Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554 |
Approved by OMB
3060-0113 (March 2003) |
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FOR FCC USE ONLY |
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BROADCAST EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM REPORT
(To be filed with broadcast license renewal application)
Read INSTRUCTIONS Before Filling Out Form
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FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.
B396 - 20060322ABE |
Section I
Legal Name of the Licensee
GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC |
Mailing Address
780 EAST MARKET STREET
SUITE 265 |
City
WEST CHESTER |
State or Country (if foreign address)
PA |
Zip Code
19382 - |
Telephone Number (include area code)
6106968181 |
E-Mail Address (if available)
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Facility ID Number
59757
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Call Sign
WNAK |
TYPE OF BROADCAST STATION:
(if applicable)
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Commercial Broadcast Station
Radio |
TV |
Low Power TV |
International |
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Noncommercial Broadcast Station
Educational Radio |
Educational TV |
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Application Purpose
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New Program Report |
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Amendment to Program Report |
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List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses or information provided in Sections I through II should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.
[Stations Locations]
Station List
List call sign and location of all stations included on this statement. List commonly owned stations that share one or more employees. Also list stations operated by the licensee pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. Indicate on the table below which stations are operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement. To the extent that licensees include stations operated pursuant to a time brokerage agreement on this report, responses should take into consideration the licensee's EEO compliance efforts at brokered stations, as well as any other stations, included on this form. For purposes of this form, a station employment unit is a station or a group of commonly owned stations in the same market that share at least one employee.
Call Sign
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Facility ID Number
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Type
(check applicable box) |
Location
(City/State)
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Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
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WNAK |
59757 |
AM FM TV
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NANTICOKE, PA |
Yes No |
Call Sign
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Facility ID Number
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Type
(check applicable box) |
Location
(City/State)
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Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
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WHYL |
74556 |
AM FM TV
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CARLISLE, PA |
Yes No |
Call Sign
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Facility ID Number
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Type
(check applicable box) |
Location
(City/State)
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Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
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WCDL |
58316 |
AM FM TV
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CARBONDALE, PA |
Yes No |
Call Sign
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Facility ID Number
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Type
(check applicable box) |
Location
(City/State)
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Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
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WNAK-FM |
58314 |
AM FM TV
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CARBONDALE, PA |
Yes No |
Call Sign
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Facility ID Number
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Type
(check applicable box) |
Location
(City/State)
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Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
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WAZL |
132 |
AM FM TV
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HAZLETON, PA |
Yes No |
CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE
Name
CHRISTOPHER D. IMLAY |
Street Address
14356 CAPE MAY ROAD
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City
SILVER SPRING |
State
MD |
Zip Code
20904-6011 |
Telephone Number
3013845525 |
Broadcast station licensees are required to afford equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons and to refrain from discriminating in employment and related benefits on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, and sex. See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080. Pursuant to these requirements, a license renewal applicant whose station employment unit employs five or more full-time station employees must file a report of its activities to ensure equal employment opportunity. If a station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, no equal employment opportunity program information need be filed. If a station employment unit is filing a combined report, a copy of the report must be filed with each station's renewal application.
A copy of this report must be kept in the station's public file. These actions are required to obtain license renewal. Failure to meet these requirements may result in sanctions or license renewal being delayed or denied. These requirements are contained in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 and are authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS. Have any pending or resolved complaints been filed during this license term before any body having competent jurisdiction under federal, state, territorial or local law, alleging unlawful discrimination in the employment practices of the station(s)?
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Yes No
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If so, provide a brief description of the complaint(s), including the persons involved, the date of the filing, the court or agency, the file number (if any), and the disposition or current status of the matter.
[Exhibit 1]
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Does your station employment unit employ fewer than five full-time employees?
Consider as "full-time" employees all those permanently working 30 or more hours a week.
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Yes No
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If your station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, complete the certification below, return the form to the FCC, and place a copy in your station(s) public file. You do not have to complete the rest of this form. If your station employment unit employs five or more full-time employees, you must complete all of this form and follow all instructions.
This report must be certified, as follows:
A. By licensee, if an individual;
B. By a partner, if a partnership (general partner, if a limited partnership);
C. By an officer, if a corporation or an association; or
D. By an attorney of the licensee, in case of physical disability or absence from the United States of the licensee.
WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).
