Legal Opinion
Southwestern Operating Company v. Federal Communications Commission, K-Six Television, Inc., Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 27, 1965No. 19061_1PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGOWAN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order of the Federal Communications Commission does not present us with the question of whether it was wrong for the Commission to authorize a second TV station in Laredo, Texas, at all, but only of whether it was wrong to do so without an evidentiary hearing. This issue is a narrow one, but its proper resolution is no less difficult on that account. The statutory standard to be applied is broadly phrased and, especially in the context of a Carroll issue,1 which is what is essentially involved here, offers a tricky terrain for the demarcation of the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Carroll Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, West Georgia Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Kgmo Radio-Television, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1964
3Cited by31 opinions
- Chuck Stone v. Federal Communications Commission, the Evening Star Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Rural Electrification Administration v. Northern States Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Columbus Broadcasting Coalition v. Federal Communications Commission, Wbns Tv, Inc., Radiohio, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Citizens for Jazz on Wrvr, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Riverside Broadcasting Co., Inc., IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- National Ass'n for Better Broadcasting v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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