NUEVA ESPERANZA, INC. v. FCC

No. 15-1500.

863 F.3d 854 (2017)

NUEVA ESPERANZA, INC., Appellant v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. G-Town Radio, et al., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Devi M. Rao , Washington, DC, argued the cause for appellant. With her on the briefs were John L. Flynn and Matthew S. Hellman .

Scott M. Noveck , Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Jonathan B. Sallet , General Counsel, and Jacob M. Lewis , Associate General Counsel. Richard K. Welch , Deputy Associate General Counsel, entered an appearance.

Andrew Jay Schwartzman , Washington, DC, and Drew T. Simshaw were on the brief for intervenors G-Town Radio, et al. in support of appellee.

Before: Rogers and Srinivasan, Circuit Judges, and Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge.


Appellant Nueva Esperanza, Inc., a nonprofit corporation based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, applied to the Federal Communications Commission in 2013 for a license to construct and operate a Low Power FM Radio (LPFM) station in Philadelphia. The Media Bureau of the Commission dismissed the Appellant's application...

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