Navigating
the FCC’s Equal Employment
Opportunity Rules Webinar, June 5th
AVAILABLE
ONLY
to WSAB Members &
Participating PEP Stations
AND IT'S FREE!
David
Oxenford, Esq., Davis Wright Tremaine, Washington, D. C. will
provide a primer on the FCC’s Equal Employment Opportunity rules,
including the outreach required for the opening of jobs at the stations, the
non-vacancy related activities that stations should be engaging in, and the
record keeping requirements to make sure you keep all the necessary
documents to support what the station did. Washington
stations’ license renewal applications are due in October, 2013 (Radio)
and October 2014 (TV).Stations need to make sure that they are familiar with the FCC’s
EEO rules and are taking all the steps necessary to ensure that they stay
out of trouble.
Who
Should Attend? General Managers, Station Managers, Human Resources
Managers AND anyone who will be involved in the EEO portion of your license
renewal application.
What's Your
Take-Away From This Webinar?
refresh your understanding of the rules
provide insight
into the FCC’s enforcement and guidance in the past few years
highlight some
common pitfalls
ensure
that the EEO portion of your license renewal will go smoothly
The
WSAB Board of Directors created the Station Employee Educational Grants
Program as a way to assist employees of WSAB Member Stations in acquiring or
upgrading skills they need to perform at the highest level.Applications are reviewed four times a year by the Board’s
Educational Grants Committee.
THE
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR ROUND 2 OF THE 2012 STATION EMPLOYEE GRANT PROGRAM
IS THURSDAY, MAY 30TH !
The program
provides financial grants to employees of WSAB Member Stations to assist in
continuing education or skill development by reimbursing registration costs
for educational classes, seminars, workshops and programs that will increase
the employee’s knowledge of, or skills required in , the broadcasting
industry. The recipient must be a fulltime employee of a WSAB Member radio or
television station and may use the grant toward educational classes,
seminars, programs or workshops; for registration fees and/or materials, but
not travel, lodging or meals.Classes
leading to a degree are not eligible.Attendance must be approved by the WSAB in advance. For full details and the application form click on the "Station
Employee Grant Program" navigation button on the left
THE FULL SLATE OF LOCAL
BROADCAST SALES TRAINING RESOURCES IS AVAILABLE TO WSAB MEMBER STATIONS
FREE!
If
you need the access code for WSAB
Members in order to set up your LBS account, contact WSAB at wa-broadcasters@earthlink.net.
WSAB'S
ALTERNATIVE BROADCAST INSPECTION PROGRAM
NOW'S A GREAT TIME FOR YOUR STATION TO BE INSPECTED?
Dozens
of Washington radio and television stations have been inspected in the WSAB
Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program. Those stations that have
passed the inspection have been removed from the FCC's random station
inspection list for THREE YEARS!
Why have those stations taken the time and effort to participate in the ABI
Program? 1) The FCC encourages your participation; 2) Getting
ready for the inspection often results in an immediate, higher level of
compliance; 3) When a station is sold or the owner goes through refinancing,
an ABIP Certificate is often required; 3) AND, oh yes, there's that 3-YEAR
"grace" period with no random inspection by the FCC!
NEED MORE INFO, INCLUDING COSTS? LOOK TO THE NAVIGATION BAR AT THE
LEFT AND CLICK ON "alt broadcast inspection program"
Washington Lowest Unit Charge Periods for
2012
Regular Primary: June 22 - August 6 (Election is August 7th) General Election: September 7 - November 5 (Election is
November 6th) Remember,
if a station sells candidate time on a Caucus or Election Day, it must be
sold at Lowest Unit Charge.
