CENTRAL FLORIDA ENTERPRISES, INC. v. F. C. C.

Nos. 81-1795, 81-1796.

683 F.2d 503 (1982)

CENTRAL FLORIDA ENTERPRISES, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Cowles Broadcasting, Inc. and Cowles Communications, Inc., Intervenors. NATIONAL BLACK MEDIA COALITION, et al., Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Cowles Broadcasting, Inc., Cowles Communications, Inc., and Central Florida Enterprises, Inc., Intervenors.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 13, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph F. Hennessey, Washington, D. C., with whom Mary C. Albert and Lee G. Lovett, Washington, D. C., were on the brief for Central Florida Enterprises, Inc., appellant in No. 81-1795 and intervenor in No. 81-1796.

Jeffrey H. Olson, Washington, D. C., for appellants, National Black Media Coalition, et al., in No. 81-1796.

Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., with whom Stephen A. Sharp, Gen. Counsel, David Silberman, Counsel, F. C. C., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Robert A. Marmet, Washington, D. C., with whom Harold K. McCombs, Jr., Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for intervenors, Cowles Broadcasting, Inc., et al., in Nos. 81-1795 and 81-1796.

Henry Geller, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for amicus curiae, Henry Geller, urging reversal.

Earle K. Moore and Donna A. Demac, New York City, were on the brief, for amicus curiae, Office of Communications of the United Church of Christ, urging reversal of the FCC decision denying standing to intervene to the National Black Media Coalition.

Before ROBINSON, Chief Judge, WILKEY, Circuit Judge, and FLANNERY, District Judge for the District of Columbia.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This case involves a license renewal proceeding for a television station. The appeal before us is taken from a new decision1 by the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "the Commission") after our opinion in Central Florida Enterprises v. FCC (Central Florida I)2 vacated...

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