Legal Opinion
Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners Guild
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 24, 1981No. 79-824PublishedCited by 221 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
Sections 309 (a) and 310 (d) of the Communications Act of 1934, 48 Stat. 1064, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 151 et seq. (Act), empower the Federal Communications Commission to grant an application for license transfer 1 or renewal only if it determines that “the public interest, convenience, and necessity” will be served thereby.2 The issue before us is *585whether there are circumstances in which the Commission must review past or anticipated changes in a station’s entertainment programming when it rules on an application for renewal or transfer of a radio broadcast license. The Commission’s…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pacifica FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by221 opinions
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- The Lands Council v. McNairCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Sierra Club v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, National Coal Association, Alabama Power Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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