Legal Opinion
Wlos Tv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Mary R. Kupris, of the Estate of Anthony R. Kurpis, and Cannell Communications, L.P., Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 17, 1991No. 90-1251, 90-1427PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge MIKVA.
Concurring statement filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
MIKVA, Chief Judge:
Appellant WLOS TV, Inc. (“WLOS”) sought permission from the Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC” or “Commission”) to acquire the license of independent television station WAXA-TV *994(“WAXA”). WLOS hoped to operate WAXA as a satellite station, allowing WLOS to serve portions of the regional market its signal does not currently reach. The FCC denied an application for assignment of WAXA’s license to WLOS, however, relying on the large degree of signal overlap between…
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