PRESS BROADCASTING CO., INC. v. F.C.C.

No. 94-1439.

59 F.3d 1365 (1995)

PRESS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee, Rainbow Broadcasting, Ltd., Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry F. Cole, Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellant.

James M. Carr, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC, argued the cause for the appellee. On brief were Christopher J. Wright, Deputy General Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC. Laurence N. Bourne, Counsel, F.C.C., Washington, DC, entered an appearance.

Margot Polivy and Katrina Renouf, Washington, DC, were on brief for the intervenor.

Before: SILBERMAN, HENDERSON and RANDOLPH, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON.

KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

This case is the latest in a decade-long series of disputes over a permit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) awarded to Rainbow Broadcasting, Inc. (Rainbow) to construct a television station in Orlando, Florida. At issue is the FCC's reversal of its Video Services Division decision and the extension of Rainbow's construction...

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