Form FCC Form 323-E FCC Form 323-E Ownership Report for Noncommercial Broadcast Stations

Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C. 20554

Approved by OMB
3060-0084

FCC 323-E
INSTRUCTIONS FOR OWNERSHIP REPORT
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.

4.

Any contract or modification of contract relating to the
ownership, control, or management of the licensee or
permittee must be filed with the Commission, as required
by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613. Attention is directed to the
fact that Section 73.3613 requires the filing of all contracts
of the types specified and is not limited to executed
contracts, but includes options, pledges, and other
executory agreements and contracts relating to ownership,
control or management. This form should be used to
report all types of transactions concerning agreements and
voting control.

5.

If the licensee or permittee is directly or indirectly
controlled by another entity, a separate Form 323-E should
be submitted for such entity.

6.

This form is not to be used to report or request a transfer of
control or assignment of license or construction permit
(except to report a transfer of control or assignment made
pursuant to prior Commission consent). The appropriate
forms for use in connection with such transfers or
assignments are FCC Forms 314, 315 and 316. It is the
prime responsibility of the licensee or permittee to
determine whether a given transaction constitutes a transfer
of control or an assignment.

7.

The official title of the respondent must be an officer of the
licensee or permittee corporation or association, or in case
of a governmental or public educational agency, a duly
authorized administrative representative thereof.

8.

FCC Registration Number (FRN). To comply with the
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the applicant
must enter its FRN number, a ten-digit unique entity
identifier for anyone doing business with the
Commission. The FRN can be obtained through the FCC
webpage at http://www.fcc.gov or by manually
submitting FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 is available
for downloading from http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.
html or by calling 1-800-418-3676. Questions concerning
the FCC Registration Number can be directed to the
Commission’s Registration System help desk at
http://[email protected] or by calling 1-877-4803201.

9.

Facility ID Number. Radio and TV Facility ID Numbers
can be obtained at the FCC's Internet Website at
www.fcc.gov/mb. Once at this website, scroll down and
select CDBS Public Access. You can also obtain your
facility ID number by calling: Radio - 202-418-2700, TV
- 202-418-1600. Further, the Facility ID Number is now

This report is to be filed by non-commercial educational
FM and Television broadcast stations as indicated below
(see 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615).
(a) By licensees on the anniversary date of the station's
renewal application filing date and every two years
thereafter.
If information submitted is equally applicable to each
listed station, one annual report may be filed for all
such stations; otherwise, a separate report shall be
filed for each station on the appropriate filing date.
If there has been no change since the filing of the last
biennial report, a certification may be filed in lieu of
a new report, stating that the previously filed report
has been examined and is currently accurate.
(b) By permittee or licensee following the consummation,
pursuant to Commission consent, of a transfer of
control or an assignment of license/permit.
(c) By permittee within 30 days after the grant of a
construction permit for a new non-commercial
educational radio or television broadcast station. The
permittee is also required to update its initial report or
to certify the continuing accuracy and completeness of
that report when the permittee applies for a station
license for that new station.

2.

Electronic Filing of Application Forms. The Commission
is currently developing electronic versions of various
broadcast station application and reporting forms, such as
this report form. As each application form and report goes
online, the Commission will by Public Notice announce its
availability and the procedures to be followed for accessing
and filing the application form or report electronically via
the Internet. For a six-month period following the issuance
of the Public Notice, the subject application form or report
can be filed with the Commission either electronically or in
a paper format. Electronic filing will become mandatory,
on a form-by-form basis, six months after each application
form or report becomes available for filing electronically.

3.

File one copy of this report with the Federal
Communications Commission. Form 323-E's can be handdelivered or mailed to the FCC's Washington, D.C. offices.
See 47 C.F.R. Section 0.401(a).

All previous editions obsolete.

FCC 323-E Instructions
June 2002

included on all Radio and TV authorizations and
postcards.

