RANGER v. F. C. C.

No. 15714.

294 F.2d 240 (1961)

James H. RANGER, William R. Sinclair, and Ed J. Zuchelli, d/b/a Radio Cabrillo, Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. Edward E. Urner and Bryan J. Coleman, d/b/a Cal-Coast Broadcasters, Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Richard Hildreth, Washington, D. C., for appellants. Mr. Robert L. Heald, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellants.

Mr. Max D. Paglin, now General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. John L. FitzGerald, General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission at the time the brief was filed, and Mr. Richard M. Zwolinski, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Mr. J. Roger Wollenberg, Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. Andrew G. Haley, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenors. Mr. Donald L. Rushford, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for intervenors.

Before PRETTYMAN, WASHINGTON and BURGER, Circuit Judges.


PRETTYMAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal1 from an order of the Federal Communications Commission, denying reconsideration of a prior order, which had dismissed appellants' application for a standard broadcast station. The order of dismissal also denied reinstatement of the application nunc pro tunc its filing date.

Atascadero and Santa Maria are towns in California located about forty miles apart. On June 9, 1958, parties...

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