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 - 20030728ABE
Section I
Legal Name of the Licensee
OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP
Mailing Address
POST OFFICE BOX 307
City
ROCK HILL
State or Country (if foreign address)
SC
Zip Code
29731 -
Telephone Number (include area code)
8033241340
E-Mail Address (if available)
MKIMMEL@WRHI.COM
  Facility ID Number
50776
Call Sign
WRHI
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)
WRHI 50777 AM FM TV
ROCK HILL, SC Yes No

Call Sign
Facility ID Number
Type
(check applicable box)
Location
(City/State)
Time Brokerage Agreement
(check applicable box)
WRHM 50776 AM FM TV
LANCASTER, SC Yes No


CONTACT PERSON IF OTHER THAN LICENSEE
Name
MANNING KIMMEL
Street Address
POST OFFICE BOX 307
City
ROCK HILL
State
SC
Zip Code
29731-
Telephone Number
8033241340

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
MANNING KIMMEL
Title
MANAGING PARTNER
Telephone No. ( include area code)
8033241340
Date
07/24/2003
 



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: MANNING KIMMEL Title: MANAGING PARTNER

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
Exhibit 2
Description:
PUBLIC FILE REPORT

WRHI(AM), ROCK HILL, SC AND WRHM(FM), LANCASTER, SC


THIS REPORT COVERS THE PERIOD MARCH 10, 2003-JULY 31, 2003


FULL-TIME JOB OPENINGS

DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD THERE WERE NO FULL-TIME OPENINGS FILLED BY THE LICENSEE.



SUPPLEMENTAL RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES

DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THIS EMPLOYMENT UNIT PARTICIPATED IN TWO JOB FAIRS.

1 – HOST: WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
      DATE: 3/26/03
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE(S): SHEILAH KIMMEL

DESCRIPTION: STATION EMPLOYEE MANNED A BOOTH AT A UNIVERSITY SPONSORED JOB FAIR, CALLED “CAREERFEST”. SHE SPOKE WITH MANY STUDENTS ABOUT POSSIBLE CAREERS IN RADIO SALES AND PROGRAMMING. SHE DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION ON OUR COMPANY AND RECEIVED 6 COMPLETE RESUMES FROM INTERESTED STUDENTS.


2 – YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
DATE: 3/26/03
PARTICIPATING EMPLOYEE(S): ROVENIA MILLER

DESCRIPTION: STATION EMPLOYEE MANNED A BOOTH AT A JOB FAIR SPONSORED BY YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE FROM 9AM UNTIL 1PM. SHE ANSWERED QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR THREE SONS BROADCASTING, LLP AND RADIO STATIONS WRHI(AM) AND WRHM(FM). IN ADDITION, SHE RECEIVED 16 COMPLETED JOB APPLICATION FROM PARTICIPATING STUDENTS AT THE JOB FAIR.





Attachment 2


Exhibit 3
Description:
EEO OUTREACH NARRATIVE

WRHI(AM), ROCK HILL, SC AND WRHM(FM), LANCASTER, SC
MARCH 10, 2003-JULY 31, 2003

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE NO FULL-TIME JOB OPENINGS DURING THE REPORTING PERIOD, THE LICENSEE MAINTAINED ITS OUTREACH PROGRAMS IN THE FOLLOWING AREA:

1 – PARTICIPATION IN AREA JOB OR CAREER FAIRS.
(2) YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE AND WINTHROP UNIVERSITY

2 – REGULARLY ACCEPTS RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION REQUESTS AND SOLICITS SOURCES FOR
FUTURE RECRUITMENT EFFORTS.
(NO REQUESTS WERE MADE OF THIS EMPLOYMENT UNIT FROM OUTSIDE PARTIES DURING THIS PERIOD).

SHOULD THE EMPLOYMENT UNIT HAVE HAD AN OPENING (OR OPENINGS), IT WOULD HAVE FOLLOWED ITS NORMAL PROCESS OF WIDELY DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON JOB OPENINGS.

REGULAR SOURCES WHICH ARE USED INCLUDE:

BROADCAST MEDIA –
PROMOTING OPENINGS AND SOLICITING APPLICANTS VIA OUR
AIRWAVES AND THROUGH THE STATIONS’ WEB SITES, WWW.WRHI.COM AND WWW.FM107.COM .

PRINT MEDIA --
THE ROCK HILL HERALD NEWSPAPER
THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER NEWSPAPER

ACADEMIC --
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
USC LANCASTER
CLINTON JUNIOR COLLEGE
YORK TECHNICAL COLLEGE
ROCK HILL SCHOOL DISTRICT THREE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY CTR

RECRUITMENT PROFESSIONALS –
CAROLINA STAFF RESOURCES

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS –
SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

INTEREST ORGANIZATIONS –
NAACP ROCK HILL BRANCH
NAACP WESTERN YORK COUNTY BRANCH
NAACP LANCASTER BRANCH


Attachment 3