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Approved by OMB (Office of Management and Budget) 3060-0010 September 2019 (REFERENCE COPY - Not for submission) Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report (FCC Form 323) File Number: 0000102697 Submit Date: 2020-01-30 FRN: 0020557518 Purpose: Commercial Broadcast Stations Biennial Ownership Report Status: Received Status Date: 01/31/2020 Filing Status: Active Section I - General Information 1. Respondent FRN Entity Name 0020557518 KWHY-22 Broadcasting, LLC Street City (and Country if non U.S. State ("NA" if non-U.S. Zip Address address) address) Code Phone Email 9550 Downey CA 90241 +1 (562) 745- mweitz@meruelogroup. Firestone 2300 com Blvd. Ste 105 2. Contact Name Organization Representative Matthew Weitz Meruelo Group, LLC Street City (and Country if non U.S. Zip Address address) State Code Phone Email 9550 Downey CA 90241 +1 (562) 745- mweitz@meruelogroup. Firestone 2312 com Blvd., Ste. 105 3. Application Question Response Filing Fee Is this application being submitted without a filing fee? No Fees Application Type Form Number Fee Code Quantity Fee Amount Subtotal Biennial Form 323 MAT 2 85 $140.00 MAR 1 85 $70.00 Total $210.00 4. Nature of (a) Provide the following information about the Respondent: Respondent Relationship to stations/permits Licensee Nature of Respondent Limited liability company (b) Provide the following information about this report: Purpose Biennial "As of" date 10/01/2019 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) Respondent is filing this report to cover the following Licensee(s) and station(s): Licensee/Permittee Name FRN KWHY-22 Broadcasting, LLC 0020557518 Fac. ID No. Call Sign City State Service 19780 DK47GD SAN LUIS OBISPO CA TX 26231 KWHY-TV LOS ANGELES CA DTV 35498 KPWR LOS ANGELES CA FM 56384 KBEH GARDEN GROVE CA DTV 64975 DK46GF SANTA MARIA CA TX Section II – Biennial Ownership Information Licensee Respondents that hold authorizations for one or more full power television, AM, and/or FM stations should list all 1. 47 C.F.R. 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 Section 73.3613 report. In addition, attributable Local Marketing Agreements (LMAs) and attributable Joint Sales Agreements (JSAs) must be and Other disclosed by the licensee of the brokering station on its ownership report. If the agreement is an attributable LMA, an Documents 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 Alex Meruelo Living Trust, as amended Parties to contract or instrument Alex Meruelo Date of execution 08/1996 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Trust Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Luis and Margaret Armona Living Trust Parties to contract or instrument Luis and Margaret Armona Date of execution 03/2010 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Trust Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Articles of Organization - KWHY-22 Broadcasting, LLC Parties to contract or instrument State of California Date of execution 02/2005 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Articles of Organization Document Information Description of contract or instrument Certificate of Amendment - KWHY-22 Broadcasting, LLC FKA Meruelo Capital Partners 2, LLC Parties to contract or instrument State of California Date of execution 06/2011 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Certificate of Amendment Document Information Description of contract or instrument Articles of Organization - Meruelo Media, LLC (fka Meruelo Media Holdings, LLC) Parties to contract or instrument State of California Date of execution 01/2011 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Articles of Organization Document Information Description of contract or instrument Certificate of Amendment - Meruelo Television, LLC Parties to contract or instrument State of California Date of execution 12/2013 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Certificate of Amendment Document Information Description of contract or instrument Operating Agreement of KWHY-22 Broadcasting , LLC Parties to contract or instrument Meruelo Television, LLC (fka Meruelo Media Holdings, LLC) Date of execution 07/2011 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Operating Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Operating Agreement of Meruelo Television, LLC (fka Meruelo Media Holdings, LLC) Parties to contract or instrument Alex Meruelo Living Trust; Luis and Margaret Armona Living Trust Date of execution 06/2011 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Operating Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Amendment to Operating Agreement of Meruelo Television, LLC (fka Meruelo Media, LLC) Parties to contract or instrument Alex Meruelo Living Trust; Luis and Margaret Armona Living Trust Date of execution 01/2014 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Amendment to Operating Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Loan Agreement - Line of Credit Parties to contract or instrument Bank of America; Meruelo Media, LLC; Meruelo Television, LLC Date of execution 10/2017 Date of expiration 06/2021 Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Loan Agreement - Line of Credit Document Information Description of contract or instrument Loan Agreement - Term Parties to contract or instrument Bank of America; Meruelo Media, LLC; Meruelo Television, LLC Date of execution 10/2017 Date of expiration 06/2021 Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Loan Agreement - Term Document Information Description of contract or instrument Authorization to Pledge Agreement (Membership Interests) Meruelo and Meruelo Trust Parties to contract or instrument Alex Meruelo Living Trust; Alex Meruelo; Bank of America Date of execution 06/2019 Date of expiration No expiration date Agreement type Other (check all that apply) Agreement Type: Pledge Agreement Document Information Description of contract or instrument Broadcast Digital Television Multicast Time Brokerage Agreement Parties to contract or instrument The Universal Church, Inc; Meruelo Television, LLC Date of execution 04/2018 Date of expiration 04/2019 Agreement type Attributable LMA (check all that apply) Document Information Description of contract or instrument Broadcast Digital Television Multicast Time Brokerage Agreement Parties to contract or instrument Retro Television, Inc; Meruelo Television, LLC Date of execution 09/2019 Date of expiration 09/2021 Agreement type Attributable LMA (check all that apply) Document Information Description of contract or instrument Local Advertising Sales Agreement Parties to contract or instrument Meruelo Television, LLC; Retro Television, Inc Date of execution 09/2019 Date of expiration 09/2021 Agreement type Attributable JSA (check all that apply) Document Information Description of contract or instrument First Amendment to Time Brokerage Agreement Parties to contract or instrument The Universal Church, Inc; Meruelo Television, LLC Date of execution 02/2019 Date of expiration 04/2023 Agreement type Attributable LMA (check all that apply) (a) Ownership Interests. This Question requires Respondents to enter detailed information about ownership interests by 2. Ownership generating a series of subforms. Answer each question on each subform. The first subform listing should be for the Respondent Interests 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