Legal Opinion
Whdh, Inc. v. United States of America, and Federal Communications Commission, Boston Broadcasters, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 1, 1972No. 72-1031PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
WHDH, Inc., owner of television station WHDH-TV, has petitioned this court for review, and a stay pending review, of a Federal Communications Commission order of February 2, 1972, which denied WHDH’s petition to revoke or suspend an earlier FCC order of January 21, 1972. While other matters were covered by this earlier order, including the termination of WHDH’s operating authority, effective March 19, 1972, WHDH deems itself, for purposes of this appeal, restricted 1 to attacking only that part of the order which granted program test authority (PTA) to Boston…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Greater Boston Television Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Greater Boston Television Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., a Massachusettscorporation, Intervenor. Whdh, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Greater Boston Televisioncorporation, a Massachusetts Corporation, Intervenor. Charles River Civic Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Boston Broadcastersinc., Intervenors. Whdh, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Boston Broadcasters, Inc., Intervenor. Greater Boston Tv Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whdh, Inc., Boston Broadcastersinc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
- Tomah-Mauston Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, John D. Rice, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962
- Cook, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
- Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (Two Cases.)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
- Coalition for Noncommercial Media v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Herbert L. Rippe v. The Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Coaltn Noncmercl v. FCCCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2001
- Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982