Legal Opinion
Independence Public Media of Philadelphia, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Public Television Network Commission
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 18, 1992No. Civ. A. 92-0109PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PADOVA, District Judge.
Nine in-state public television stations currently serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. 1 Plaintiff Independence Public Media of Philadelphia, Inc. operates the infant of these nine, WYBE in Philadelphia, which began broadcasting in 1990. 2 In addition to being a newcomer, plaintiff considers WYBE to be unique among Pennsylvania public television stations in that it serves labor, low-income, women and minority groups rather than the “business and social elites” that plaintiff contends are most often the target of public television. Complaint at till 84-89.
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