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT
If you do not provide the information requested on this form,
the report may be returned without action having been taken
upon it or its processing may be delayed while a request is made
to provide the missing information. Your response is required
to obtain the requested authorization.
We have estimated that each response to this collection of
information will take 1 hour. Our estimate includes the time to
read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and
maintain the required data, and actually complete and review the
form or response. If you have any comments on this burden
estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce
the burden it causes you, please e-mail them to [email protected] or
send them to the Federal Communications Commission, AMDPERM,
Paperwork
Reduction
Project
(3060-0084),
Washington, DC
20554. Please DO NOT SEND
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS.
Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the
government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number of if we fail to
provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned
an OMB control number of 3060-0084.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13,
OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

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Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C. 20554

Approved by OMB
3060-0084

FCC 323-E
OWNERSHIP REPORT FOR
NONCOMMERCIAL BROADCAST STATIONS

FOR
FCC
USE
ONLY
FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1.

FILE NO.

Legal Name of the Licensee/Permittee
Mailing Address
City

State or Country (if foreign address)

Telephone Number (include area code)

E-Mail Address (if available)

FCC Registration Number

2.

Facility ID Number

Contact Representative (if other than Licensee/Permittee)

ZIP Code

Call Sign

Firm or Company Name

Mailing Address

3.

City

State or Country (if foreign address)

Telephone Number (include area code)

E-Mail Address (if available)

ZIP Code

Name of entity, if other than licensee or permittee, for which report is filed
Mailing Address
City

State or Country (if foreign address)

Telephone Number (include area code)

E-Mail Address (if available)

ZIP Code

SECTION II - OWNERSHIP INFORMATION
4.

All of the information furnished in this Report is accurate as of ______________________________________________
(Date must comply with 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615(d), i.e., information must be current within 60 days of filing of this report,
when 4(a) below is checked.)
This Report is filed for (check one)
a.

Biennial

b.

Transfer of Control or
Assignment of
License/ Permit

c.

Other

for the following stations:
Call Letters

Facility ID Number

Location

Class of service

FCC Form 323-E
June 2002

5.

List all contracts and other instruments required to be filed by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613. (Only licensees, permittees, or a
reporting entity with a majority interest in or that otherwise exercises de facto control over the subject licensee or permittee
shall respond.)
Description of contract or instrument

6.

7.

Name of person or organization
with whom contract is made

Date of
Execution

Date of
Expiration

Is the governing board directly or indirectly under the control of another entity?

Yes

No

If Yes, is a separate FCC Form 323-E submitted for such entity?

Yes

No

List officers, members of governing board, and holders of 1% or more ownership interest, if any. Use one column for each
individual or entity. Attach supplemental pages, if necessary.
(Read carefully - The numbered items below refer to line numbers in the following table.)

a.

Name and address of officer, member of governing
board, and holders of 1% or more ownership interest (if
other than individual also show name, address and
citizenship of natural person authorized to vote the
interest). List officers first, then board members, and
thereeafter, holders of 1% or more ownership interest, if
any.

d.

Percent of interest held.

e.

Principal profession or occupation.

f.

By whom appointed or elected.

b.

Citizenship.

g.

Existing interests in any other broadcast station,
including the nature and size of such interests.

c.

Office held.

a.

b.
c.
d.
e.

f.

g.

FCC Form 323-E (Page 2)
June 2002

SUPPLEMENTAL PAGE FOR QUESTION 7.

a.

b.
c.
d.
e.

f.

g.

a.

b.
c.
d.
e.

f.

g.

FCC Form 323-E (Page 3)
June 2002

SECTION III - CERTIFICATION
I certify that I am
(Official Title)
of
(Exact legal title or name of respondent)
and that I have examined this Report and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report are true, correct
and complete.
(Date of certification must be within 60 days of the date shown in Question 4, Section II and in no event prior to that date.)
Signature

Date

Telephone Number of Respondent (Include area code)

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT
(U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION
PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

FCC Form 323-E (Page 4)
June 2002