United States DC Circuit

The FCC's approval of a radio station license transfer is vacated where the decision was contrary to FCC precedent and its policy against allowing the issuance of either security interests or reversionary interests.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2005
• Published 10/25/2005

Judges

• Before:  GARLAND, Circuit Judge, and SILBERMAN and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Dan J. Alpert argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant., Erwin G. Krasnow was on the brief for intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Pamela L. Smith, Counsel, Federal Communications Commission, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Austin C. Schlick, Acting General Counsel at the time the brief was filed, and Daniel M. Armstrong, Associate General Counsel.