Columbia Empire Telecasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Oregon Television, Inc., Intervenor

EDGERTON, Chief Judge.

After hearing mutually exclusive applications for a television permit in’Port-Iand, Oregon, the Commission granted the application of Oregon Television, Inc. (Oregon) and denied that of the appellant, Columbia Empire Telecasters, Inc. (Columbia). Columbia appeals. 66 Stat. 718, § 402, 47 U.S.C.A. § 402.

Columbia contends Oregon was not shown to be financially qualified. An element of Oregon’s financing was to be a bank loan. The bank’s commitment to make the loan depended upon its being guaranteed by each of Oregon’s five directors, and it did not appear that they agreed…