Legal Opinion
Capitol Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 22, 1958No. Nos. 14034, 14162, 14043, 14160PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Chief Judge.
Capitol Broadcasting Company (Capitol) and Oklahoma Television Corporation (Oklahoma) appeal from grants by the Federal Communications Commission to Supreme Broadcasting Company, Inc. (Supreme), without hearing, of applications for (1) an experimental television authorization and (2) modification of a construction permit.
In March 1957 the Commission assigned VHF Channel 12 for commercial television to New Orleans, where Supreme operates on UHF Channel 20. Supreme asked and the Commission denied a change in its authorization from 20 to 12. (16 Pike & Fischer 1603,1612.)…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Peoples Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
3Cited by3 opinions
- Capitol Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Capitol Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Capitol Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Supreme Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor. Oklahoma Television Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Supreme Broadcasting Company, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958