TRM CLASSIC HITS, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity
Narrative Statement
TRM Classic Hits, LLC operating the single station of KFLI is fully committed to providing
equal opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, or gender in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection
promotion, compensation, training, and termination. TRM Classic Hits, LLC is also committed
to a broad outreach recruitment of ethnic-minority candidates and has based our recruitment
strategies to meet this goal.
In our outreach efforts we post our vacancies through colleges and adult educations centers
which reach a wide variety of people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Newspaper
advertising enables us to reach an even wider group of potential employees. KFLI participates
in community business expos, school events and job fairs. In addition, we also use various
internet on-line job listing sites and lastly we advertise on the KFLI channel.
EEO Public File Report
For the period of February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018
(Licensee/Premittee)
This report covers the following employment unit:
Call Sign Type of Station Location LMA
KFLI FM Des Arc, AR Yes
A. The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs during the
period of February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018:
Job Title Dates of Opening Date Filled
Account Executive 01-25-2017 04-03-2017
Account Executive 07-17-2017 08-14-2017
B. During the period of February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018 the following recruitment sources were contacted as vacancies for full-time jobs opened. Those marked with an asterisk were organizations that requested to be contacted as job openings occurred.
1. Arkansas Broadcasters Association arkansasbroadcasters.org Angie Robinson
2. The Daily Citizen 723 West Beebe Capps Searcy AR 72143 501-268-8621
3. Harding University 915 East Market Searcy AR 72143 501-279-4000
4. AR State University Beebe 1000 Iowa St Beebe AR 72072 Roger Moore
5. Searcy.com 401 West Arch St Searcy AR 72143 Justin Johnson
6. State Employment Office 501 West Arch St Searcy AR 72143 501-268-9166
7. Arkansas Dept of Human Resources Division for the Blind 100 Weaver Ave Batesville AR. Darlene Tucker
8. Lyons College 2300 Highland Rd Batesville AR 72501 Annette Castleberry
9. James C Smith NAACP White Co 1004 West Park Ave Searcy AR
10. COOL 104.7 website 929 East Line Rd Searcy AR Terri England 501-268-1047
11. COOL 104.7 Facebook 929 East Line Rd Searcy AR Terri England 501-268-1047
12. KFLI on-air spots 929 East Line Rd Searcy AR Todd Scott 501-268-1047
13. TRM Classic Hits LLC 929 East Line Rd Searcy AR Syble McCleskey 501-305-0977
14. LULAC P O Box 55103 Little Rock AR 72215 Terry Richard
15. NAACP-Little Rock AR 2020 W. 3rd St Ste 218 Little Rock AR 72205
C. The following is a list of the sources for full time jobs shown in Section A above and the recruitment source which provided the hire for that position.
Job Title Recruitment Source
1. Account Executive Referral
2. Account Executive COOL 104.7 website
Recruitment Source Full Time Positions for which this source was utilized
- Arkansas Broadcasters Association 1
- The Daily Citizen 2
- Harding University 2
- Arkansas State University Beebe 2
- Searcy.com 2
- State Employment Office 1
- Arkansas Dept. of Human Resources Division for the Blind 2
- NAACP White County 1
- COOL 104.7 Website` 2
- COOL 104.7 Facebook Page 1
- KFLI on-air 2
- TRM Classic Hits LLC Bulletin Board 2
- LULAC 1
- NAACP Little Rock AR 1
E. During the period of February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018 the station employment
unit engaged in the following (menu option) initiatives (provide full details, including an
explanation if no such initiatives were conducted during the period involved.
Prong 3 Menu Options
1. KFLI participated in Arkansas State University-Beebe Spring Career Fair.
It was held March 7, 2017 at the Beebe Arkansas Campus. Intern applications
were taken and Broadcasting career literature was distributed.
2. KFLI participated in a program with Riverview High School to help students with their
job preparedness skills. We conducted live on sight interviews and students were given and
overview of the station’s job positions and duties.
3. KFLI took part in a program in which the station donated part of the monies
from it’s sports coverage proceeds were donated to the Cabot High School to
be used in part for training students for sports broadcasting and to purchase
broadcasting equipment.
4. KFLI took part in the the Searcy Regional
Business Expo (July 25th, 2016). These expos are an excellent venue to
make contacts for interns and job applicants for a market of our size.
5. Conducted training class with upper management (Sales Manager) of KFLI on the methods of
insuring Equal Employment Opportunities according to the EEO Policies of the FCC. (March, 2017).
6. KFLI conducted a tour and seminar in radio advertising for the HardingUniversity
Electronic Media class on October 10, 2016. The tour was hosted by Joe Ingram, General
Sales Manager.
7. KFLI participated in the Arkansas State University-Searcy job fair on October 13, 2017. Job
applications and intern applications were taken. Literature provided by the
Arkansas Broadcasters Association was handed out.
8. KFLI engaged an intern from Harding University for the Fall semester.
The intern worked and average of 12/15 hours and was exposed to all aspects of broadcasting.
9. KFLI hosted a guided tour for two Searcy Junior High on February 9, 2017 in which the
students were able to spend time with our on-air personalities for air shifts.
