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Approved by OMB 3060-0010
September 2019
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(REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission)Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)

File Number:
0000174496
Submit Date:
2021-11-30
FRN:
0015217847
Purpose:
Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report
Status:
Received
Status Date:
11/30/2021
Filing Status:
Active

Section I - General Information

1. Respondent

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FRN Entity Name

0015217847

Ramar Communications, Inc.

Street Address City (and Country if non U.S. address) State ("NA" if non-U.S. address) Zip Code Phone Email

PO Box 3757

Lubbock

TX

79452

+1 (806) 748-9300

bmoran@ramarcom.com

2. Contact Representative

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Name Organization

Dennis P. Corbett

Telecommunications Law Professionals PLLC

Street Address City (and Country if non U.S. address) State Zip Code Phone Email

1025 Connecticut Ave, NW

Suite 1011

Washington

DC

20036

+1 (202) 789-3115

dcorbett@tlp.law

3. Application Filing Fee

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Question Response

Is this application being submitted without a filing fee?

No

Fees

Application Type Form Number Fee Code Quantity Fee Amount Subtotal
Total $680.00

Biennial Form 323 MAT 4 95
$340.00
MAR 4 95
$340.00

4. Nature of Respondent

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(a) Provide the following information about the Respondent:

Relationship to stations/permits

Licensee

Nature of Respondent

For-profit corporation

(b) Provide the following information about this report:
Purpose Biennial
"As of" date 10/01/2021

When filing a biennial ownership report or validating and resubmitting a prior biennial ownership report, this date must be Oct. 1 of the year in which this report is filed.

5. Licensee(s) and Station(s)

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Respondent is filing this report to cover the following Licensee(s) and station(s):
Licensee/Permittee Name FRN
Ramar Communications, Inc. 0015217847
Fac. ID No. Call Sign City State Service
1587 K226CH LUBBOCK TX FX
1665 K222CQ LUBBOCK TX FX
4019 KXTQ-FM LUBBOCK TX FM
5843 K27GL-D HOBBS NM LD
11564 K22JY-D TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE NM TX
13893 K27HP-D ALAMOGORDO NM LD
27431 KUPT HOBBS NM DTV
32311 KASA-TV SANTA FE NM DTV
32312 K15FT-D ROSWELL NM LD
32313 K28PS-D CAPITAN NM LD
32314 K23KL-D FARMINGTON NM LD
32315 KXZQ-LD DURANGO CO LD
32320 K31NZ-D Eagle Nest NM LD
32321 K12OG-D TAOS NM LD
32322 K31DR CABALLO NM TX
32323 K25DI SILVER CITY NM LD
32325 DK46FI GRANTS NM LPX
32328 DK14KO PORTALES NM TX
32332 K16LR-D ARTESIA NM LD
34476 K17MN-D CARLSBAD NM LD
52633 K19LD-D BAYFIELD CO LD
54684 KTTU-FM NEW DEAL TX FM
55054 K31MX-D Lubbock TX LPT
55056 KTEL-CD ALBUQUERQUE NM DC
55059 KRTN-LD ALBUQUERQUE NM LD
55062 KLBB-FM LUBBOCK TX FM
55548 K20GQ-D LAS VEGAS NM LD
55551 K27ND-D AZTEC NM LD
55584 K19LC-D PAGOSA SPRINGS CO TX
82613 KRTN-TV DURANGO CO DTV
83707 KTEL-TV CARLSBAD NM DTV
88795 KLZK-FM IDALOU TX FM
125921 K18HF-D GALLUP NM LD
125926 K22GE DULCE NM LPX
148781 K264AN LUBBOCK TX FX
154911 K249DU LUBBOCK TX FX
154939 K245BG LUBBOCK TX FX
181767 K15IG-D DEMING NM LD
183557 K31NB-D SANTA FE NM LD
192462 DKFNM-LD FARMINGTON NM LPT
198113 KUPT-LD ALBUQUERQUE NM LD

Section II – Biennial Ownership Information

1. 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613 and Other Documents

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Licensee Respondents that hold authorizations for one or more full power television, AM, and/or FM stations should list all contracts and other instruments set forth in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3613(a) through (c) for the facility or facilities listed on this report. In addition, attributable Local Marketing Agreements (LMAs) and attributable Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) must be disclosed by the licensee of the brokering station on its ownership report. If the agreement is an attributable LMA, an attributable JSA, or a network affiliation agreement, check the appropriate box. Otherwise, select “Other.” Non-Licensee Respondents, as well as Licensee Respondents that only hold authorizations for Class A television and/or low power television stations, should select “Not Applicable” in response to this question.


Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Telemundo Network Affiliation Agreement (KASA-TV, KRTN, KTEL, K27GL,KREZ-LD, K47FX)
Parties to contract or instrument Telemundo Network Group LLC
Date of execution 01/2017
Date of expiration 03/2025
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Movies Network Affiliation Agreement (KUPT)
Parties to contract or instrument Popcorn Entertainment, LLC
Date of execution 10/2014
Date of expiration 09/2024
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument H & I TV Network Affiliation Agreement (Albuquerque)
Parties to contract or instrument H & I National Limited Partnership
Date of execution 03/2021
Date of expiration No expiration date
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument MeTV Station Affiliation Agreement (KTEL-TV/KRTN-LD/KASA-TV/KUPT/KRTN)
Parties to contract or instrument MeTV National Limited Partnership
Date of execution 03/2017
Date of expiration 06/2023
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Certificate of Incorporation
Parties to contract or instrument State of Delaware
Date of execution 09/1971
Date of expiration No expiration date
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Other

Agreement Type: Corporate Document

Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Charge Digital Multicast Agreement (Albuquerque)
Parties to contract or instrument MGM Domestic Television Districtuion LLC
Date of execution 02/2018
Date of expiration 03/2022
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument TeleXitos TV Network Affiliation Agreement (KUPT-LD)
Parties to contract or instrument TeleXitos
Date of execution 07/2017
Date of expiration 06/2022
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Buzzer Station Affiliation (KRTN)
Parties to contract or instrument Big Balls, LLC
Date of execution 07/2015
Date of expiration 06/2018
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement
Document Information
Description of contract or instrument Start TV Network Affiliation Agreement (KASA)
Parties to contract or instrument Start TV
Date of execution 05/2020
Date of expiration 05/2023
Agreement type
(check all that apply)
Network Affiliation Agreement

2. Ownership Interests

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(a) Ownership Interests. This Question requires Respondents to enter detailed information about ownership interests by generating a series of subforms. Answer each question on each subform. The first subform listing should be for the Respondent itself. If the Respondent is not a natural person, also list each of the officers, directors, stockholders, non-insulated partners, non-insulated members, and any other persons or entities with a direct attributable interest in the Respondent pursuant to the standards set forth in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3555. (A “direct” interest is one that is not held through any intervening companies or entities.) List each interest holder with a direct attributable interest in the Respondent separately.


Leave the percentage of total assets (Equity Debt Plus) field blank for an interest holder unless that interest holder has an attributable interest in the Respondent solely on the basis of the Commission’s Equity Debt Plus attribution standard, 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3555, Note 2(i).


In the case of vertical or indirect ownership structures, list only those interests in the Respondent that also represent an attributable interest in the Licensee(s) for which the report is being submitted.


Entities that are part of an organizational structure that includes holding companies or other forms of indirect ownership must file separate ownership reports. In such a structure do not report, or file a separate report for, any interest holder that does not have an attributable interest in the Licensee(s) for which the report is being submitted.


Please see the Instructions for further detail concerning interests that must be reported in response to this question.


The Respondent must provide an FCC Registration Number for each interest holder reported in response to this question. Please see the Instructions for detailed information and guidance concerning this requirement.


Ownership Information
FRN 0015217847
Entity Name Ramar Communications, Inc.
Address PO Box 3757
Street 1
Street 2
City Lubbock
State ("NA" if non-U.S. address) TX
Zip/Postal Code 79452
Country (if non-U.S. address) United States
Listing Type

Respondent

Positional Interests
(check all that apply)

Respondent
Tribal Nation or Tribal Entity

Interest holder is not a Tribal nation or Tribal entity

Interest Percentages
(enter percentage values from 0.0 to 100.0)
Voting 0.0% Jointly Held?

No

Equity 0.0%
Total assets (Equity Debt Plus) 0.0%
Does interest holder have an attributable interest in one or more broadcast stations that do not appear on this report?

No

Ownership Information
FRN 0019824218
Name Brad Moran
Address PO Box
Street 1 PO Box 3757
Street 2
City Lubbock
State ("NA" if non-U.S. address) TX
Zip/Postal Code 79452
Country (if non-U.S. address) United States
Listing Type

Other Interest Holder

Positional Interests
(check all that apply)

Officer, Director, Stockholder, Other - Trustee
Citizenship, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Information (Natural Persons Only)
Citizenship US
Gender

Male

Ethnicity

Not Hispanic or Latino

Race White
Interest Percentages
(enter percentage values from 0.0 to 100.0)
Voting 51.0% Jointly Held?

