Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554		 Approved by OMB
3060-0922 (September 2002)
FCC 397
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
BROADCAST MID-TERM REPORT
 		FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.
B397 - 20081201AVO
Legal Name of the Licensee
LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP, INC.
Mailing Address
P.O. BOX 300
City
BREEZY POINT		 State or Country (if foreign address)
MN		 Zip Code
56472 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
2185624884		 E-Mail Address (if available)
KLAKES@USLINK.NET
 FCC Registration Number
0003769072
 		Facility ID Number
36401
 Call Sign
KLKS
TYPE OF BROADCAST STATION:
 Commercial Broadcast Station
Radio
TV
Low Power TV
International
Noncommercial Broadcast Station
Educational Radio
Educational TV
 
Application Purpose
New Program Report
Amendment to Program Report
List call sign and location of all stations included on this report. 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 III 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.

[Station List]

Station List

List call sign and location of all stations included on this report. 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 III 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
Facility ID Number
 Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
KLKS 36401 AM FM TV
 BREEZY POINT, MN Yes   No

SEND NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSON AT THE ADDRESS INDICATED BELOW:

Name
LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP, INC. 		Street Address
P.O. BOX 300
City
BREEZY POINT		 State
MN		 Zip Code
56472-		 Telephone Number
2185624884

FILING INSTRUCTIONS

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 television station employment unit that employs five or more full-time station employees must file a full and complete Broadcast Mid-Term Report. If a television station employment unit employs fewer than five full-time employees, only the first two pages of this report need be filed [through Section I and the Certification] .

A copy of this Mid-Term Report must be kept in the station's public file. Failure to meet these requirements may result in sanctions or remedies. These requirements are contained in 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 and are authorized by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Consider as "full-time" employees all those permanently working 30 or more hours a week.

Section I

Does your station employment unit employ fewer than five full-time employees, if television, or fewer than eleven full-time employees, if radio?

Yes No
If yes, you do not have to file this form with the FCC. However, you have the option to 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, if television, or eleven or more full-time employees, if radio, you must complete all of this form and follow all instructions.
CERTIFICATION
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
 Name of Respondent
ROBERT L BUNDGAARD
Title
PRESIDENT		 Telephone No. ( include area code)
2185624884
Date
12/01/2008


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.
Section II

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: ROBERT L BUNDGAARD Title: PRESIDENT
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.

Section III

MID-TERM REPORT
Television station employment units with five or more full-time employees and radio station employment units with more than ten full-time employees filing in the middle of the license term must attach a copy of each of the two most recent EEO public file reports (the reports from this year and last year). Stations are required to place annually such information as is required by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.2080 in their public files.
 [Exhibit 1]

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THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.


Exhibits
Exhibit 1
Description: FULL TIME HIRES AND SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH 2007-2008

FULL TIME HIRES:
POSITION:RECEPTIONIST
DATE: 1-02-2007
RECRUITMENT SOURCES:1, 9, 10, 11, AND 12
RESPONSES FROM:1, 11
REFERRING SOURCE:11
NUMBER INTERVIEWED:5

POSITION:RECEPTIONIST
DATE:3-17-2008
RECRUITMENT SOURCES:1, 9, 10, 11, AND 12
RESONSES FROM:1, 11
REFERRING SOURCE:1
NUMBER INTERVIEWED:5

POSITION:ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
DATE:6-09-2008
RECRUITMENT SOURCES:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8
RESPONSES FROM:1
REFERRING SOURCE:1
NUMBER INTERVIEWED:4

POSITION:ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
DATE:9-8-2008
RECRUITMENT SOURCES:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8
RESPONSES FROM:1
REFERRING SOURCE:1
NUMBER INTERVIEWED:2

POSITION:ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE
DATE:11-1-2008
RECRUITMENT SOURCES:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, AND 8
RESPONSES FROM:1
REFERRING SOURCE:1
NUMBER INTERVIEWED:2

SOURCES:
1:LAKES BROADCASTING GROUP INC
WEB SITE, ON AIR ANNOUNCEMENTS, BULLETIN BOARD
        KLKS FM
PO BOX 300
BREEZY POINT MN 56472
BOB BUNDGAARD (218) 562-4882

2:MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS
        CAREER SERVICES
43408 OODENA DRIVE
ONAMIA, MN 56359
(320) 532-4181

3:MINNESOTA JOB SERVICE
1919 SOUTH 6TH STREE
BRAINERD, MN 56401
CINDY BRAY (218) 825-6783

4:MINNESOTA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
3033 EXCELSIOR BLVD
SUITE 301
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55416
JIM DU BOIS (612) 926-9761

5:BROWN INSTITUTE OF BROADCASTING
CAREER SERVICES
1440 NORTHLAND DRIVE
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 55120
KAROL BAUMEISTER (651) 905-3499

6:BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY
CAREER SERVICES
1500 BIRCHMONT DRIVE
BEMIDJI, MN 56601

7:ST. CLOUD STATE UNVERSITY
CAREER SERVICES
720 4TH AVENUE SOUTH
ST. CLOUD, MN 56301

8:CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE
501 WEST COLLEGE DRIVE
BRAINERD MN 56401
JOAN JENKINS (218) 894-5185

9:RASMUSSEN COLLEGE
226 PARK AVENUE SOUTH
ST. CLOUD, MN 56301-3713
(320) 251-5600

10:NISSWA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
NISSWA WEB SITE
25532 MAIN STREET
NISSWA, MN 56468
SUSAN MEZZENGA (218) 963-2620

11:LAKE COUNTRY ECHO NEWSPAPER
4285 WEST LAKE STREET
PEQUOT LAKES, MN 56472
CLASSIFIEDS (218) 568-8521

12:NORTHLAND PRESS
PO BOX 145
OUTING, MN 56662
CLASSIFIEDS (218) 692-5842


SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL OUTREACH INITIATIVES
PERIOD:12-1-2006 TO 11-30-2007

DATE OF INIATIVE: 12-13-2006
INITIATIVE: PARTICIPATION IN JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICPATED IN A JOB FAIR AT THE BROWN COLLEGE OF BROADCASTING IN MENDOTA HEIGHIGHTS, 10:30 AM TO 1:30 PM. INTERVIEWED AND RECEIVED AUDITION TAPES, FOR FUTURE OPENINGS, FROM ABOUT TWO-DOZEN STUDENTS WHO WERE TO GRADUATE AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CURRENT QUARTER. WE DESCRIBED TO STUDENTS THE PROFESSIONAL JOBS IN BROADCASTING, NEWS, SALES AND MANAGEMENT.
CONTACT: KAROL BAUMEISTER, BROWN COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES,       (651) 905-3499.
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT.

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 3-21-2007
INITIATIVE: PARTICIPATION IN JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A JOB FAIR AT CENTRAL LAKE COLLEGE, BRAINERD, MN. SPONSORED BY THE BRAINERD AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 10 AM TO 1 PM. WE DISPLAYED WITH 40 OTHER BUSINESSES. WE RECEIVED NINE RESUMES FROM APPLICANTS FOR FUTURE OPENINGS. WE DESCRIBED TO STUDENTS AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC PROFESSIONAL JOBS IN BROADCASTING, NEWS, SALES AND MANAGEMENT AT KLKS.
CONTACT: MARY GOTTSCH (218) 829-2838.
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT.

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 5-24-2007
INITIATIVE: PARTICIPATION IN CAREER DAY
DESCRIPTION: CAREER DAY AT EAGLEVIEW ELEMENARY SCHOOL IN BREEZY POINT, MN. 9 AM TO 11 AM. DESCRIBED TO STUDENTS K-6 HOW RADIO STATIONS WORK FROM BROADCASTING TO TRANSMISSION AND PROFESSIONAL JOBS REQUIRED TO MAKING IT HAPPEN. ALSO PRESENTED A SHOW AND TELL OF SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTER USE.
CONTACT: CHRIS PALMER (218) 568-9210.
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT.

