PINELLAS BROADCASTING CO. v. FEDERAL COMMUN. COM'N

No. 12545.

230 F.2d 204 (1956)

PINELLAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, The Tribune Company, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 19, 1956.

Writ of Certiorari Denied April 2, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Telford Taylor, New York City, with whom Mr. Neville Miller, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. John B. Kenkel, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellant.

Mr. Warren E. Baker, Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, with whom Mr. J. Smith Henley, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, was on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. Philip J. Hennessey, Jr., Washington, D. C., for intervenor.

Mr. Edwin S. Nail, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for intervenor.

Before PRETTYMAN, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.


Writ of Certiorari Denied April 2, 1956. See 76 S.Ct. 650.

PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order of the Federal Communications Commission.1 The order contained an award of a permit to construct a television station on the West Coast of Florida to operate on Channel 8. The area to be served included Tampa on the north and St. Petersburg on the south. Three applicants competed for the award — the Tribune...

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