Ownership Report For Noncommercial Broadcast Stations printable pdf download

Federal Communications Commission

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Washington, D. C. 20554

3060-0084

FCC 323-E

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OWNERSHIP REPORT

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

hand-delivered or mailed to the FCC's Washington, D.C.

offices. See 47 C.F.R. Section 0.401(a).

1. This report is to be filed by non-commercial educational

FM and Television broadcast stations as indicated below

4. Any contract or modification of contract relating to the

(see 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3615).

ownership, control, or management of the licensee or

permittee must be filed with the Commission, as required

(a) By licensees on the anniversary date of the station's

by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613. Attention is directed to

renewal application filing date and every two years

the fact that Section 73.3613 requires the filing of all

thereafter.

contracts of the types specified and is not limited to

executed contracts, but includes options, pledges, and

If information submitted is equally applicable to each

other executory agreements and contracts relating to

listed station, one annual report may be filed for all

ownership, control or management. This form should be

such stations; otherwise, a separate report shall be

used to report all types of transactions concerning

filed for each station on the appropriate filing date.

agreements and voting control.

If there has been no change since the filing of the

5. If the licensee or permittee is directly or indirectly

last biennial report, a certification may be filed in

controlled by another entity, a separate Form 323-E

lieu of a new report, stating that the previously filed

should be submitted for such entity.

report has been examined and is currently accurate.

6. This form is not to be used to report or request a transfer

(b) By

permittee

licensee

following

the

of control or assignment of license or construction permit

consummation, pursuant to Commission consent, of

(except to report a transfer of control or assignment made

a transfer of control or an assignment of

pursuant to prior Commission consent). The appropriate

license/permit.

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

construction permit for a new non-commercial

determine whether a given transaction constitutes a

educational radio or television broadcast station.

transfer of control or an assignment.

The permittee is also required to update its initial

report or to certify the continuing accuracy and

7. The official title of the respondent must be an officer of

completeness of that report when the permittee

the licensee or permittee corporation or association, or in

applies for a station license for that new station.

case of a governmental or public educational agency, a

duly authorized administrative representative thereof.

2. Electronic

Filing

Application

Forms.

The

Commission is currently developing electronic versions

FCC Registration Number (FRN). To comply with the

of various broadcast station application and reporting

Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the applicant

forms, such as this report form. As each application

must enter its FRN number, a ten-digit unique entity

form and report goes online, the Commission will by

identifier

for

anyone

doing

business

with

the

Public Notice announce its availability and the

Commission. The FRN can be obtained through the FCC

procedures to be followed for accessing and filing the

webpage

manually

application form or report electronically via the Internet.

submitting FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 is available

For a six-month period following the issuance of the

for downloading from

/formpage.

Public Notice, the subject application form or report can

html

or by calling 1-800-418-3676.

Questions

be filed with the Commission either electronically or in a

concerning the FCC Registration Number can be directed

paper format. Electronic filing will become mandatory,

to the Commission’s Registration System help desk at

on a form-by-form basis, six months after each

or by calling

1-877-

application form or report becomes available for filing

480-3201.

electronically.

9. Facility ID Number. Radio and TV Facility ID Numbers

3. File one copy of this report with the Federal

can be obtained at the FCC's Internet Website at

Communications Commission.

Form 323-E's can be

Once at this website, scroll down

All previous editions obsolete.

FCC 323-E

June 2002

Ownership Report For Noncommercial Broadcast Stations

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