10. KFLI provided the opportunity for two separate job shadowing experiences for
high school students. One in August and one in December.
.
The purpose of this EEO report is to comply with Section 73.208 (c) of the
FCC’s EEO rules. It will be placed in Public Inspection Files and posted
on the station’s website.
TRM CLASSIC HITS, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity
Narrative Statement
TRM Classic Hits, LLC operating the single station of KFLI is fully committed to providing
equal opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, or gender in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection
promotion, compensation, training, and termination. TRM Classic Hits, LLC is also committed
to a broad outreach recruitment of ethnic-minority candidates and has based our recruitment
strategies to meet this goal.
In our outreach efforts we post our vacancies through colleges and adult educations centers
which reach a wide variety of people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Newspaper
advertising enables us to reach an even wider group of potential employees. KFLI participates
in community business expos, school events and job fairs. In addition we also use various
internet on-line job listing sites and lastly we advertise on the KFLI channel.
EEO Public File Report
For the period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017
(Licensee/Premittee)
This report covers the following employment unit:
Call Sign Type of Station Location LMA
KFLI FM Des Arc, AR Yes
A. The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs during the
period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017:
Job Title Dates of Opening Date Filled
No Vacancies
B. During the period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017 the following recruitment sources were contacted as vacancies for full-time jobs opened. Those marked with an asterisk were organizations that requested to be contacted as job openings occurred.
1. N/A
C. The following is a list of the sources for full time jobs shown in Section A above and the recruitment source which provided the hire for that position.
Job Title Recruitment Source
1. N/A
Recruitment Source Full Time Positions for which this source was utilized
1. N/A
E. During the period of February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017 the station employment
unit engaged in the following (menu option) initiatives (provide full details, including an
explenation if no such initiatives were conducted during the period involved.
Prong 3 Menu Options
1. KFLI participated in Arkansas State University-Beebe Spring Career Fair.
It was held March 8, 2016 at the Beebe Arkansas Campus. Intern applications
were taken and Broadcasting career literature was distributed.
2. KFLI took part in a program in which the station donated part of the monies
from it’s sports coverage proceeds were donated to the Cabot High School to
be used in part for training students for sports broadcasting and to purchase
broadcasting equipment.
3. KFLI took part in the the Searcy Regional
Business Expo (July 22th, 2016). These expos are an excellent venue to
make contacts for interns and job applicants for a market of our size in which
job fairs are very limited.
4. Conducted training class with upper management (Sales Manager) of KFLI on the methods of insuring
Equal Employment Opportunities according to the EEO Policies of the FCC. (June, 2016).
5. KFLI conducted a tour and seminar in radio advertising for the HardingUniversity
Electronic Media class on October 10, 2016. The tour was hosted by Joe Ingram, General
Sales Manager.
6. KFLI engaged an intern from Harding University for the Fall and Spring semesters (2016/2017).
The intern worked and average of 12/15 hours and was exposed to all aspects of broadcasting.
7. KFLI hosted a job shadowing experience on January 10, 2017 for an home schooled high
school student in which the student shadowed our on-air personalities for air shifts.
8. KFLI ran ads in conjunction with Brandfactory promoting the Arkansas Workforce
Services TEA Program and a seminar held at the Carmicheal Center in Searcy AR on
June22, 2016.
The purpose of this EEO report is to comply with Section 73.208 (c) of the
FCC’s EEO rules. It will be placed in Public Inspection Files and posted on the station website.
TRM CLASSIC HITS, LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity
Narrative Statement
TRM Classic Hits, LLC operating the single station of KFLI is fully committed to providing
equal opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, or gender in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection
promotion, compensation, training, and termination. TRM Classic Hits, LLC is also committed
to a broad outreach recruitment of ethnic-minority candidates and has based our recruitment
strategies to meet this goal.
In our outreach efforts we post our vacancies through colleges and adult educations centers
which reach a wide variety of people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Newspaper
advertising enables us to reach an even wider group of potential employees. KFLI participates
in community business expos, school events and job fairs. In addition we also use various
internet on-line job listing sites and lastly we advertise on the KFLI channel.
EEO Public File Report
For the period of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016
(Licensee/Premittee)
This report covers the following employment unit:
Call Sign Type of Station Location LMA
KFLI FM Des Arc, AR Yes
A. The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs during the
period of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016:
Job Title Dates of Opening Date Filled
1. General Manager 2/15/2015 2/18/2015
2. Sales Rep 2/15/2015 3/16/2015
3. Sales Manager 3/18/2015 4/13/2015
4. Sales Rep 7/6/2015 7/20/2015
B. During the period of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016 the following recruitment sources were contacted as vacancies for full-time jobs opened. Those marked with an asterisk were organizations that requested to be contacted as job openings occurred.
1. The Daily Citizen PO Box 1379 Searcy, AR 72143 Classifieds 501-268-8621
2. TRM Classic Hits LLC 929 East Line Rd Searcy AR 72143 Syble McCleskey 501-305-0977
3. Searcy.com 908 Holmes Rd Searcy AR 72143 Joanana 501-268-1771
4. ABA website arkansasbroadcasters.org Angie Robertson
5. Word of Mouth referrals
C. The following is a list of the sources for full time jobs shown in Section A above and the recruitment source which provided the hire for that position.