No

Equity 51.0%
Total assets (Equity Debt Plus)
Does interest holder have an attributable interest in one or more broadcast stations that do not appear on this report?

No

Ownership Information
FRN 0019824309
Name Mary Moran
Address PO Box
Street 1 PO Box 3757
Street 2
City Lubbock
State ("NA" if non-U.S. address) TX
Zip/Postal Code 79452
Country (if non-U.S. address) United States
Listing Type

Other Interest Holder

Positional Interests
(check all that apply)

Officer
Citizenship, Gender, Ethnicity, and Race Information (Natural Persons Only)
Citizenship US
Gender

Female

Ethnicity

Not Hispanic or Latino

Race White
Interest Percentages
(enter percentage values from 0.0 to 100.0)
Voting 0.0% Jointly Held?

No

Equity 0.0%
Total assets (Equity Debt Plus)
Does interest holder have an attributable interest in one or more broadcast stations that do not appear on this report?

No

Ownership Information
FRN 0022175798
Entity Name The Ramar Family Trust, Brad L. Moran, Trustee
Address PO Box
Street 1 PO Box 3757
Street 2
City Lubbock
State ("NA" if non-U.S. address) TX
Zip/Postal Code 79452
Country (if non-U.S. address) United States
Listing Type

Other Interest Holder

Positional Interests
(check all that apply)

Stockholder
Tribal Nation or Tribal Entity

Interest holder is not a Tribal nation or Tribal entity

Interest Percentages
(enter percentage values from 0.0 to 100.0)
Voting 49.0% Jointly Held?

No

Equity 49.0%
Total assets (Equity Debt Plus)
Does interest holder have an attributable interest in one or more broadcast stations that do not appear on this report?

No

(b) Respondent certifies that any interests, including equity, financial, or voting interests, not reported in this filing are non-attributable.
If "No," submit as an exhibit an explanation.

Yes

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(c) Does the Respondent or any reported interest holder hold an attributable interest in any newspaper entities in the same market as any station for which this report is filed, as defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3555?


If "Yes," provide information describing the interest(s), using EITHER the subform OR the spreadsheet option below. Respondents with a large number (50 or more) of entries to submit should use the spreadsheet option.


NOTE: Spreadsheets must be submitted in a special XML Spreadsheet format with the appropriate structure that is specified in the documentation. For instructions on how to use the spreadsheet option to complete this question (including templates to start with), please Click Here.


If using the subform, leave the percentage of total assets (Equity Debt Plus) field blank for an interest holder unless that interest holder has an attributable interest in the newspaper entity solely on the basis of the Commission’s Equity Debt Plus attribution standard, 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3555, Note 2(i). If using an XML Spreadsheet, enter “NA” into the percentage of total assets (Equity Debt Plus) field for an interest holder unless that interest holder has an attributable interest in the newspaper entity solely on the basis of the Commission’s Equity Debt Plus attribution standard.


The Respondent must provide an FCC Registration Number for each interest holder reported in response to this question. Please see the Instructions for detailed information and guidance concerning this requirement.

No

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(d) Are any of the individuals listed as an attributable interest holder in the Respondent married to each other or related to each other as parent‐child or as siblings?

If "Yes," provide the following information for each such the relationship.

Yes

Family Relationships
FRN 0019824309 Name Mary Moran
FRN 0019824218 Name Brad Moran
Relationship Parent/Child
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(e) Is Respondent seeking an attribution exemption for any officer or director with duties wholly unrelated to the Licensee(s)?

If "Yes," complete the information in the required fields and submit an Exhibit fully describing that individual’s duties and responsibilities, and explaining why that individual should not be attributed an interest.

No

3. Organizational Chart (Licensees Only)

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Attach a flowchart or similar document showing the Licensee’s vertical ownership structure including the Licensee and all entities that have attributable interests in the Licensee. Licensees with a single parent entity may provide a brief explanatory textual Exhibit in lieu of a flowchart or similar document. Licensees without parent entities should so indicate in a textual Exhibit.


Non-Licensee Respondents should select “N/A” in response to this question.


Licensee is owned 51% by Brad Moran and 49% by the Ramar Family Trust, of which Brad Moran is the trustee


Section III - Certification

Certification

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Section Question Response
Authorized Party to Sign

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).

Certification I certify 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.

Official Title: President

Exact Legal Title or Name of Respondent: Ramar Communications, Inc.

Name: Brad Moran

Phone: 8067489300


11/30/2021