Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
Approved by OMB
3060-0113 (March 2003)
FCC 396
FOR FCC USE ONLY
 
BROADCAST EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM REPORT
(To be filed with broadcast license renewal application)

Read INSTRUCTIONS Before Filling Out Form

FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY
FILE NO.

B396 - 20120402AHR
Section I
Legal Name of the Licensee
THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY
Mailing Address
P.O. BOX 318
City
MARTIN
State or Country (if foreign address)
TN
Zip Code
38237 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
7315879526
E-Mail Address (if available)
  Facility ID Number
67053
Call Sign
WCMT-FM
TYPE OF BROADCAST STATION:
(if applicable)
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 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
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WCMT-FM 67053 AM FM TV
MARTIN, TN Yes No

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WCMT 67054 AM FM TV
MARTIN, TN Yes No

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WCDZ 67055 AM FM TV
DRESDEN, TN Yes No

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WQAK 68611 AM FM TV
UNION CITY, TN Yes No

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WYVY 68612 AM FM TV
UNION CITY, TN Yes No


CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE
Name
JOHN F. GARZIGLIA
Street Address
1200 19TH STREET, N.W., SUITE 500
City
WASHINGTON
State
DC
Zip Code
20036-
Telephone Number
2028574455

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 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)?
Yes No


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]

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.

Yes No

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.

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
PAUL F. TINKLE
Title
PRESIDENT
Telephone No. ( include area code)
7315879526
Date
03/31/2012
 



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: PAUL F. TINKLE 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.

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.
[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.
[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
Attachment 1
Description
Description of Discrimination Complaint


Attachment 2
Description
2010-2011 Annual EEO Public File Report
2011-2012 Annual EEO Public File Report


Exhibit 3
Description:
ANALYSIS OF EFFECTIVE EEO RECRUITMENT PROGRAM

THE MAJORITY OF THE VACANCIES FILLED WERE FOR SALES POSITIONS AT THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING. LOCAL NEWSPAPER HELP WANTED AND DISPLAY ADS AND THEIR ASSOCIATED ON-LINE WEBSITES HAVE PROVED EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING CANDIDATES FOR THESE TYPES OF OPENINGS. IN ADDITION, THE COMPANY WEBSITE, WCMT.COM, THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, THE KENTUCKY BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AND KEN TENN AREA HELP WANTED.COM GENERATED ADDITIONAL RESUMES.

USE OF THE ALL ACCESS.COM, TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS AND KENTUCKY BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION WEBSITES HAVE PROVEN HELPFUL IN RECRUITING AIR TALENT AND NEWS PERSONNEL, HOWEVER NEWSPAPER HELP WANTED ADS AND THE COMPANYS WEBSITE GENERATED SALES APPLICANTS WHO SAID THEY SAW THE AD IN THE LOCAL PAPER.

THE THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY RADIO STATION WEBSITE HAS PROVEN BENEFICIAL IN GENERATING APPLICATIONS.   NO ORGANIZATIONS OR SPECIAL GROUPS REQUESTED NOTICE OF ANY JOB OPENINGS.

DURING THE PAST REPORTING PERIOD THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING HAS PARTICIPATED IN LOCAL CAREER FAIRS, PROVIDED INTERN AND EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN, AN INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, THAT HAS A SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATIONS AND JOURNALISM HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING MAINTAINS A VERY CLOSE AND UNIQUE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL SCHOOL EDUCATORS, KEEPING OPEN DIALOGUE CONCERNING PART-TIME JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN BROADCASTING. LOCAL SCHOOL TEACHERS AND UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSORS ARE IN OUR STUDIOS REGULARLY AND ARE WELL ACQUAINTED WITH THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING STAFF.

FURTHER, THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING PROVIDES AN ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN TO A COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY. THUNDERBOLT ALSO PARTICIPATES IN THE SESAC SCHOLARSHIP WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS IDEA BANK AND BROADCASTS ANNOUNCEMENTS TO PROMOTE BROADCASTING SCHOLARSHIPS.

THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING ALSO PROVIDED FIFTEEN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN COOPERATION WITH THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION LITTER GRANT PROGRAM AND THE OBION COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT FOR SENIORS IN UNION CITY, OBION COUNTY AND SOUTH FULTON, TENNESSEE SCHOOLS. THESE STUDENTS HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN ABOUT BROADCASTING CAREERS WITH OUR COMPANY. STUDENTS WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ESSAYS FOCUSING ON KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN AND GREEN AND HOW THEY IMPLEMENTED RECYCLING AT HOME.

THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING STATIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE REALITY STORE, SPONSORED BY THE OBION COUNTY, TENNESSEE EXTENSION AGENCY HELD AT THE TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY IN UNION CITY, TENNESSEE. THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING HELPS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF MONEY AND INTRODUCES THEM TO POTENTIAL JOBS IN RADIO BROADCASTING. THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING COMPANY ALSO GOES DEEPER INTO SCHOOLS WHICH INCLUDES 4TH, 5TH AND 6TH GRADERS BY PARTICIPATING IN A CAREER FAIR IN FULTON COUNTY AND FULTON CITY, KENTUCKY SCHOOL SYSTEMS.

PRESIDENT PAUL TINKLE IS THE PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETICS AND STAYS IN CONTACT WITH LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS AND OTHER ADMINISTRATORS MAINTAINING A UNIQUE CONTACT FOR THE RADIO STATIONS FOR POTENTIAL HIREES. EDUCATORS REMIND STUDENTS WHOM TO CONTACT AT THUNDERBOLT RADIO STATIONS FOR A FUTURE CAREER IN BROADCASTING. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM OBION COUNTY, HICKMAN COUNTY, FULTON COUNTY AND SOUTH FULTON SCHOOLS ALL SPENT TIME IN OUR STUDIOS LEARNING ABOUT BROADCASTING DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD.

THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING IS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, THE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS AND THE KENTUCKY BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION. THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING IS A PARTICIPANT IN CAREER FAIRS AS EVIDENCED BY DOCUMENTATION ELSEWHERE.

IT IS APPARENT THUNDERBOLT STATIONS ARE MEETING THE EEO REQUIREMENTS AS SET FORTH IN GUIDELINES AND CONTINUES TO OPEN OUR DOORS FOR TOURS THAT INCLUDED BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO CHURCH YOUTH, LEADERSHIP GROUPS, SCHOOL GROUPS, CUB SCOUTS, BOY SCOUTS, GIRL SCOUTS AND OTHERS AS WELL AS COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO SEE FIRST HAND OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO SHARE OPPORTUNITIES WITH THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST IN BECOMING A PART OF THUNDERBOLT BROADCASTING.



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