Legal Opinion
City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System (Wnyc) v. Federal Communications Commission, Wcco Radio, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 25, 1984No. 83-1663PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORK, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to terminate a special exemption given to WNYC, a New York City-owned radio station since 1943. The termination restricts WNYC’s broadcast hours and so ends its nighttime co-channel interference with WCCO, Minneapolis. This case has been before the Commission since 1954. We have jurisdiction under 47 U.S.C. § 402(b) (1982). The case is important both to WNYC’s current nighttime listeners and to the future of the FCC’s fundamental allocation rules for the AM band. Though we recognize the unique and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Citizens Committee for BroadcastingSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners GuildSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- American Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Pappas v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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