DC Circuit Denies PMCM Appeal
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit denied TV broadcaster PMCM’s appeal of the FCC's grant of a two-sided distributed transmission license to Connecticut Public Broadcasting’s WEDW Stamford, said (in Pacer) an unpublished order Friday in docket 20-1334.…
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“The panel fully considered the issues and determined that a published opinion is unnecessary,” said the order from Judges David Tatel, Judith Rogers and Justin Walker. PMCM argued the FCC shouldn’t have allowed Connecticut Public Broadcasting to use a defunct station as an example of the largest coverage area in the market in its application, or allowed the reference point for the application to be moved without a formal request. It said granting the public broadcaster’s application amounts to relocating its license from Connecticut to New York City. “Given that western Connecticut viewers would receive better service, PMCM’s assertion is ‘wholly conjectural,’” the opinion said. “PMCM’s appeal lacks merit.” PMCM didn’t comment.