Legal Opinion

Committee to Save Weam v. Federal Communications Commission, Viacom Broadcasting, Inc., Intervenor

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided December 30, 1986No. 85-1352PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:

The Committee to Save WEAM raises a substantive and a procedural challenge to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) order approving the assignment of Radio Station WEAM’s station license. This assignment was initially approved by the FCC’s Mass Media Bureau (“Bureau”), acting by authority delegated from the Commission pursuant to section 5 of the Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. § 155(c) (1982). Appellant filed a timely application for Commission review of the Bureau’s approval; nevertheless, under Commission rules, the Bureau’s decision was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. National Broadcasting Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
  3. Federal Communications Commission v. WNCN Listeners GuildSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. Environmental Protection Agency and William D. Ruckelshaus, AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
  5. Citizens Committee v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. National Labor Relations Board v. Creative Food Design Ltd., T/a the Broker, Hotel & Restaurant Employees Local 25, Afl-Cio, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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  3. Crawford v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
  4. Action for Children's Television v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
  5. Action For Children's Television v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987

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