NATIONAL BLACK MEDIA COALITION v. F.C.C.

No. 80-1758.

706 F.2d 1224 (1983)

NATIONAL BLACK MEDIA COALITION, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION and United States of America, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 10, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey H. Olson, Washington, D.C., with whom Nolan A. Bowie and Wilhelmina Reuben Cooke, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for petitioner.

Gregory M. Christopher, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Stephen A. Sharp, Gen. Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., and William F. Baxter, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Barry Grossman, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for respondents.

Before WRIGHT and BORK, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, Senior District Judge.


Opinion for the Court filed by Senior District Judge JAMESON.

JAMESON, Senior District Judge:

Petitioner, National Black Media Coalition (NBMC), seeks review of a decision of the Federal Communications Commission exempting small radio and television license renewal applicants from the requirement of conducting formal surveys to ascertain the problems, needs and interests of their community of license. We affirm the Commission's decision.

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