Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Brice M. Clagett, Washington, D. C. (Eugene F. Mullin, S. White Rhyne, Jr., Mullin, Connor & Rhyne, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioner Mt. Mansfield Television, Inc.
Lloyd N. Cutler, Washington, D. C. (J. Roger Wollenberg, Timothy B. Dyk, Daniel Marcus, Stephen A. Weiswasser, Sally Katzen, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Washington, D. C., Robert V. Evans, John D. Appel, Albert H. Dwyer, Michael J. Goldey, New York City, on the brief), for petitioner Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.
Brice M. Clagett, Washington, D. C. (Jack P. Blume, James K. Edmundson, Fly, Shuebruk, Blume & Gaguine, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioners Van Curler Broadcasting Corp. and WLKY-TV, Inc.
Jerome J. Shestack, Philadelphia, Pa. (Bernard G. Segal, Harvey Levin, Philadelphia, Pa., Corydon B. Dunham, Benjamin D. Raub, New York City, Howard Monderer, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioner National Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Arthur Scheiner, Washington, D. C. (Richard A. Solomon, Edward P. Taptich, Wilner, Scheiner & Greeley, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioner and intervenor MCA, Inc.
James A. McKenna, Jr., Washington, D. C. (Thomas N. Frohock, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for petitioner American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
John H. Conlin, Associate Gen. Counsel, F. C. C. (Richard E. Wiley, Gen. Counsel, Katrina Renouf, Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., Richard W. McLaren, Asst. Atty. Gen., Howard E. Shapiro, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for respondents Federal Communications Commission and the United States.
John D. Lane, Washington, D. C. (J. Carter McKaig, Ramsey L. Woodworth, John W. Lyon, Hedrick & Lane, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for intervenor Westinghouse Broadcasting Co., Inc.
Thomas J. Dougherty, Washington, D. C. (Alfred L. Schwartz, New York City, on the brief), for intervenor Metromedia, Inc.
Brice M. Clagett, Washington, D. C. (Ernest W. Jennes, Richard B. Stewart, Covington & Burling, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for intervenor CBS Television Affiliates.
Theodore Baron, Leon T. Knauer, William Loftus, Wilkinson, Cragun & Barker, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief amicus curiae for Kid Broadcasting Corp. and WLBZ Television, Inc.
Warren Woods, Jerome Y. Sturm, New York City, Leonard Appel, Washington, D. C., Sturm & Perl, New York City, Wilson, Woods & Villalon, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief amicus curiae for National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians, AFL-CIO.
Richard Hildreth, Robert L. Olender, Fletcher, Heald, Rowell, Kenehan & Hildreth, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief amicus curiae for Central Coast Broadcasters, Inc.
Paul B. Comstock, John B. Summers, Louise O. Knight, William C. Koplovitz, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief amicus curiae for National Association of Broadcasters.
Edward P. Morgan, A. Robert Cherin, Welch & Morgan, Washington, D. C., submitted a brief amicus curiae for Hughes Sports Network, Inc.
Royal E. Blakeman, Marshall, Bratter, Greene, Allison & Tucker, New York City, submitted a brief amicus curiae for Goodson-Todman Productions.
Before HAYS and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and TYLER, District Judge.