Fidelity Voices, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Wnjr Radio Co., a Partnership, Intervenor

This is an appeal from an order of the Federal Communications Commission granting Intervenor, WNJR Radio Co., interim authority to operate radio station WNJR, Newark, New Jersey. The facts are presented in detail in the Commission’s orders 1 and may be summarized as follows. In 1968, the FCC refused to renew the license of WNJR. Thereafter, nine individual parties filed applications to take over permanent operation of the station. These applications were docketed for comparative hearings. During their pendency, the City of Newark was granted temporary authority to keep WNJR on the air on an…