Application For Transfer Of Control Of Corporate Licensee Or Permittee {345}

Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 Approved by OMB 3060-0075 FCC 345 APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGN CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE FOR TV OR FM TRANSLATOR STATION OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION OR TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF ENTITY HOLDING TV OR FM TRANSLATOR OR LOW POWER TELEVISION STATION GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS A. When to Use This Form. This form is to be used when applying for FCC consent to: (1) assign the construction permit or license for a TV or FM translator station or a low power television station; (2) transfer control of an entity holding a TV or FM translator station or a low power television station; or (3) assign or transfer any associated auxiliary stations (see 47 C.F.R. Part 74, SubParts D, E, F, and H) and UHF translator booster stations (see 47 C.F.R. Section 74.701), provided that the transaction does not also involve the transfer or assignment of a commonly owned or controlled primary station. NOTE: When the licensee/permittee of a commonly owned or controlled primary station is filing an application for assignment of a permit or license or for transfer of control, the licensee/permittee of the primary station shall include all associated booster and auxiliary authorizations in its application on FCC Form 314, 315, or 316, whichever is applicable. B. Structure of Form. This form consists of the following sections: General Information (licensee/permittee contact representatives, if any) II. Assignor/Transferor III. Assignee/Transferee I. and to the Superintendent of Documents, Attn: New Orders, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. D. Public Notice Requirements: (1) 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3580 requires that applicants for consent to assignment of a construction permit or license for an AM, FM, or TV broadcast station give local notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the community to which the station is licensed. For fullservice AM, FM, and TV stations, local notice is also required to be broadcast over the station, if operating. However, if the station is the only operating station in its broadcast service licensed to the community involved, publication of the notice in a newspaper is not required. (Noncommercial educational FM stations are classified as a "different service" from commercial FM stations for purposes of this policy.) The publication requirement also applies with respect to major amendments to applications as defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3578(b). (2) Local notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the community or area to be served is also required for assignments of license that involve low power TV, TV translator, TV booster, FM translator, and FM booster station authorizations. Compliance or intent to comply with the public notice requirements must be certified in this application. The required content of the local notice is described in Paragraph (g) of 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3580. Worksheet #1 attached to these instructions provides additional guidance. Proof of publication need not be filed with this application. E. Electronic Filing of Application Forms. The Commission is currently developing electronic versions of various broadcast station application and reporting forms, such as this application 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-byform basis, six months after each application form or report becomes available for filing electronically. C. FCC Rules. This application form makes many references to FCC rules. Applicants should have on hand and be familiar with current broadcast rules in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.): (1) (2) (3) (4) Part 0 Part 1 Part 73 Part 74 "Commission Organization" "Practice and Procedure" "Radio Broadcast Services" "Experimental, Auxiliary, and Special Broadcast and Other Program Distributional Services" FCC Rules may be purchased from the Government Printing Office. Current prices may be obtained from the GPO Customer Service Desk at (202) 512-1803. For payment by credit card, call (202) 512-1800, M-F, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. e.s.t; facsimile orders may be placed by dialing (202) 518-2233, 24 hours a day. Payment by check may be made All previous editions obsolete. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FCC 345 Instructions May 2017 F. Paper Filing of Application Forms. Applicants that prepare this application in paper form should file an original and two copies of this application form and all exhibits. Both electronic and paper filers should follow the procedures set forth in Part 0 and Part 73 of the Commission's rules. Amendments to previously filed applications must be prepared, signed and filed in the same manner as the original application. the immediate dismissal of the application if this form provides an "Exhibit Box" for the item, indicating that an exhibit is acceptable, and if an appropriate exhibit is submitted. L. Signatures. Both parties to the transaction must sign the application. Depending on the nature of the applicant, the application should be signed as follows: if a sole proprietorship, personally; if a partnership, by a general partner; if a corporation, by an officer; if an unincorporated association, by a member who is an officer; for a governmental entity, by such duly elected or appointed official as is competent under the laws of the particular jurisdiction. Counsel may sign the application for his or her client, but only in cases of the applicant's disability or absence from the United States. If the application is filed electronically, the signature will consist of the electronic equivalent of the typed name of the individual. See Report and Order in MM Docket No. 98-43, 13 FCC Rcd 23,056, 23,064 (1998). G. Public Inspection File. A copy of the completed application and all related documents shall be made available for inspection by the public in the Licensee/Permittee's public inspection file pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3526 for commercial stations and Section 73.3527 for noncommercial educational stations. H. Defective Applications. Applicants should provide all information calle