I certify to the best of my knowledge, information and belief, all statements contained in this report are true and correct.
Signed
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Name of Respondent
IRA ROSENBLATT |
Title
PRESIDENT AND CEO |
Telephone No. ( include area code)
6106968181 |
Date
03/22/2006 |
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The purpose of this document is to provide broadcast licensees, the FCC, and the public with information about whether the station is meeting equal employment opportunity requirements.
GENERAL POLICY
A broadcast station must provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion or sex in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION
A broadcast station must assign a particular official overall responsibility for equal employment opportunity at the station. That official's name and title are:
Name: IRA ROSENBLATT |
Title: PRESIDENT AND CEO |
It is also the responsibility of all persons at a broadcast station making employment decisions with respect to recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination of employees to ensure that no person is discriminated against in employment because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.
I. EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT Attach as an exhibit one copy of each of the EEO public file reports from the previous two years. Stations are required to place annually such information as is required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 in their public files.
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[Exhibit 2] |
II. NARRATIVE STATEMENT
Provide a statement in an exhibit which demonstrates how the station achieved broad and inclusive outreach during the two-year period prior to filing this application. Stations that have experienced difficulties in their outreach efforts should explain.
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[Exhibit 3] |
FCC NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal information we request in this report. We will use the information you provide to determine if the benefit requested is consistent with the public interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a FCC statute, regulation, rule or order, your request may be referred to the Federal, state or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your request may be disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC; or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. In addition, all information provided in this form will be available for public inspection. If you owe a past due debt to the federal government, any information you provide may also be disclosed to the Department of Treasury Financial Management Service, other federal agencies and/or your employer to offset your salary, IRS tax refund or other payments to collect that debt. The FCC may also provide this information to these agencies through the matching of computer records when authorized. We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will average 5 hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060-0113), Washington, D. C. 20554. We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to jboley@fcc.gov. Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0113.
THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, P.L. 93-579, DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(3), AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Exhibits
Exhibit 2
Description: EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
COPIES OF THE LAST TWO EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORTS ARE ATTACHED AS FOLLOWS:
2004 ROUTE 81 RADIO EEO REPORT
INCORPORATING GROUP A LICENSEE, LLC
AND GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC
PURSUANT TO SECTION 73.2080 OF THE FCC RULES
THERE HAVE BEEN NO FULL TIME JOB HIRES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD. TO MAKE SURE ALL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF ARE COGNIZANT OF OUR EEO POLICY AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN CARRYING OUT THIS POLICY, THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATIONS ARE MADE:
1. THE STATIONS EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORMS CONTAIN A NOTICE INFORMING PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES THAT DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SEX IS PROHIBITED AND THAT THEY MAY NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION.
2. APPROPRIATE NOTICES ARE POSTED INFORMING APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES THAT THE STATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND OF THEIR RIGHT TO NOTIFY AN APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION.
RECRUITMENT SOURCES
ROUTE 81 RADIO, LLC, AND EACH OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, USES THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR JOB VACANCIES AT THE STATIONS LICENSED TO IT.
PA CAREERLINK
250 EAST HARMONY STREET
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
GREATER HARRISBURG BRANCH
243 SENECA ST.
HARRISBURG, PA 17110
(717) 783-8494
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1333 PROSPECT AVENUE
NANTICOKE, PA 18634
570-470-0200
YWCA OF HAZLETON
75 S. CHURCH STREET
HAZLETON, PA 18201
570-455-2046
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
LINDEN & MONROE STREETS
SCRANTON, PA 18510
570-941-7400
ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE AND MOBILITY
271 E. FIRST STREET
CORNING, NY 14830
ATTENTION: OFFICE MANAGER, HUMAN RESOUCES
MS. CHERYL LANDRY
607-962-8225
ALL SAINTS HOME CHURCH DENOMINATIONAL MINISTERS
351 EAST CHURCH STREET
ELMIRA, NY 14901
607-734-2376
CHERNUNG COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
P.O. BOX 588
425 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
ELMIRA, NY 14902
607-737-5445
MS. LEE ANN SEVER
JOB REFERRAL SERVICE COORDINATOR
ATTENTION: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1 ACADEMIC DRIVE
CORNING, NY 14830
607-962-9228
MS. KIMBERLY DAVIES, MANAGER
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL CAREER SERVICES
41 EAST MARKET STREET
SUITE 3
CORNING, NY 14830
607-736-3106
MS. JOSETTE WHEELER
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
1490 ROUTE 438
IRVING, NY 14081
716-532-4900
2005 ROUTE 81 RADIO EEO REPORT
INCORPORATING GROUP A LICENSEE, LLC
AND GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC
PURSUANT TO SECTION 73.2080 OF THE FCC RULES
THERE HAVE BEEN NO FULL TIME JOB HIRES DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, SAVE FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WHO WAS RECRUITED PURSUANT TO AN EXECUTIVE JOB SEARCH. TO MAKE SURE ALL MEMBERS OF THE STAFF ARE COGNIZANT OF OUR EEO POLICY AND THEIR INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES IN CARRYING OUT THIS POLICY, THE FOLLOWING NOTIFICATIONS ARE MADE:
1. THE STATIONS EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION FORMS CONTAIN A NOTICE INFORMING PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES THAT DISCRIMINATION BECAUSE OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN OR SEX IS PROHIBITED AND THAT THEY MAY NOTIFY THE APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION.
