Commonwealth v. WVCH Communications, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge Kramer,

This is an appeal by WVCH Communications, Inc. from an order of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). The PUC’s order denied WVCH’s application for a decision holding that the construction of a broadcasting tower and transmitter building in Middle-town Township was reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public, within the meaning of the Township’s Zoning Ordinance and Section 619 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).1 The PUC concluded that WVCH was not a public utility corporation, and that, therefore, the PUC lacked…