CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FORUM v. F.C.C.

Nos. 82-1235, 83-2105.

752 F.2d 670 (1985)

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC BROADCASTING FORUM, et al., Appellants, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, KQED, Inc., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 11, 1985.

As Amended January 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Rice, New York City, with whom Barbara S. Brodlieb, New York City, was on brief, for appellants.

C. Grey Pash, Jr., Atty., F.C.C., Washington, D.C., with whom Bruce E. Fein, Gen. Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate Gen. Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, D.C., were on brief for appellee. Stephen A. Sharp, Jane E. Mayo, and L. Andrew Tollin, Attys., F.C.C., Washington, D.C., entered appearances for appellee.

Richard D. Marks, Washington, D.C., with whom Daniel W. Toohey and Todd D. Gray were on brief, for intervenor. Carolyn A. Wimbly, Washington, D.C., entered an appearance for intervenor.

Before WRIGHT and WALD, Circuit Judges, and MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge J. SKELLY WRIGHT.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.

J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:

This case concerns an appeal from a series of Federal Communications Commission decisions not to hold hearings on several petitions to deny renewal of the licenses of KQED, Inc., the owner and operator of public television stations in San Francisco, California. The...

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