Legal Opinion

Southwestern Publishing Co. v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided April 4, 1957No. 13456PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

Appellants are Southwestern Publishing Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Southwestern Radio and Television Company, operator of a UHF television station at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Intervenor, American Television Company, holds a construction permit for a VHF television station in that city. An understanding of the controversy before us requires a short excursion into some background facts.

American applied for its construction permit on February 6, 1952. Several months later, a competing application was filed by one Hernreieh. The two ap*831plications were set for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
  2. Associated Industries of New York State, Inc. v. IckesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  3. Schenley Distillers Corporation v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. City Of Pittsburgh v. Federal Power CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
  5. Clarksburg Publishing Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. National Anti-Vivisection Society v. Federal Communications CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1964
  2. Southwestern Publishing Company v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957

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