Radio Station Wow, Inc. v. Johnson

This case concerns the relation of the Federal Communications Act, 48 Stat. 1064, 47 U. S. C. § 161 et seq., to' the power of a State to adjudicate conflicting claims to the property used by a licensed radio station. At the outset, however, our right to review the decision below is seriously challenged.

The facts relevant to the jurisdictional problem as well as to the main issues are these, summarized as briefly as accuracy permits. Petitioner, Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, a fraternal benefit association of Nebraska, owns radio station WOW. The Society leased this station for…