chronicle Broadcasting Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 22, 1976No. 73-2068PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBINSON, Circuit Judge:
The Communications Act of 1934 1 empowers the Federal Communications Commission to grant licenses for operation of broadcasting stations 2 for maximum terms of three years only. 3 Ordinarily, then, licensees must apply for renewal not less frequently than every third year as existing licenses are about to expire. When a substantial question about renewal arises, however, the Commission designates the application for an evidentiary hearing 4 and, as a result, the matter may not be resolved within the three-year period following the terminal date of the license. In the…
2Cases cited59 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Henry Geller v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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- Forte v. Muzi Motors, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1977
- Waterway Communications Systems, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Riverphone, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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