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 11-16-2007
INITIATIVE: JOB SHADOWING AND CAREER DAYS
DESCRIPTION: REGISTERED WITH BRIDGES WORKPLACE CONNECTION, A FUNCTION OF THE BRAINERD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERACTING WITH AREA HIGH SCHOOLS FOR CAREER DAYS, JOB FAIRS AND JOB SHADOWING. AREA SCHOOLS INCLUDE: BRAINERD, CROSBY-IRONTON, STAPLES-MOTLEY, PILLAGER AND PEQUOT LAKES, AND CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE.
CONTACT: MARY GOTTSCH, (218) 829-2838.
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 11-27-2007
INITIATIVE: CAREER DAY
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A GROUP DISCUSSION WITH OTHER AREA PROFESSIONALS BEFORE A SIXTH GRADE CLASS AT PEQUOT LAKES MIDDLE SCHOOL. IT WAS COORDINATED THROUGH THE LIONS CLUB QUEST PROGRAM. WE ENCOURAGED STUDENTS TO PERFECT THEIR COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT AS A PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTER.
CONTACT: CHRIS PALMER (218) 568-9210
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INITIATIVE
PERIOD:12-1-2007 TO 11-30-2008

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 12-11-2007
INITIATIVE: JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A JOB FAIR HOSTED BY BROWN COLLEGE OF BROADCASTING, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN 10:30 AM TO 1:30 PM. SPOKE TO 12 OF THE 24 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THE FAIR. THE YOUNG PEOPLE WERE RECENT GRADUATES, OR WERE SET TO GRADUATE AT THE END OF THE CURRENT QUARTER. WE INFORMED THEM OF OPPORTUNITIES IN PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTING, SALES, CLERICAL AND INTERNET AT KLKS. WE ALSO INFORMED THEM OF A PART TIME OPENING AT THE TIME.
CONTACT: KAROL BAUMEISTER, BROWN COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES, (651) 905-3499.
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT.

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 3-12-2008
INITIATIVE: JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A JOB FAIR HOSTED BY THE BRAINERD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, BRIDGES CAREER ACADEMIES AND WORKPLACE CONNECTION, 10 AM TO 1 PM IN THE COMMONS AREA AT CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE IN BRAINERD, MN. APPROXIMATELY, 150 ATTENDED THE EVENT FROM STUDENT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE EXPLAINED TO THEM OPPORTUNITIES IN BROADCASTING, SALES, CLERICAL AND INTERNET.
CONTACT: MARY GOTTSCH, (218) 829-2838
PARTICIPANT: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 3-28-2008
INITIATIVE: JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A JOB FAIR HOSTED BY THE BRAINERD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE ANNUAL COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY SHOW AT THE CIVIC CENTER, GOLD MEDAL ARENA, BRAINERD, MN., 10 AM TO 2 PM. APPROXIMATELY 800 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM SIX AREA HIGH SCHOOLS ATTENDED THE FAIR. WE SPOKE TO 30, AND EDUCATED THEM ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL BROADCASTING, SALES, CLERICAL AND INTERNET AT KLKS.
CONTACT: MARY GOTTSCH, (218) 829-2838
PARTICIPANTS: ROBERT BUNDGAARD, PRESIDENT,
BLENDA HAGBERG, PROGRAM DIRECTOR.

DATE OF INITIATIVE: 6-28-2008
INITIATIVE: JOB FAIR
DESCRIPTION: PARTICIPATED IN A JOB FAIR HOSTED BY BROWN COLLEGE OF BROADCASTING, MENDOTA HEIGHTS, MN. DURING THE ANNUAL CONCLAVE PROGRAMMING SEMINAR AT THE MARRIOTT HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS, 9 AM TO 11:30 AM. ATTENDEES REPRESENTED GRADUATES OF BROWN COLLEGE ALONG WITH OTHER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. APPROXIMATELY 20 ATTENDED, WE SPOKE WITH 15. WE INFORMED THEM OF PROFESSIONAL CAREERS AT KLKS, INCLUDING BROADCASTING, SALES, CLERICAL AND INTERNET.
CONTACT: KAROL BAUMEISTER, BROWN COLLEGE CAREER SERVICES, (651) 905-3499.
PARTICIPANT: BLENDA HAGBERG, PROGRAM DIRECTOR

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