Legal Opinion
Johnston Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 4, 1949No. 9866PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.
Two applications, one for a permit to construct a new radio broadcasting station and the other for changes in the frequency and power of an existing station, were presented to the Commission, one by Johnston Broadcasting Company and the other by Thomas N. Beach. The applications were mutually exclusive, both being for operation on the same frequency. The Com mission set them for a comparative hearing.
Johnston moved that the Beach application be rejected, on the ground that it failed to meet the statutory requirements for consideration. That is its first point upon…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Pierce Auto Freight Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Saginaw Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Colorado-Wyoming Gas Co. v. Federal Power CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by77 opinions
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- King v. Georgia Power CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1968
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