Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Federal Radio Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 4, 1929No. 4898PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Federal Radio Commission denying appellant’s application for’ a modification of its existing station license. The controversy relates to an order of the Commission whereby appellant’s radio broadcasting station was denied the right to operate for full time, and was required to “share time” equally with station WMCA.
It appears that in the year 1924 a license was granted by the Secretary of Commerce, under the Radio Act of 1912 (37 Stat. 302 [47 USCA §§ 51-60]), granting permission to the city of New York to operate a radio…
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- Duncan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1931
- Station WBT, Inc. v. PoulnotDistrict Court, E.D. South Carolina · 1931
- Journal Co. v. Federal Radio CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1931
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