1. Fcc v. Wncn Listeners Guild, No. 79-824 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, November 3, 1980, Argued , March 24, 1981, Decided ** Together with No. 79-825, Insilco Broadcasting Corp. et al. v. WNCN Listeners Guild et al.; No. 79-826, American Broadcasting Cos., Inc., et al. v. WNCN Listeners Guild et al.; and No. 79-827, National Association of Broadcasters et al. v. WNCN Listeners Guild et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: The court overturned a decision requiring FCC to consider changes in programming before granting an application for a license transfer and noted an agency's interpretation of the law was entitled to substantial deference.
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