Legal Opinion
Midland Telecasting Company v. Midessa Television Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1980No. 78-2515PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AINSWORTH, Circuit Judge:
This is an antitrust suit brought by a UHF television station against a cable television company and its co-owners alleging that its refusal to carry plaintiff’s UHF signal on its cable violated the antitrust laws. 1 The district court granted defendants’ motion for summary judgment primarily on the ground that federal regulation of cable television created an implied immunity from the effect of the antitrust laws. We reverse.
Plaintiff Midland Telecasting Company (Midland) operated a UHF television station from Midland, Texas. It broadcast on Channel 18 from June 8,…
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