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 - 20050715ACB |
Section I
Legal Name of the Licensee
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE |
Mailing Address
18111 NORDHOFF STREET
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City
NORTHRIDGE |
State or Country (if foreign address)
CA |
Zip Code
91330 - 8312 |
Telephone Number (include area code)
8186773090 |
E-Mail Address (if available)
FREDERICK.D.JOHNSON@CSUN.EDU |
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Facility ID Number
62949
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Call Sign
KCSN |
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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KSCN |
62949 |
AM FM TV
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NORTHRIDGE, CA |
Yes No |
CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE
Name
FREDERICK JOHNSON |
Street Address
18111 NORDHOFF STREET
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City
NORTHRIDGE |
State
CA |
Zip Code
91330-8312 |
Telephone Number
8186773090 |
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
WILLIAM TOUTANT |
Title
DEAN, CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE |
Telephone No. ( include area code)
8186773090 |
Date
07/15/2005 |
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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: FREDERICK JOHNSON |
Title: GENERAL MANAGER |
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: PUBLIC FILE
THE KCSN WEBSITE POSTS A COPY OF THE EEO REPORT, HARD COPY OF WHICH IS IN THE STATION'S PUBLIC INSPECTION FILE, AS FOLLOWS:
FY 2003-2004
EEO ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT PUBLIC FILE REPORT
1) FULL-TIME VACANCIES FILLED DURING FISCAL YEAR: 4 PERSONS
2) RECRUITMENT RESOURCES FOR EACH VACANCY: CSUN EMPLOYMENT WEBSITE THAT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC; EOB EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BULLETIN; CSU CAREERS WEBSITE ON-LINE EMPLOYMENT WEBSITE THAT COVERS ALL 23 CSU CAMPUSES)
3) RECRUITMENT RESOURCES FOR MPP/GM: CURRENT NEWSPAPER; BROADCASTING AND CABLE; RADIO AND RECORDS; ELECTRONIC MEDIA; PUBRADIO; CPB JOBLINE
4) RECRUITMENT REFERRAL: ABOVE REFERENCED WEBSITES AND BULLETINS
5) TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS INTERVIEWED FOR ALL FULL-TIME VACANCIES FILLED DURING PERIOD: TWELVE PERSONS
6) OUTREACH ACTIVITIES DURING PERIOD:
INTRODUCTION
KCSN HAS FIVE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES (REGULAR 40 HOURS OR MORE PER WEEK). DURING FY 03-04 KCSN HAD FOUR FULL-TIME STATE JOB VACANCIES OCURR. CSUN HUMAN RESOURCES MAINTAINS AN ACTIVE EMPLOYMENT OUTREACH AND THE FOUR POSITIONS WERE FILLED IN A TIMELY MANNER. THREE POSITIONS WERE FULL-TIME STATE STAFF POSITIONS, BARGAINING UNIT 9. THE FOURTH POSITION WAS OF GENERAL MANAGER, AN MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL POSITION (MPP). THIS POSITION REQUIRED AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH INVOLVING NOT ONLY THE REGULAR CSUN HUMAN RESOURCES HIRING PRACTICES BUT THE USE OF NATIONAL MEDIA FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING THE JOB VACANCY. AT THE PRESENT KCSN HAS A VIABLE FULL-TIME STAFF OF FIVE PERSONS AND THERE ARE NO FULL-TIME JOB OPENINGS AT THE STATION NOW OR IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
JOB FAIR PARTICIPATION
KCSN IS UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN JOB FAIRS DUE TO OUR EXISTENCE AS A DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM. ALL HIRING IS CONTROLLED BY THE UNIVERSITYS HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. KCSN WILL PARTICIPATE ONCE AGAIN IN THIS YEARS FEDERAL WORK STUDY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM JOB FAIR DUE TO TAKE PLACE AT THE END OF SUMMER 05.
INTERNSHIPS, VOLUNTEERS, STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
KCSN CONTINUES TO HAVE STRONG ACADEMIC TIES TO THE COLLEGE OF JOURNALISM AT CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE. EACH ACADEMIC SEMESTER OVER 70 CSUN JOURNALISM STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LIVE BROADCASTS OF THE AWARD-WINNING KCSN NEWS. EARLY MORNING NEWS UPDATES PLUS A HOUR LIVE PROGRAM CALLED THE EVENING UPDATE MAKE FOR A VIBRANT HANDS-ON LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THESE YOUNG BROADCAST JOURNALISTS. KCSNS NEWS DIRECTOR KEITH GOLDSTEIN HAS GARNERED OVER 500 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN HIS 17 YEAR TENURE. STUDENTS WRITE AND EDIT THE NEWS, PRODUCE AND ANCHOR THE BROADCASTS, AND CREATE ALL OF THE FEATURE STORIES THEMSELVES. THESE STUDENTS ARE BEING EXPOSED TO AND PARTICIPATING IN PROFESSIONAL RADIO JOURNALISM ACTIVITIES THROUGH KCSN. KCSN ALSO EMPLOYS 2 FEDERAL WORK STUDY INTERNS PER ACADEMIC SEMESTER WHO LEARN MANY ASPECTS OF RADIO STATION OPERATION, FROM BOARD OPERATION TO PRODUCTION, MEMBERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT DUTIES, AND BUSINESS OFFICE FUNCTIONS. KCSN ALSO CONTINUES TO OFFER A FORMAL PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP POSITION PER YEAR TO QUALIFIED AND ENERGETIC STUDENTS FROM THE RADIO PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PROFESSOR KAREN KEARNS. THIS STUDENT WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE KCSN OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTION MANAGER MEISHEL MENACHEKANIAN DURING HIS DAILY PRODUCTION DUTIES. INTERNS LEARN HOW TO PRODUCE AUDIO, STATION IMAGING AND VOICE OVER TECHNIQUE, ALONG WITH DIGITAL EDITING AND FINAL MIX-DOWN TECHNIQUES. THIS IS A UNIQUE AND EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR CSUN STUDENTS WHICH WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN FOR MANY YEARS.
