Legal Opinion
Eagle Broadcasting Company and Wtvy, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Cosmos Broadcasting Corporation, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 17, 1975No. 74-1409PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
The dispute in this case is among three television broadcasters: Cosmos of Montgomery, Alabama (a VHF broadcaster); Eagle of Columbus, Georgia (a UHF broadcaster); and WTVY of Dothan, Alabama (a VHF broadcaster). The first of these, Cosmos, has been granted FCC permission to move its transmission facilities some twelve miles east-southeast of their former site, and to increase the height of its antenna to roughly double its former size. The latter two, having opposed the grant, now seek direct review of the issuance of the construction permit.
Cosmos’s application was initially denied by the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Triangle Publications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Springfield Television Broadcasting Corporation, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Wmoz, Inc., and Edwin H. Estes v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Wcov, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Central Alabama Broadcasters, Inc., and Selma Television Incorporated, Intervenors, Intervenors. Montgomery Independent Telecasters, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Central Alabama Broadcasters, Inc., and Selma Television Incorporated, IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
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- KAKE-TV & Radio, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
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