USCA Case #20-1334 Document #1882513 Filed: 01/28/2021 Page 1 of 75 ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED No. 20-1334 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT PMCM TV, LLC, Appellant, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, Appellee. On Appeal from an Order of the Federal Communications Commission BRIEF FOR APPELLEE P. Michele Ellison Acting General Counsel Jacob M. Lewis Associate General Counsel Adam G. Crews Counsel FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 45 L Street NE Washington, DC 20554 (202) 418-1740
[email protected] USCA Case #20-1334 Document #1882513 Filed: 01/28/2021 Page 2 of 75 CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES (A) Parties and Amici. The Appellant is PMCM TV, LLC. The Appellee is the Federal Communications Commission. Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc., and NRJ TV NY License Co., LLC, intervened in support of Appellee. (B) Rulings under Review. Appellant challenges the Federal Communications Commission’s Memorandum Opinion and Order, Application of Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. to Convert to DTS Operation, FCC 20-115, 35 FCC Rcd 8978, 2020 WL 4734854 (rel. Aug. 11, 2020) (Order), reprinted at JA ___–___. (C) Related Cases. The Order under review has not previously been before this Court or any other court. Appellee is not aware of any other related cases within the meaning of D.C. Circuit Rule 28(a)(1)(C). (i) USCA Case #20-1334 Document #1882513 Filed: 01/28/2021 Page 3 of 75 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page CERTIFICATE AS TO PARTIES, RULINGS, AND RELATED CASES ......................................................................... i TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................