up ▁to ▁television ▁aggreg ation , ▁Ram cor p ▁signed ▁a ▁ 1 0 - year ▁programming ▁affili ation ▁agreement ▁with ▁the ▁Seven ▁Network ▁– ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁a ▁close ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁networks . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁the ▁business ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁to ▁Prime ▁Television ▁Limited , ▁reflect ing ▁its ▁new ▁nature ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁broad c aster ▁in ▁regional ▁Victoria ▁and ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ram cor p ▁had ▁in cur red ▁significant ▁deb ts ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁lo ans ▁taken ▁out ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁company ▁– ▁Ram cor p ' s ▁health care ▁and ▁media ▁interests ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁failed ▁to ▁turn ▁a ▁pro ft , ▁resulting ▁in ▁falling ▁share ▁prices ▁for ▁the ▁business . ▁By ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Prime ▁Television ▁made ▁a ▁$ 7 . 4 ▁million ▁profit ▁following ▁accum ulated ▁losses ▁of ▁$ 4 7 ▁million ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁further ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁expand ing ▁Prime ▁Television ' s ▁audience ▁reach ▁to ▁ 1 7 %, ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁aggreg ation . ▁ ▁Prime ▁expanded ▁into ▁Western ▁Australia ▁when ▁it ▁purchased ▁the ▁Golden ▁West ▁Network ▁from ▁current ▁Seven ▁Network ▁owner ▁Ker ry ▁Sto kes ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁G WN ▁was ▁the