Job Title Recruitment Source
1. General Manager Referral from Paul Coates
2. Sales Rep Referral from Todd Vickery
3. Sales Manager Referral from Terry Murphy
4. Sales Rep Referral from Terry Murphy
Recruitment Source Full Time Positions for which this source was utilized
1. The Daily Citizen 2
2. Searcy.com 2
3. Arkansas Broadcasters Association 2
4. Referrals 4
5. KFLI 1
E. During the period of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016 the station employment
unit engaged in the following (menu option) initiatives (provide full details, including an
explenation if no such initiatives were conducted during the period involved.
Prong 3 Menu Options
1. KFLI participated in Arkansas State University-Beebe Spring Career Fair.
It was held March 10, 2015 at the Beebe Arkansas Campus. Intern applications
were taken and Broadcasting career literature was distributed.
2. KFLI took part in a program in which the station donated part of the monies
from it’s sports coverage proceeds were donated to the Cabot High School to
be used in part for training students for sports broadcasting and to purchase
broadcasting equipment.
3. KFLI took part in the the Searcy Regional
Business Expo (July 28th, 2015), during which Broadcasting Education literature was
distributed and job applications were taken. These expos are an excellent venue to
make contacts for interns and job applicants for a market of our size in which
job fairs are very limited.
4. Conducted training class with upper management (owners) of KFLI on the methods of insuring
Equal employment opportunities according to the EEO Policies of the FCC. (February 25, 2015).
5. KFLI conducted a tour and seminar in radio advertising for the HardingUniversity
Electronic Media class on Sept22, 2015. The tour was hosted by Joe Ingram, General Sales Manager.
6. KFLI regularly posts any job openings to the following job banks,
Arkansas Broadcasters Association, UALR career site, and searcy.com .
The purpose of this EEO report is to comply with Section 73.208 (c) of the
FCC’s EEO rules. It will be placed in Public Inspection Files and posted on the station website.
TRM CLASSIC HITS,LLC
Equal Employment Opportunity
Narrative Statement
TRM Classic Hits, LLC operating the single station of KFLI is fully committed to providing
equal opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, national
origin, or gender in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection
promotion, compensation, training, and termination. TRM Classic Hits, LLC is also committed
to a broad outreach recruitment of ethnic-minority candidates and has based our recruitment
strategies to meet this goal.
In our outreach efforts we post our vacancies through colleges and adult educations centers
which reach a wide variety of people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Newspaper
advertising enables us to reach an even wider group of potential employees. KFLI participates
in community business expos, school events and job fairs. In addition we also use various
internet on-line job listing sites and lastly we advertise on the KFLI channel.
EEO Public File Report
For the period of February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015
(Licensee/Premittee)
This report covers the following employment unit:
Call Sign Type of Station Location LMA
KFLI FM Des Arc, AR Yes
A. The following is a list of all vacancies for full-time jobs during the
period of February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015:
1.There were no job openings, nor any full time hires during the dates listed above.
E. During the period of February 1, 2014 through January 31, 2015 the station employment
unit engaged in the following (menu option) initiatives (provide full details, including an
explanation if no such initiatives were conducted during the period involved.
Prong 3 Menu Options
1. KFLI participated in Arkansas State University-Beebe Spring Career Fair.
It was held March 12, 2012 at the Beebe Arkansas Campus. Intern applications
were taken and Broadcasting career literature was distributed.
2. KFLI participated in the White County Job Fair which was held at the ASU
campus in Searcy Arkansas. Intern applications were taken and Broadcasting
career literature was distributed.
3. KFLI took part in a program in which the station donated part of the monies
from it’s sports coverage proceeds were donated to the Cabot High School to
be used in part for training students for sports broadcasting and to purchase
broadcasting equipment.
4. KFLI took part in the Jacksonville Business Expo (May) and the Searcy Regional
Business Expo (July), during which Broadcasting Education literature was
distributed and job applications were taken. These expos are an excellent venue to
make contacts for interns and job applicants for a market of our size in which
job fairs are very limited.
5. KFLI held a tour of the station for Tiger Scouts Searcy Troup 128 on February the 14th,
2014. It was hosted by on-air personality Terry England. The boys were allowed to speak
on air telling their names and Troup name.
6. Conducted training class with upper management (owners) of KFLI on the methods of insuring
equal employment opportunities according to the EEO Policies of the FCC. (January 15, 2015).
7. KFLI participated in a state program called Jobs for America Graduates. The program helps to
build skills in the classroom and develop leadership skills to improve employability in the
broadcasting field. Mock interviews were held for job openings in broadcasting during April
and May of 2014.
8. KFLI regularly posts any job openings to the following job banks,
Arkansas Broadcasters Association , UALR career site, and searcy.com .
The purpose of this EEO report is to comply with Section 73.208 (c) of the
FCC’s EEO rules. It will be placed in Public Inspection Files and posted
on the station website.
