Station Information
Call Letters: KQDI
City Of License: Great Falls, MT
Studio Location: 1300 Central Ave. West, Great Falls, MT 59404
Format: News/Talk
Power: 720 Watts
Coverage Map: Click Here
Owner: STARadio Corp.
News Room phone: 406-761-2800
Email Us:
KXGF-AM / KQDI-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM / KWGF FM
Annual EEO Public File Report
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 on behalf of the Station Employment Unit that is comprised of the following station(s): KXGF-AM / KQDI-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM KWGF FM and is required to be placed in the public inspection files of these stations, and posted on their websites, if they have websites.
The information contained in this Report covers the time period beginning December 1, 2011 to, and including, November 30, 2012 (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(s) comprising the Station Employment Unit during the Applicable Period;
- 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)(1)(ii) of the new EEO Rule, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number;
- The recruitment source that referred the hiree 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; and
- A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to Section 73.2080(c)(2) of the FCC rules.
Appendices 1, 2 and 3, which follow, have been designed, in the aggregate, to provide the required information. Please note that the numbers listed on Appendix 2 under the column entitled “Full-time Positions for Which This Source Was Utilized” refer to the number of the full-time job positions listed on Appendix 1.
For purposes of this Report, a vacancy was deemed “filled” not when the offer was extended but when the hiree accepted the job offer. A person was deemed “interviewed” whether he or she was interviewed in person and/or over the telephone.
Appendix 1
Annual EEO Public File Report Form
Covering the Period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: KXGF-AM / KQDI-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM / KWGF FM
Position/job title Recruitment source Interviewed Date Hired
- All stations -Account Executive 1 through 22 4 3/12/12
- All stations – Account Executive 1 through 22 5 6/14/12
- All stations – Account Executive 1 through 22 3 7/5/12
- All stations – Traffic Manager 1 through 22 9 11/09/12
TOTAL INTERVIEWED FOR THIS PERIOD: 21
Appendix
2
Annual
EEO Public File Report
Covering the Period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: KQDI-AM / KXGF-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM / KWGF FM
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Appendix- 2 Section 2 Recruitment Source Information |
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Total Number of Interviewees Referred |
Vacancies for which this source was utilized |
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0 |
1 through 4 |
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205 River Drive South |
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Great Falls, MT 59401 |
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2.Great Falls Job Service -Betty Peterson -791-5800 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1018 7th Street South |
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Great Falls, MT 59405 |
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3.M.S.U College of Technology- Mary Orham 771-4300 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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Courtney Peterson- 2100 16th Avenue So. |
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Great Falls, MT 59405 |
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4.University of Great Falls - Twila Croft 791-5308 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1301 20th Street South |
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Great Falls, MT 59405 |
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5.Stone Child College- Tracy Broncho 395-4313 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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Box 1082 Rural Rte #1 |
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Box Elder MT 59521 |
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6.YWCA- Lynn 452-1315 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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220 2nd Street North |
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Great Falls, MT 59401 |
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7.Opportunities Inc. - Kurt Campbell 761-0310 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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905 1st Avenue North |
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Great Falls, MT 59401 |
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8.STARadio Stations- Great Falls- General Manager |
18 |
1 through 4 |
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Radio Ads / In House Posting |
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1300 Central Avenue West |
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Great Falls, MT 59404 |
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9.MT Dept of Labor |
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PO Box 1728 |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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Helena MT 59624-1728 |
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10.Helena Vo Tech Center- Tony Williams |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1115 North Roberts |
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Helena MT 59601 |
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11.Helena Independent Record -Bev Allison |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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317 Cruse Avenue |
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Helena, MT 59604 |
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12.Carrol College - Lucia Flynn |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1601 North Benton Avenue |
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Helena MT 59601 |
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13.MT United Indian Assoc. |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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618 Helena Avenue |
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Helena MT 59601 |
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14.Greg McDonald |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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Montana Broadcasters Association |
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HC 70 Box 90 |
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Bonner, MT 59823 |
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15.Nevada Broadcasters Association |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1050 Flamingo Road, Suite S-102 |
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Las Vegas, NV 89119 |
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16.Utah Broadcasters Association |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1600 S. Main Street |
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Salt Lake City, UT 84115 |
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17.Washington Broadcasters Association |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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724 Columbia Street, N.W. Suite 310 |
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Olympia, WA 98501 |
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18.NASBA |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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2333 Wisconsin St., NE |
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Albuquerque, NM 87110 |
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19.National Association of Hispanic Journalists |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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1000 National Press Building |
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Washington, DC 20045 |
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20.National Lesbian & Gay Journalist Association |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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2120 L Street NW Suite 850 |
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Washington, DC 20037 |
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21.Society of Broadcast Engineers Inc. |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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9102 North Meridian Street, Suite 150 |
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Indianapolis, IN 46260 |
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22.Washington State University |
0 |
1 through 4 |
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PO Box 641067 |
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Pullman WA 99164-1067
Career Quest |
3 |
1 through 4 |
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Appendix 3
Annual
EEO Public File Report
Covering the Period from December 1, 2011 to November 30, 2012.
Station(s) Comprising Station Employment Unit: KXGF-AM / KQDI-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM / KWGF FM
Section 3: Supplemental (Non-Vacancy Specific) Recruitment Activities Undertaken by
KXGF-AM / KQDI-AM / KQDI-FM / KINX-FM / KIKF-FM and KWGF FM
Menu Item #7 Participated in the Montana Broadcasters Association Statewide outreach Scholarship program directed at students wishing to pursue a career in broadcasting. Aired radio announcements encouraging students interested in a career in broadcasting to contact the radio stations. STARadio Corp. partially funded the scholarship.
Menu Item #12 Listed each position opening in a job bank in the following broadcast associations; Montana Broadcasters Association, Nevada Broadcasters Association, Utah Broadcasters Association, and the Washington Broadcasters Association.
Menu Item #14 General Manager participated and received a certificate of attendance in the Conclave Webinar on EEO issues entitled, “The Rules of Road” III with Greg Skall, Lisa Fields and Jay Philpott held Wednesday April 25, 2012. The Conclave, a 501(3) nonprofit broadcast education organization presented the webinar for the purpose of educating those in Radio.
Menu Item #16 General Manager Participated in a webinar conference call on November 7, 2012 with Broadcast Compliance Services to explore the opportunity of disseminating information as to employment opportunities in broadcasting to job candidates who might otherwise be unaware of such opportunities.
