Emmis, which is selling some TV stations, didn’t follow equal emp...

job openings, the Commission said. Emmis didn’t keep proper records for Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) public files, Media Bureau Acting Chief Donna Gregg said in a notice of apparent liability for forfeiture, issued Fri. Emmis learned of the poor recordkeeping in an internal audit, a spokeswoman noted, saying Emmis takes “all of our FCC obligations seriously.” Once Emmis saw the problem, she said, the broadcaster “took immediate steps to correct the situation, including better training of our hiring managers.” Emmis has 30 days to try to get the fine reduced or rescinded. The Hawaii stations are not among 9 Emmis is selling for $681 million (CD Aug 23 p4). The EEO violation isn’t likely to come up in the deal’s license transfer proceedings because the FCC never has said unintended bias affects the character necessary to hold a license, an industry source said. Gregg wrote that the stations, which “willfully and repeatedly” violated some EEO rules, now must submit recruitment and hiring data to the FCC for 3 years.