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- Collection:
- Isaiah DeQuincey Newman, (1911-1985), Papers, 1929-2003
- Title:
- Initial Decision of Administrative Law Judge James F. Tierney, on issues concerning the Midcom and Nuance Corporations, May 14, 1980
- Creator:
- Federal Communications Commission
- Date of Original:
- 1980-05-14
- Subject:
- Broadcasting--South Carolina--Columbia
Minorities in broadcasting--South Carolina--Columbia
Broadcasting--Law and legislation--South Carolina--Columbia
Columbia (S.C.)--Population
Civic leaders--South Carolina--Columbia
African Americans--South Carolina--Columbia
United States. Federal Communications Commission
Radio stations--South Carolina--Columbia
Surveys
Disc jockeys--South Carolina--Columbia
African American disc jockeys--South Carolina--Columbia
Businesspeople--South Carolina--Columbia
African American businesspeople--South Carolina--Columbia
Legal documents - People:
- Fields, Mark E.
Derrick, Charles
Newman, I. DeQuincy, 1911-1985
Cook, G. Robert - Location:
- United States, South Carolina, Richland County, Columbia, 34.00071, -81.03481
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- 65 pages
Sixty-five page decision considering construction permit applications submitted from competing broadcast companies Nuance Corporation and Midcom Corporation; the decision was delivered by administrative law judge James F. Tierney. Both companies sought a license to deliver programming format that would serve African Americans in the Columbia, South Carolina area. Nuance alleged that Midcom's survey of the Columbia community and its leaders was inadequate, that payola allegations against a principal of Midcom Corporation should disqualify Midcom as a station licensee; and that Midcom failed to faithfully represent creditor judgements about principals listed in its application. The decision includes information collected on behalf of each company that summarizes biographical information and civic involvement of its principals. Ultimately, it was decided that Midcom's plan promised greater diversity in programming to the Columbia community, and Midcom's license was granted by the Federal Communications Commission, while Nuance's was denied.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Local Identifier:
- pnd001
- Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/idn/id/1471
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/idn:1471/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Folder: Newman, Top., Midcom Corp., 1980, Isaiah DeQuincey Newman Papers, South Carolina Political Collections, The University of South Carolina Libraries
- Contributing Institution:
- University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections
- Rights:
-