August EEO Audit

Last Updated on August 9, 2011 by askcbiorg

“On August 1, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission mailed the second of its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) audit letters for 2011 to randomly selected radio stations. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 73.2080(f)(4) and 76.77(d) of the Commission’s EEO rules, the FCC annually audits the EEO programs of randomly selected broadcast licensees and
multi-channel video programming distributors (MVPDs). Each year, approximately five percent of all radio and television stations and MVPDs are selected for these EEO audits.”  From http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0802/DA-11-1330A1.pdf.
 
To see if your station is on the list, see http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0802/DA-11-1330A1.pdf.
 
A copy of the letter sent to stations is available at http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2011/db0802/DA-11-1330A3.pdf.  Note that most student stations will have the second paragraph apply to them.
 
“If the Unit is not required under our rules to have an EEO recruitment program due to the nature of its full-time workforce (having fewer than five full-time employees, defined as employees regularly assigned to work 30 hours a week or more), you must still respond to this audit letter. However, in your response, you are required only to provide a list of the Unit’s full-time employees, each noted by job title, the number of hours each is regularly assigned to work per week, and a response to Question 3(e) below. Also, in formulating your response, please see Questions 4(a)-(d) below regarding brokers and brokered stations for instructions for situations in which the applicable employment unit has fewer than five full-time employees.”
 
If your station is on the list, talk to the licensee and let them know that they need to respond in a timely manner.