Narrative Statement
Fred Eychaner is the sole shareholder of Newsweb Radio Company which in turn owns
100% of the interests in the following companies that are all FCC licensees (the "Licensee
Companies"), as follows:
o Chicago Newsweb Corporation, licensee of WAIT(AM), Crystal Lake, IL (FCC ID 53504);
o WSBC, Inc., licensee of WSBC(AM), Chicago, IL (FCC ID 16847);
o WYPA, Inc., licensee of WCPT(AM), Willow Springs, IL (FCC ID 16849);
o WNDZ, Inc., licensee of WNDZ(AM), Portage, IN (FCC ID 73316);
o WCLR, Inc., licensee of WCPQ(FM), Park Forest, IL (FCC ID 23476);
o WDEK, Inc., licensee of WCPT-FM, DeKalb, IL (FCC ID 15974);
o WKIE, Inc., licensee of WCPY(FM), Arlington Heights, IL (FCC ID 15520);
Additionally, Mr. Eychaner is the sole shareholder of Channel 20 TV Company.
Channel 20 TV Company votes 87.8%, and holds 98.8% of the equity of Channel 3 TV Company, LLC ("Channel 3"), licensee of KCDO-TV, Sterling, CO (FCC ID 63158) and KSBS- CD, Denver, CO (FCC ID 168750). Additionally, Charles F. Gross votes 6.0%, and holds 0.6% of the equity and Greg Armstrong, votes 6.3% and holds 0.6% of the equity of Channel 3.
As of October 1, 2017, all of the Licensee Companies, Channel 20 TV Company, and Newsweb Radio Company share the same officers and directors, who are:
Fred Eychaner, Director Charles F. Gross, President and Treasurer Joan Barry, Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Secretary
Greg Armstrong is President of Channel 3. There are no other officers or directors.
A chart of the current ownership structure follows:
Ownership Structure
Fred Eychaner
100%
Newsweb Radio Company Charles F. Gross
100% 100% Greg Armstrong
Chicago Newsweb Corporation Channel 20 TV Company WAIT (AM), Crystal Lake, IL Facility ID 53504
87.8% 6% 6.3% WSBC, Inc. WSBC(AM), Chicago, IL Facility ID 16847
Channel 3 TV Company, LLC WYPA, Inc. KCDO-TV, Sterling, CO WCPT(AM) Facility ID 63158 Willow Springs, IL KSBS-CD, Denver, CO Facility ID 168750
WNDZ, Inc. WDEK, Inc. WNDZ(AM), Portage, IN WCPT-FM, DeKalb, IL Facility ID 73316 Facility ID 15974
WCLR, Inc. WKIE, Inc. WCPQ(FM), Park Forest, IL WCPY(FM), Arlington Heights, IL Facility ID 23476 Facility ID 15520
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