2. APPROPRIATE NOTICES ARE POSTED INFORMING APPLICANTS AND EMPLOYEES THAT THE STATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND OF THEIR RIGHT TO NOTIFY AN APPROPRIATE LOCAL, STATE OR FEDERAL AGENCY IF THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN THE VICTIMS OF DISCRIMINATION.
3. THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENT SOURCES ARE UTILIZED FOR JOB VACANCIES, WHICH ARE NOTIFIED OF JOB OPENINGS AT ANY OF THE GROUP A LICENSEE, LLC OR GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC STATIONS.
RECRUITMENT SOURCES
ROUTE 81 RADIO, LLC, AND EACH OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, USES THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR JOB VACANCIES AT THE STATIONS LICENSED TO IT.
PA CAREERLINK
250 EAST HARMONY STREET
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
GREATER HARRISBURG BRANCH
243 SENECA ST.
HARRISBURG, PA 17110
(717) 783-8494
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1333 PROSPECT AVENUE
NANTICOKE, PA 18634
570-470-0200
YWCA OF HAZLETON
75 S. CHURCH STREET
HAZLETON, PA 18201
570-455-2046
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
LINDEN & MONROE STREETS
SCRANTON, PA 18510
570-941-7400
ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE AND MOBILITY
271 E. FIRST STREET
CORNING, NY 14830
ATTENTION: OFFICE MANAGER, HUMAN RESOUCES
MS. CHERYL LANDRY
607-962-8225
ALL SAINTS HOME CHURCH DENOMINATIONAL MINISTERS
351 EAST CHURCH STREET
ELMIRA, NY 14901
607-734-2376
CHERNUNG COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
P.O. BOX 588
425 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
ELMIRA, NY 14902
607-737-5445
MS. LEE ANN SEVER
JOB REFERRAL SERVICE COORDINATOR
ATTENTION: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1 ACADEMIC DRIVE
CORNING, NY 14830
607-962-9228
MS. KIMBERLY DAVIES, MANAGER
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL CAREER SERVICES
41 EAST MARKET STREET
SUITE 3
CORNING, NY 14830
607-736-3106
MS. JOSETTE WHEELER
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
1490 ROUTE 438
IRVING, NY 14081
716-532-4900
Attachment 2
Exhibit 3
Description: NARRATIVE STATEMENT CONCERNING EEO PROGRAM
GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC AND ITS PARENT, ROUTE 81 RADIO, LLC ARE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERS AND, UNDER THEIR CURRENT MANAGEMENT, HAVE FOLLOWED A CONSISTENT PRACTICE OF OUTREACH TO THEIR STATIONS COMMUNITIES AND WORK FORCES REGARDING BROADCAST CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES. AS OF THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE STATIONS ARE CONTINUING THOSE EEO EFFORTS.
BROAD AND INCLUSIVE OUTREACH HAS BEEN ACHIEVED DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, FIRST BY INFORMING EMPLOYEES AND RECOGNIZED EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS OF THE STATIONS EEO POLICY AND PROGRAM, AND BY MAKING SURE ALL LEVELS OF MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT UNIT PERSONNEL UNDERSTAND OUR EEO POLICY, THUS ENSURING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND PREVENTING DISCRIMINATION.
