Statute treatment: 47 U.S.C.A. § 319

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 17 citation events across 15 distinct cases.

17citations total

15distinct interpreting cases

2distinct courts

0citations in last 5y

1937–1974year range

Top 15 leading cases

#1 Saginaw Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1938) cadc 177 own cites 1× in case

#2 Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission (1951) cadc 28 own cites 1× in case

#3 North State Telephone Co. v. Alaska Public Utilities Commission (1974) alaska 25 own cites 1× in case

#4 Heitmeyer v. Federal Communications Commission (1937) cadc 18 own cites 1× in case

#5 Frontier Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission, Collier Electric Company, Intervenor (1961) cadc 4 own cites 2× in case

#6 cluster 233727 (1954) cadc 7 own cites 1× in case

#7 Calumet Broadcasting Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission (1947) cadc 6 own cites 1× in case

#8 Mass Communicators, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Jane A. Roberts, Permittee of Radio Station Kcfi, Cedar Falls, Iowa, Intervenor (1959) cadc 5 own cites 1× in case

#9 Channel 16 of Rhode Island, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Cherry & Webb Broadcasting Company, Intervenor (1956) cadc 4 own cites 1× in case

#10 United Detroit Theatres Corporation v. Federal Communications Commission (Wxyz, Inc., Intervenor) (1949) cadc 4 own cites 1× in case

#11 Deep South Broadcasting Company v. Federal Communications Commission (1960) cadc 3 own cites 1× in case

#12 Patrick Henry, D/b as Suburban Broadcasters v. Federal Communications Commission (1962) cadc 12 own cites 1× in case

#13 Deep South Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission (1960) cadc 3 own cites 1× in case

#14 Wjiv-Tv, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission, Wsav, Inc., Intervenor (1956) cadc 2 own cites 2× in case

#15 Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. of Cal. v. Federal Communications Commission (1954) cadc 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.