KIRO, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission

Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:

These cases are here from the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) after remand.1 The petitioner, KIRO, Inc., is an affiliate of CBS television in Seattle, Washington. It seeks review of the FCC’s refusal to grant it protection from competing Seattle cable systems that import and broadcast American network programming appearing on Canadian television prior to its telecast in the United States. Because the Commission’s decision denying the requested relief is now adequately supported…