Legal Opinion

Continental Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided February 10, 1971No. 23099PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Per curiam

This is an appeal, under 47 U.S.C. § 402(b) (2), from orders of the Federal Communications Commission denying the application for renewal of license of station WNJR, Newark, New Jersey. The license for station WNJR is held by Continental Broadcasting, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rollins, Inc. The home office of the company is in Wilmington, Delaware. The license was last renewed on February 8,1961.

In 1963 and 1964 the Commission and its staff investigated the operation of WNJR. The investigation related to alleged derelictions of the station in failing to keep proper program logs and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Federal Communications Commission v. Woko, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  2. Melody Music, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  3. The Lorain Journal Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Company, Intervenor. W.W.I.Z., Inc., and Sanford A. Schafitz v. Federal Communications Commission, Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Company, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
  4. Colorado Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
  5. Kay Kelso Kidd D/B/A Radio Dispatch Engineering Co. v. Federal Communications Commission, Thomas R. Poor, D/B/A Kern Radio Dispatch, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1962

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. White Mountain Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  2. Las Vegas Valley Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  3. Cosmopolitan Broadcasting Corp. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  4. Leflore Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  5. Public Media Center v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978

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