THOUGH THERE WAS NO HIRING OF FULL TIME PERSONNEL DURING THE PERIOD, SAVE FOR THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, WHO WAS RETAINED THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE EXECUTIVE JOB SEARCH, A SYSTEM BY WHICH WE CAN WIDELY DISSEMINATE INFORMATION CONCERNING EACH JOB VACANCY AT EACH STATION WAS ESTABLISHED. VACANCIES WILL BE POSTED WITHIN THE STATION AND ON THE STATIONS WEB PAGE, SENT TO RELEVANT TRADE PERIODICALS, LOCAL NEWSPAPERS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ASSURE THE GREATEST NUMBER OF PEOPLE CAN BE MADE AWARE OF SUCH OPENINGS.
THE LICENSEE CONTACTED AND ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT DISTRIBUTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO JOB SEEKERS OR REFERS JOB SEEKERS TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES. IT CREATED AND MAINTAINED A MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST AND EXPECTS THE LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS WISHING TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF JOB OPENINGS TO GROW NEXT YEAR.
OTHER LONG TERM RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES PERFORMED DURING THIS PERIOD WERE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A TRAINING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH WE HAVE SENT VARIOUS EMPLOYEES TO SALES SEMINARS, TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS, AND OTHER CLASSES THAT WILL ENABLE PERSONNEL TO ACQUIRE SKILLS THAT COULD QUALIFY THEM FOR HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS. ACTIVE MENTORING ASSIGNMENTS ARE PERIODICALLY MADE FOR PROMISING EMPLOYEES. THE STATIONS, USING THE ROUTE 81 RADIO WEB SITE, EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT CAREER AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING WHICH PREPARES STUDENTS AND OTHERS TO ENTER AND ADVANCE IN SUCH A CAREER.
RECRUITMENT SOURCES
ROUTE 81 RADIO, LLC USES THE FOLLOWING RECRUITMENT SOURCES FOR JOB VACANCIES AT THE STATIONS LICENSED TO IT.
PA CAREERLINK
250 EAST HARMONY STREET
COATESVILLE, PA 19320
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
GREATER HARRISBURG BRANCH
243 SENECA ST.
HARRISBURG, PA 17110
(717) 783-8494
LUZERNE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1333 PROSPECT AVENUE
NANTICOKE, PA 18634
570-470-0200
YWCA OF HAZLETON
75 S. CHURCH STREET
HAZLETON, PA 18201
570-455-2046
UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
LINDEN & MONROE STREETS
SCRANTON, PA 18510
570-941-7400
ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE AND MOBILITY
271 E. FIRST STREET
CORNING, NY 14830
ATTENTION: OFFICE MANAGER, HUMAN RESOUCES
MS. CHERYL LANDRY
607-962-8225
ALL SAINTS HOME CHURCH DENOMINATIONAL MINISTERS
351 EAST CHURCH STREET
ELMIRA, NY 14901
607-734-2376
CHERNUNG COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN'S AFFAIRS
P.O. BOX 588
425 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
ELMIRA, NY 14902
607-737-5445
MS. LEE ANN SEVER
JOB REFERRAL SERVICE COORDINATOR
ATTENTION: CAREER DEVELOPMENT
CORNING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1 ACADEMIC DRIVE
CORNING, NY 14830
607-962-9228
MS. KIMBERLY DAVIES, MANAGER
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
PROFESSIONAL CAREER SERVICES
41 EAST MARKET STREET
SUITE 3
CORNING, NY 14830
607-736-3106
MS. JOSETTE WHEELER
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST
HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
SENECA NATION OF INDIANS
1490 ROUTE 438
IRVING, NY 14081
716-532-4900
IN ADDITION, GROUP B LICENSEE, LLC ATTENDED THE FOLLOWING JOB FAIRS AND OBTAINED REFERENCES AS LISTED DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2004 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2006:
JOB FAIR
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY
1570 BALTIMORE PIKE
LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, PA 19352
610-932-8300
JOB FAIR
WEST CHESTER UNIVERSITY
WEST CHESTER, PA 19383
610-436-1000
CORPORATE JOB FAIR
20TH GREAT VALLEY CAREER FAIR
VALLEY FORGE CONVENTION CENTER
1160 FIRST AVENUE
KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406
610-354-8212
Attachment 3