EEO Public File Report 6-1-2023 to 5-31-2024
KXCI FM
Tucson, Arizona
EEO Public File Report
June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024
The purpose of this EEO Public File Report (“Report”) is to comply with Section 73.2080(c)(6) of the FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule.
This Report has been prepared by the Foundation for Creative Broadcasting, Inc. dba KXCI of Tucson, Arizona. The annual EEO report is required to be placed in the public inspection file of this station and posted on KXCI.org.
The information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning June 1, 2023, to and including May 31, 2024 (the “applicable period”). The FCC’s 2002 EEO Rule requires that this report contain the following information:
A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the Station during the applicable period of June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024.
For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(l)(ii) of the EEO rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person, and telephone number. The recruitment source that referred the hire for each full-time vacancy during the applicable period, data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the applicable period, and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies.
A list and a brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.
From June 1, 2023, to May 31, 2024, there was zero (0) full-time position filled, and zero (0) 30-hour/week vacancy that was filled.
Positions Recruited For and Hired
1. TITLE: n/a
FLSA STATUS:
REPORTS TO:
KXCI Job Notification Resource List
KXCI contacts these organizations whenever it seeks to hire new employees. KXCI also notifies
all current employees of any new, full-time job openings that they may want to apply for. Organizations can request to be added to this notification list by contacting Executive Director Elva De La Torre at (520) 623-1000 or by email at [email protected].
Recruitment Sources
The Arizona Broadcasters Association: 426 North 44 Street. Suite 310, Phoenix Arizona 85008. Phone: (602) 252-4833
The Arizona Daily Star: 4850 South Parle Avenue. Tucson Arizona 85714. Phone: (520) 573-4343
The Tucson Weekly: 3280 East Hemisphere Loop. Suite 180 8S706. Phone:(520) 294-1200
Inside Tucson Business (Wick Communications)
KAMP Student Radio/University of Arizona 615 North Parle Avenue #101. Tucson Arizona 85721. Phone:(520) 621-8002
Tucson Metro Chamber of Commerce
Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Indeed.com
Zip Recruiter
CPB.com
NFCB.com
Linkedin.com
Facebook Nonprofit Happy Hour
Supplemental Recruitment Activities Undertaken Covering the Period from June 1, 2023, to and including May 31, 2024:
Job Fairs: none
Career Days: KXCI attended the University of Arizona 2023 Career Days, Thursday, September 14, 2023.
Internship Programs: KXCI offers college and high school students the opportunity to learn the day-to-day workings of radio stations, both for college credit and (for high school) senior project completion. The program provides an opportunity for students to work in several areas, including production, editing recordings, marketing, and promotional events, working on the master control board, in-studio and field recordings, and various other activities that teach the skills needed for employment in the broadcast industry. Typical college internships last for 1 or 2 semesters and involve a minimum of 10 hours of work per school week. Typical high school internships last the senior year and involve total hours between 75 and 100 hours.
Interns: There were no internships during this time period.
Training Programs:
KXCI offers regular adult broadcasting, community DJing, and podcasting classes in our community. These trainings provide hands-on training in station operations, equipment usage, and FCC broadcast regulations. While designed to provide volunteers for the station’s pool of deejays, these trainings have led to employment in radio broadcasting for some participants over the years.
KXCI also offers station orientations for community members who want to get more involved with the station. This is also the first step in becoming an on-air volunteer DJ. During this time period KXCI held 3 (three) orientations with 65 participants.
In 2023/2024, KXCI trained 5 incoming volunteers to be community DJs to attend events, serve as an ambassador for KXCI, and operate mobile DJ equipment at events with partner organizations. During this time period KXCI taught 3 (three) hands-on adult broadcasting courses to 17 participants.
Youth and Teen Trainings/Classes:
KXCI offers youth and teen training camps over the summer months and school breaks. Students learn public speaking, microphone technique and station operations, equipment usage, and FCC broadcast regulations. The youth camps conclude with each student hosting
their own radio broadcast on KXCI. Students learn public speaking, microphone technique and station operations, equipment usage, and FCC broadcast regulations. The youth camps conclude with each student hosting their own radio broadcast on KXCI.
KXCI conducted 6 sessions in Summer 2023 with 47 participants, 1 session in Fall of 2023 with 5 youth, and 2 sessions in Spring 2024 with 16 participants for a total of 9 sessions and 68 youth served.
KXCI Equal Opportunity Employment Narrative Statement
As a community radio licensee, KXCI-FM and the Foundation for Creative Broadcasting, embrace the responsibilities inherent in the Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program. As stated in our board-approved Employee Handbook (updated in 2017), we are “an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is against policy for any employee to discriminate against an applicant for employment or another employee on the basis of race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), age, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other classification protected by applicable discrimination laws. Furthermore, no employees of FCB are to discriminate against any applicant or fellow employee on the basis of a disability or status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. FCB will make reasonable accommodations, including modification of policies and procedures, in appropriate cases for qualified individuals with disabilities, if it can do so without undue hardship.” KXCI makes its best attempt to advertise all full-time vacancies locally, statewide, and nationally through announcements that appear in newspapers and on applicable industry websites. Full-time vacancies are also posted on our website and announced on-air so our volunteers will have the opportunity to explore paid careers in broadcasting.