In the case of Federal Communications Commission v. WOKO, Inc., 1946, the U.S Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The dispute arose when WOKO, a radio station based in New York State, was denied its license renewal by FCC due to alleged misconduct and violation of FCC rules. The primary issue revolved around whether or not the FCC had overstepped its authority by denying this renewal without providing an opportunity for hearing as per Section 9(g) of Radio Act. However, it was determined that since WOKO's violations were substantial and persistent enough to warrant non-renewal under public interest standards set forth by Congress within Communication Act 1934; thus no hearing was necessary before taking such action. Therefore, it upheld that FCC acted within their rights and powers granted to them by law.

In the dissenting opinion for the Federal Communications Commission v. WOKO, Inc., it was argued that the FCC had overstepped its authority by denying a license renewal to WOKO based on an alleged violation of anti-monopoly laws. The dissenting justices believed that this decision should have been left to courts or Congress rather than an administrative agency like FCC. They contended that while FCC has regulatory power over broadcasting stations, it does not possess judicial powers and therefore cannot interpret and enforce antitrust laws which are outside their jurisdictional purview. Furthermore, they pointed out inconsistencies in how similar cases were handled previously by the commission itself; some broadcasters who violated antitrust laws were allowed to continue operating after paying fines whereas others like WOKO were denied license renewals altogether without clear guidelines or reasons provided for such disparate treatment.