WAIT RADIO v. F. C. C.

No. 24762.

459 F.2d 1203 (1972)

WAIT RADIO, a co-partnership, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Midwest Radio-Television, Inc., et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1972.

Rehearing denied April 26, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Ramsey Clark, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Kenneth C. Bass, III, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Edward J. Kuhlmann, Counsel, F. C. C., with whom Messrs. Richard E. Wiley, Gen. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, John H. Conlin, Associate Gen. Counsel at the time the brief was filed, Stuart F. Feldstein and Charles M. Firestone, Counsel, F. C. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Michael Finkelstein, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Peter Shuebruk, Herbert M. Schulkind, Howard J. Braun, R. Russell Eagen and Erwin G. Krasnow, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for intervenors. Mr. Martin E. Firestone, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for intervenor Carter Publications, Inc.

Before FAHY, Senior Circuit Judge, and McGOWAN and LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judges.


LEVENTHAL, Circuit Judge:

This case has been here before. It is brought here by WAIT Radio, a co-partnership licensed to operate a Class II-D standard (AM) broadcast station, with 5000 watts of power on 820 kHz from Chicago, on a daytime-only-basis. WAIT is an independent, locally-owned station which broadcasts quality music and public affairs programs designed to appeal to adult audiences. During the day, other stations, elsewhere in the United States, use the 820...

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