Symons Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Radio Commission

GRONER, Associate Justice.

This appeal involves a controversy between two radio broadcasting stations. It should have been decided, as we think, not on the mere question of priority of application as between the two stations but rather on the basic standard which Congress had directed shall apply, namely, the public interest and convenience.

Appellant, Symons Broadcasting Company, is located at Spokane, Wash., and operates as station KFPY. Intervener is located at Pocatello, Idaho, and operates as station KSEI. For the sake of clarity we shall speak of appellant as the Spokane station and of…