Meadville Master Antenna, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

I agree, not without misgivings, that there is a sufficient evidentiary basis in the administrative record to support the conclusion by the Federal Communications Commission that WICU-TV, Channel 12, Erie, Pennsylvania, projects a Grade B contour over Meadville. Thus I agree that under 47 C.F.R. § 76.92 (1975), WICU is entitled to signal priority over WFMJ-TV, Channel 21, Youngstown, Ohio, on the Meadville Master Antenna, Inc. (MMA) cable system. I do not agree, however, that the Commission’s action on MMA’s waiver petition can be approved.

When WICU requested signal priority, MMA petitioned…