Appendix 25A FCC v. Saunders Brothers Radio Station
309 U.S. 642 (1940)
The Case
In 1936, the Telegraph Herald applied for a construction permit for a broadcast station in Dubuque, Iowa. Sanders Brothers, the operator of an already-licensed radio station in that area, objected to this application. It argued, among other things, that there was insufficient advertising revenue to support another station in Dubuque and that grant of the Telegraph Herald’s application would not serve the public interest.
The FCC granted the Telegraph Herald’s application, and Sanders Brothers appealed that decision in court. The lower court concluded that the FCC erred in failing to make findings on the alleged economic injury to Sanders’ station by the establishment ...
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