EEO Annual Report

On March 10, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission instituted new EEO reporting and record keeping rules designed to track a station's recruitment and hiring practices. The rules require a posting of certain tabulations of those efforts on the station's web site and in the Public File, which is maintained at the station's business location.

Following is the required posting of hiring and recruitment procedures undertaken by KHUM, KWPT and KSLG-FM since the institution of the Commission's new rules. These same documents can be viewed in the station's Public File, which is housed at 1400 Main Street in Ferndale, CA. The file is available for viewing during normal business hours. The next required posting is December 1, 2008. 

Lost Coast Communications, licensee of the stations KHUM, and KSLG-FM, and through its subsidiary KWPT, Inc, the licensee of KWPT, is an equal opportunity employer, working to provide broad outreach regarding job vacancies and to encourage a diverse workplace.

No organization has requested to be notified for job vacancy.   

Period August 1, 2006 - August 1st, 2007 

The following full-time positions were filled over this period.

• On air personality/assistant program director, KWPT (Hired 10/9/2006)
• Director of business development     (Hired 7/16/2007)
• Marketing executive (Hired 7/16/2007)

Recruitment sources used to fill the above vacancies:

North Coast Journal
145 G Street
Arcata CA 95521
Judy Hodgson
(707) 826-2000

Arcata Eye
PO Box 451
Arcata CA 95518
Terrence McNally
(707) 826-7000

Broadcast over KWPT (for KWPT on air job)
PO Box 25
Ferndale CA 95536
Cliff Berkowitz
(707) 786-5104

Direct Solicitation

There were also four direct unsolicited applications for employment.

Total number of applicants applied for each vacancy:

• Director of Business Development: 5
• Marketing Executive: 4
• On Air Personality/Assistant Program Dir: 24

Total number of applicants interviewed for each vacancy:

• Director of Business Development: 4
• Marketing Executive: 4
• On Air Personality/Assistant Program Dir: 7

Lost Coast Communications has more than ten employees and operates in a small market.  As such, we are required to complete four recruitment initiatives within a two year time period. 

For the past two years, the license has engaged in the following initiatives:

1. An internship program with Humboldt State University.  This ongoing semester internship program has been in place at the station for at least four years. The station welcomes students enrolled in a program related to the broadcasting industry, and their internship is endorsed, supported, and monitored by the sponsoring university. Students are rewarded with course credit. During this period, two students had the opportunity to work in the stations on a variety of tasks and learning experiences. One student has gone on to employment at another broadcaster.
2. The stations regular host local high school and grammar school groups for tours see how a radio station operates.
3. KHUM, KSLG and KWPT actively support KKDS-LP, a low-powered educational station which gives high school students the opportunity to learn about radio.   The stations have provided free advertising for KKDS fund-raisers and provided technical and financial advice to KKDS.