KIRO, INC. v. F. C. C.

Nos. 75-1233, 75-1390 and 79-2333.

631 F.2d 900 (1980)

KIRO, INCORPORATED, Licensee, KIRO-TV, Seattle, Washington, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and the United States of America, Respondents, Vanhu, Inc., Intervenor. KIRO, INCORPORATED, Licensee of KIRO-TV, Seattle, Washington, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America and Federal Communications Commission, Respondents, United Community Antenna Systems, Inc., Intervenor. In re KIRO, INC., Petitioner.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

July 7, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon T. Knauer, Washington, D. C., with whom Robert W. Barker and H. Michael Semler, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for petitioner.

Julian R. Rush, Jr., counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., with whom Ashton R. Hardy, Gen. Counsel, Daniel M. Armstrong, Acting Associate Gen. Counsel, F. C. C., Carl D. Lawson and Samuel R. Simon, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for respondents. Joseph A. Marino, Associate Gen. Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., for respondents.

Harry M. Plotkin, George H. Shapiro and Mary Candace Fowler, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for intervenor in No. 75-1390.

Richard L. Brown, Washington, D. C., entered an appearance for intervenor in No. 75-1233.

Before BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge, TAMM, Circuit Judge, and WILLIAM WAYNE JUSTICE, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge BAZELON.

BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:

These cases are here from the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission") after remand.1 The petitioner, KIRO, Inc., is an affiliate of CBS television in Seattle, Washington. It seeks review of the FCC's refusal to grant it protection from competing Seattle cable systems that import and broadcast American network programming...

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