Blackburn v. Doubleday Broadcasting Co.

SCOTT, Justice.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered in the Hennepin County District Court, dismissing their claims that defendants’ radio transmissions constitute an actionable nuisance by distorting their reception of other desired radio signals and that defendants have breached their lease agreements by causing spurious radiation and emissions. The trial court ruled (1) that the Federal Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. §§ 151 et seq., preempted plaintiffs’ nuisance claim because the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been delegated exclusive jurisdiction to regulate interference…