Legal Opinion

TV 9, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 6, 1973PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge:

For the prior history of the controversy over who is entitled to a construction permit to operate a commercial television station on Channel 9 in Orlando, Florida, now before us again in these consolidated appeals, one may turn to the decisions of this court enumerated in the margin.1

In 1965 we vacated the Commission’s award of the Channel to Mid-Florida Television Corporation, and caused the opening of the proceedings to additional applicants.2 In complying the Commission temporarily authorized Mid-Florida to continue its operation on the Channel, stating that such…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Independent Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  3. Citizens Communications Center v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Hampton Roads Television Corporation and Community Broadcasting of Boston, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Wtar Radio-Tv Corporation, Rko General, Inc. (Rko) and Dudley Station Corporation, Intervenors. Citizens Communications Center v. Honorable Dean Burch, Chairman, Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
  4. Webr, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Florian R. Burczynski, Etc., D/B/A Ultravision Broadcasting Co., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  5. Blau v. FactorSupreme Court of the United States · 1965

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Leroy Garrett, Trading as Garrett Broadcasting Service (Weup) v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
  2. Central Florida Enterprises, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Cowles Broadcasting, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Citizens Committee To Save Wefm v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
  4. B. B. McClendon Jr. v. Jackson Television, Inc., and Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  5. National Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977

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