Legal Opinion
Goodwill Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 31, 1963No. Nos. 17498-17500PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAHY, Circuit Judge.
In 1945 the Commission instituted a rule making hearing, designated as Docket No. 6741, to explore the possibility of improving and extending radio service in areas of the country that did not receive primary groundwave standard broadcast service.1 These areas, re*639ferred to as “white areas”, are dependent for nighttime standard broadcast service upon a secondary service afforded by skywave signals provided by the so-called “clear channel” stations, especially the twenty-five Class I-A clear channel stations with which these proceedings are primarily concerned. Appellants,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- National Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. Richard ShandellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- The Goodwill Stations, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Transcontinent Television Corporation, Midwest Radio-Television, Inc., American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., and Wxyz, Inc., Intervenors. Wgn, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Transcontinent Television Corporation, Midwest Radio-Television, Inc., American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., and Wls, Inc., Intervenors. The Goodwill Stations, Inc., and Wgn, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., Wxyz, Inc., and Wls, Inc., Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, Inc., Transcontinent Television Corporation, and Midwest Radio-Television, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
- American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., Intervenor. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, American Broadcasting-Paramounttheatres, Inc., Intervenor. American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., Intervenor. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of America, American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres, Inc. v. Federal Communications ComissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965