Legal Opinion
Mansfield Journal Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 23, 1950No. Nos. 10049, 10050, 10051PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.
The main question here presented concerns the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to review the past business practices of a newspaper company applying for a radio broadcasting license, where such practices are found to he monopolistic* in character, and a license is for that reason denied.
The Mansfield Journal Company appeals from a decision of the Federal Communications Commission denying the Company’s applications for licenses to construct FM (frequency modulation) and AM (amplitude modulation) radio stations in Mansfield, Ohio (No. 10049 [FM], No.…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- 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
- National Labor Relations Board v. MacKay Radio & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Associated Press v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Clarksburg Publishing Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Carter Mountain Transmission Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- Mansfield Journal Co. (Fm) v. Federal Communications Commission Mansfield Journal Co. (Fm) v. Federal Communications Commission (Harry, Intervenor). Lorain Journal Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Standard Distributors, Inc. v. Federal Trade CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Dart Transit Co. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1953
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