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FCC Admonishes Station Group Owner for Failing to Widely Recruit Under Commission’s EEO Rules

March 2008 As the result of a random EEO audit, the FCC admonished a publicly traded broadcast station group owner for failing to recruit “widely” for every full-time vacancy. A PDF version of this entire article can be found at FCC Admonishes Station Group Owner for Failing to Widely Recruit…

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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory

January 2008 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, and Oklahoma, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule. A PDF version of this entire article can be…

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Biennial Ownership Reports Due By February 1, 2008 for Certain Radio and Television Broadcasters

January 2008 Commercial and noncommercial Radio stations licensed to communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, and New York must file their Biennial Ownership Reports with the FCC by February 1, 2008. Reports for commercial and noncommercial Television stations licensed to communities in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma must also file…

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2008 Broadcasters’ Calendar

January 2008 The following deadlines are based on information known by us as of the date hereof, may or may not apply to a particular broadcaster, are for general informational purposes only, and should be double-checked for currency close to each pertinent date/deadline. The reason is that actions by the…

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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory

November 2007 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule. A PDF…

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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory

September 2007 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alaska, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Missouri, Oregon, Washington, as well as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with…

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Broadcast Station EEO Advisory

November 2006 This Broadcast Station EEO Advisory is directed to radio and television stations licensed to communities in: Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont and highlights the upcoming deadlines for compliance with the FCC’s EEO rule. A PDF…

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EEO in 2006 and Forward: A Legal Guide to the FCC’s New EEO Rule and Policies for Broadcasters

November 2006 On November 20, 2002, the FCC released a Second Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Second R&O”) in which it adopted new equal employment opportunity rules and policies for broadcasters and for multi-channel video programming distributors (the “new EEO Rule”). A complete copy of…