UNITED TELEVISION COMPANY v. F. C. C.

Nos. 73-1963, 73-1964, 74-1526 and 74-1527.

514 F.2d 279 (1975)

UNITED TELEVISION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. UNITED TELEVISION COMPANY OF EASTERN MARYLAND, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, American Broadcasting Company, Inc., Intervenor. UNITED TELEVISION COMPANY OF EASTERN MARYLAND, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. UNITED TELEVISION COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 20, 1975.

Rehearing Denied May 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Buenzle, Washington, D.C., with whom Vincent A. Pepper, Washington, D.C. was on the brief for appellants.

Joseph Volpe, III, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, with whom Ashton R. Hardy, Gen. Counsel, and Joseph A. Marino, Associate Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, were on the brief for appellee.

John W. Pettit, Gen. Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, at the time the record was filed, also entered an appearance for appellee in Nos. 73-1963 & 73-1964.

Philip V. Permut, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, entered an appearance for appellee in No. 73-1964.

James A. McKenna, Jr., and Edward P. Taptich, Washington, D.C., entered appearances for intervenor American Broadcasting Co., Inc., in No. 73-1964.

Before MOORE, Senior Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, MacKINNON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing En Banc Denied May 20, 1975.

PER CURIAM:

These consolidated causes came on to be heard on petitions for review of the following orders of the Federal Communications Commission:

No. 73-1963 is the appeal of United Television Company, Inc. (United), licensed to operate WFAN-TV (Washington), from FCC Order 73-816, August 8, 1973, directing the station to resume darkened operations no later than December...

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