SOUTHLAND TELEVISION COMPANY v. F. C. C.

No. 14487.

266 F.2d 686 (1959)

SOUTHLAND TELEVISION COMPANY, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Shreveport Television Company, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 16, 1959.

Petition for Rehearing Denied May 20, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W. Ervin James, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Mr. John Conlin, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, with whom Messrs. John L. Fitzgerald, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, and Richard A. Solomon, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief for appellee.

Mr. James T. Brennan, Jr., Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, also entered an appearance for Federal Communications Commission.

Mr. Henry B. Weaver, Jr., with whom Mr. Quinn O'Connell, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenor.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and BASTIAN, Circuit Judges.


Petition for Rehearing In Banc Denied May 20, 1959.

BASTIAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Southland Television Company (Southland), Shreveport Television Company (Shreveport) and Station KRMD filed mutually exclusive applications for a permit to construct and operate a television station on Channel 12 in Shreveport, Louisiana. After a comparative hearing, the hearing examiner recommended that the application of Shreveport...

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