Legal Opinion

Wjiv-Tv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Wsav, Inc., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided January 12, 1956No. 12598_1PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

Intervenor, WSAV, Inc., on March 19, 1951 and petitioner, WJIV-TV, Inc., on July 1, 1952, filed applications for a construction permit for television Channel 3 at Savannah, Georgia. After comparative hearing, the Commission found both applicants to be legally, technically and otherwise qualified, that intervenor is financially qualified and that, comparatively, “The public interest, convenience and necessity would best be served by a conditional grant of the application of WSAV, Incorporated, and the consequent denial of the application of WJIV-TV, Inc.” Petitioner…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. United States v. American Trucking AssociationsSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Hudson County Water Co. v. McCarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  4. Irwin v. GavitSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  5. Regents of the University System of Georgia v. CarrollSupreme Court of the United States · 1950

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Frontier Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Collier Electric Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
  2. Wjiv-Tv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Wsav, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956

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