Springfield Television, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. The City of Springfield, Missouri, a Municipal Corporation

LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is the second appeal to this court arising out of the competitive struggle over the grant of a CATV franchise by the City of Springfield, Missouri, to the International Telemeter of Springfield Corporation. The plaintiffs are: (1) Springfield (Mo)-CATV, Inc., a Missouri corporation authorized by its corporate charter to operate a community antenna television (CATV) system; (2) Springfield Television, Inc., and Independent Broadcasting Company, Inc., two separate television broadcasting stations licensed by the FCC to operate separate television stations in the City of…