Legal Opinion
Wlva, Incorporated (Wlva-Tv), Lynchburg, Virginia v. Federal Communications Commission, Roanoke Telecasting Corporation (Wrft-Tv), Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 4, 1972No. 24702PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
This appeal 1 presents important and complex questions concerning the need for evidentiary hearings under Section 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 309 (1970). WLVA, Incorporated (WLVA-TV), our appellant, challenges a September 9, 1970 memorandum opinion and order 2 of the Federal Communications Commission granting without a hearing the application of intervenor Roanoke Telecasting Corporation (WRFT-TV) for a construction permit to make major modifications of its UHF television facilities in Roanoke, Virginia. Specifically, WLVA-TV…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- National Labor Relations Board v. Seven-Up Bottling Co. of Miami, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Checkosky v. SecCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Telocator Network of America v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- National Ass'n of Broadcasters v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- American Security Council Education Foundation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Cbs Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Checkosky v. Securities & Exchange CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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