Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. of Cal. v. Federal Communications Commission

BAZELON, Circuit Judge.

In March 1950, intervenor Poole applied for a permit to construct Station KBIG at Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, *646California. A public hearing was held and the permit was issued. No objection was interposed to the Commission’s determination that the directional antenna included in KBIG’s plans would protect Columbia Broadcasting System’s Station KCBS,1 2which operates on the same frequency at San Francisco, and would preclude any overlap with the 25 mv/m contour of Station KMPC at Los Angeles. No review of the order granting the construction permit was sought by anyone.…