Legal Opinion
Ashbacker Radio Corp. v. Federal Communications Commission
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 11, 1946No. 65PublishedCited by 310 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
The primary question in this case is whether an applicant for a construction permit under the Federal Com*328munications Act (48 Stat. 1064, 47 U. S. C. § 151) is granted the hearing to which he is entitled by § 309 (a) of the Act,1 where the Commission, having before it two applications which are mutually exclusive, grants one without a hearing and sets the other for hearing.
In March 1944 the Fetzer Broadcasting Company filed with the Commission an application for authority to construct a new broadcasting station at Grand Rapids, Michigan, to operate on 1230 kc with 250 watts power, unlimited…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Federal Communications Commission v. Pottsville Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Federal Communications Commission v. Sanders Bros. Radio StationSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Federal Communications Commission v. National Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Goss v. Federal Radio CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
3Cited by310 opinions
- United States v. Storer Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Mrs. Lola Hornsby v. Ivan Allen, Mayor of the City of AtlantaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- American Airlines, Inc. v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
- Cheney Railroad Company, Inc. v. Interstate Commerce CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
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