Federal Communications Commission, Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Taft B. Schreiber and McA Inc., Appellees-Cross-Appellants

I

Under federal regulation primary responsibility for program content is imposed upon individual television broadcast licensees.1 The purpose of the present investigation is to determine whether control of program content has in fact passed into the hands of others, and, if so, what administrative action should be taken, or legislative action recommended, in response to the shift in power.2 The authority of the Commission to conduct such an inquiry is not questioned.3 The public interest in its thoroughness and effectiveness is obviously great.

*529Mr. Schreiber is Vice President of MCA, Inc. The…