MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC. v. F.C.C.

No. 03-1439.

411 F.3d 283 (2005)

MINNESOTA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS, INC., Appellant v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee Carol De La Hunt, Intervenor

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 14, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew H. McCormick argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Dennis F. Begley.

Pamela L. Smith, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee. With her on the brief were John A. Rogovin, General Counsel, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel.

Before: EDWARDS, SENTELLE, and GARLAND, Circuit Judges.


GARLAND, Circuit Judge.

The winner of a Federal Communications Commission auction for a construction permit for a new FM radio station appeals from the Commission's refusal to award it a bidding credit available to new entrants into broadcasting. We affirm the refusal because the Commission's determination that the appellant is not a new entrant rests upon a reasonable interpretation of its own regulations.

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