Legal Opinion
Fidelity Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Rko General, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 30, 1975No. 73-2213PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Judge:
Nearly ten years ago, intervenor RKO General, Inc. filed an application for a three-year renewal of its license to operate KHJ-TV, Channel 9 in Los Angeles. Thus began a long saga which we may not even end today by affirming the Commission’s decision in favor of RKO.1
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RKO, a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Tire and Rubber Company, has operated KHJ since 1951. Joint Appendix at 52. Under the Federal Communications Commission’s license-renewal scheme, see 47 C.F.R. § 73.630 (1965), this license came up for three-year renewal with those of other California licensees in 1965, and…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by33 opinions
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