GENERAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM v. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION

No. 5196.

47 F.2d 426 (1931)

GENERAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM, Inc., v. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION et al.

Court of Appeals of District of Columbia.

Decided February 2, 1931.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bethuel M. Webster, Jr., of New York City, and Paul M. Segal, of Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Thad H. Brown, D. M. Patrick, Fanney Neyman, Frank D. Scott, and Spencer Gordon, all of Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before MARTIN, Chief Justice, and ROBB and VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justices.


MARTIN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from an order of the Federal Radio Commission denying an application made by appellant, the General Broadcasting System, for a renewal of a license to operate its broadcasting station WGBS, located at Astoria, Long Island, on a frequency of 600 kilocycles, with a power output of 500 watts (daytime) and 250 watts (night), sharing time with station WCAC at Storrs, Conn. The appeal is taken under section 16 of the Radio Act of...

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