Legal Opinion
Melody Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 8, 1965No. 18857_1PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The Federal Communications Commission refused to renew appellant’s license to operate WGMA, a standard radio broadcast station in Hollywood, Florida. Appellant’s only shareholders, Daniel En-right and Jack Barry, produced television quiz shows prior to 1960 in which some contestants were secretly given assistance in answering questions. The hearing examiner stated that Enright and Barry
“have engaged in activities relating to television quiz programs which are censurable and [which] * * * reflect adversely upon their character qualifications to be a licensee of a radio…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Secretary of Agriculture v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Carter Mountain Transmission Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by55 opinions
- National Labor Relations Board v. The Madison Courier, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Leroy Garrett, Trading as Garrett Broadcasting Service (Weup) v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- National Ass'n of Regulatory Utility Commissioners v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Illinois Citizens Committee for Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Mobile Relay Associates v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2006
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