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COMMUNICATIONS COMM'N v. WOKO

No. 65.

329 U.S. 223 (1946)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. WOKO, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 9, 1946.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry M. Plotkin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General McGrath, Stanley M. Silverberg, Benedict P. Cottone and Max Goldman.

William J. Dempsey argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was William C. Koplovitz.

MR. JUSTICE JACKSON delivered the opinion of the Court.

WOKO, Incorporated, for some years has operated a radio station at Albany, New York, and appears to have rendered public service of acceptable quality and to be able to continue. The Federal Communications Commission refused to renew its license because of misrepresentations made to the Commission and its predecessor as to the ownership of the applicant's capital stock. Two hundred and forty shares, being twenty...

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