Legal Opinion
Citizens Committee to Save WEFM v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 15, 1973No. 73-1057PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The Federal Communications Commission, without a hearing, approved the assignment of the license of a radio station and the proposal of the new licensee to change the format of the station from classical to contemporary music. The narrow question presented by the parties is whether the Federal Communications Act required the Commission to hold a hearing. But our review must also consider the First Amendment consequences of government control of format change.
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Radio station WEFM-FM has been operated in the Chicago area by the Zenith Radio Corporation since 1940. For the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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