Legal Opinion
Interstate Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 30, 1963No. Nos. 17070, 17071PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDGERTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
I — The Patchogue Case
Appellant Interstate Broadcasting Company (herein WQXR) is licensee of radio station WQXR(AM), a Class I-B station operating on 1560 ke in New York City. On July 15, 1959 the Commission, without a hearing, granted to intervenor Patchogue a construction permit for 1570 ke in Riverhead, Long Island. Appellant filed a protest under § 309(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended, 70 Stat. 3, 47 U.S.C. § 309(c),1 contending that the grant to Patchogue (1) *799modified WQXR’s license and (2) caused economic injury to WQXR by impairing its…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Clarksburg Publishing Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by2 opinions
- The People v. HryciukIllinois Supreme Court · 1967
- Interstate Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Patchogue Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor. Interstate Broadcasting Company, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Grossco, Inc., a Connecticut Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1963