Legal Opinion
Federal Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whec, Inc., Intervenor, Veterans Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 28, 1955No. 12252_1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This case involves a protest against the grant of a television permit (license) for Channel 10 in Rochester, New York, to the intervenors WHEC, Inc. (WHEC) and Veterans Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Veterans). The principal ■ questions raised are whether the Commission’s accelerated procedures were valid, and whether it acted properly in dismissing a protest for lack of specificity.
In 1952 WHEC and Veterans filed mutually-exclusive applications for the Channel 10 television license in Rochester. These applications were due to be heard on a competitive basis. In early March…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Morgan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Shotkin v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Clarksburg Publishing Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Churchill Tabernacle v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1947
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Chuck Stone v. Federal Communications Commission, the Evening Star Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Joseph J. Kessler, T/a Wbxm Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Thomas C. Fleet, Jr., D/B/A Fleet Enterprises v. Federal Communications Commission, Wfli, Inc., Intervenor. Robert A. Jones, D/B/A McHenry County Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Dupage County Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Portage Broadcasting Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission, Frederick Eckardt, D/B/A Mansfield Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Good Music Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Reuben B. Knight v. Federal Communications Commission, Reuben B. Knight v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Cape Canaveral Broadcasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Good Music Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Dupage County Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Thomas C. Fleet, Jr., D/B/A Fleet Enterprises v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Robert A. Jones, D/B/A McHenry County Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Portage Broadcasting Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Frederick Eckardt, D/B/A Mansfield Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- American Telephone and Telegraph Company v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Data Transmission Company, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- McClatchy Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Sacramento Telecasters, Inc., Intervenor. McClatchy Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Sacramento Telecasters, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1956
- Federal Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Whec, Inc., Intervenor, Veterans Broadcasting Company, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
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