KCSN IS STAFFED PRIMARILY BY COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS. MOST OF THE MUSIC PROGRAMMING IS PRODUCED, PROGRAMMED, AND HOSTED BY VOLUNTEERS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY AREA. THIS AGAIN OFFERS OUR COMMUNITY A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OPERATION OF THE STATION. ALONG WITH VOLUNTEERS WE ALSO ENGAGE CSUN STUDENTS AND LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER, INTERN, AND BE A PART OF THE KCSN COMMUNITY. FORMAL AND INFORMAL TRAINING OPPORTUNITES ABOUND AT KCSN, AND WE WELCOME ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED TO VISIT AND CONSIDER TAKING PART IN THE KCSN RADIO EXPERIENCE.
TOURS
KCSN REGULARLY PROVIDES TOURS OF ITS FACILITY FOR BOTH HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCAL COMMUNITY GROUPS SUCH AS THE CUB SCOUTS, THE BOY SCOUTS, THE GIRL SCOUTS, AND BOTH INDIAN PRINCESS AND INDIAN GUIDE TROUPES. TOURS EXPLAIN STATION OPERATIONS AND PROMOTE CAREERS IN PUBLIC RADIO AND BROAD- CASTING.
** CSUN/KCSN PLANS TO LIST UPPER-LEVEL JOB OPENINGS (WHEN SUCH OPENINGS OCCUR) WITH VARIOUS PUBLIC RADIO ORGANIZATIONS THAT REACH WOMEN AND MINORITIES.
* ADVERTISING FOR UPPER LEVEL JOB OPENINGS (WHEN SUCH OPENINGS OCURR) CAN BE SEEN @
CURRENT / PUBLIC BROADCASTING BI-WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
BROADCASTING AND CABLE (MAGAZINE)
RADIO AND RECORDS (WEEKLY TRADE JOURNAL)
ELECTRONIC MEDIA
PUBRADIO
CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING ( JOBLINE)
THE 2004-2005 REPORT WILL BE PREPARED BY SEPTEMBER 1 AND WILL BE PLACED IN THE PUBLIC FILE AND POSTED ON THE STATION'S WEBSITE.
Attachment 2
Exhibit 3
Description: GENERAL POLICY
AS PART OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, KCSN FOLLOWS THE UNIVERSITYS POLICY OF PROVIDING EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS.
KCSNS RECRUITMENT AND HIRING ACTIVITIES ARE DIRECTED AND ADMINISTERED BY THE HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE ESTABLISHES THIS POLICY IN RECOGNITION OF ITS DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS, AND ITS CONCERN FOR THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS.
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE WILL COMPLY WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS RELATING TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND NONDISCRIMINATION OBLIGATIONS. THE UNIVERSITY WILL PROVIDE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL QUALIFIED PERSONS; PROHIBIT ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON AGE, RACE, RELIGION, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MARITAL OR VETERAN STATUS, AND PHYSICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENT; AND PROMOTE THE FULL REALIZATION OF EQUAL EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH A POSITIVE AND CONTINUING PROGRAM OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR THE UNIVERSITY AS A WHOLE AND FOR EACH CONSTITUENT UNIT.
THIS POLICY GOVERNS ALL UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECRUITMENT, EMPLOYMENT, ENROLLMENT, RATE OF PAY OR OTHER COMPENSATION, ADVANCEMENT, RECLASSIFICATION, PROMOTION, FINANCIAL AID, DEMOTION, RENEWAL, NON-RENEWAL, TERMINATION, DISMISSAL, TRANSFER, LAYOFF, LEAVE, TRAINING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, GRADING AND PROGRAM ACCESS.
IT WILL BE A VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY TO DISMISS, DISCHARGE, EXPEL, PENALIZE, DISCIPLINE, HARASS, ADVERSELY ALTER ACADEMIC GRADES OR OTHERWISE DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY STUDENT, FACULTY, OR STAFF MEMBER BECAUSE HE/SHE HAS OPPOSED ANY DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE, FILED AN INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL COMPLAINT OF DISCRIMINATION, OR TESTIFIED OR ASSISTED IN ANY PROCEEDING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS POLICY.
RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY FOR THE DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY LIES ULTIMATELY WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY WITH THE SUPPORT OF UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATORS, FACULTY, AND STAFF AND WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIRECTOR OF EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION. PRACTICALLY, THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO ACT AFFIRMATIVELY TO PROVIDE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT LIES WITH ALL WHO ARE IN DECISION-MAKING POSITIONS WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY. SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ANNUAL EVALUATION OF ADMINISTRATORS AND SUPERVISORS. THE UNIVERSITY WILL COMMIT APPROPRIATE RESOURCES AND CREATE A SUPPORTIVE ATMOSPHERE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS POLICY.
Attachment 3