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F. C. C. v. ALLENTOWN BROADCASTING CO.

No. 451.

349 U.S. 358 (1955)

75 S.Ct. 855

99 L.Ed. 1147

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION v. ALLENTOWN BROADCASTING CORP.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 6, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren E. Baker argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Sobeloff, Marvin E. Frankel, J. Smith Henley and Richard A. Solomon.

Donald C. Beelar argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE REED delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case involves the disposition of two applications for construction permits for standard broadcast stations. One application was filed by the Easton Publishing Co. for Easton, Pennsylvania, and the other by the Allentown Broadcasting Corp. for Allentown, Pennsylvania. Both were for the same frequency, and, despite the fact that neither station would render service to the other community, simultaneous operation...

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