Atlantic Coast Radio, LLC

 

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A.  Employment Unit Covered:
Atlantic Coast Radio, LLC. 779 Warren Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103

*  WPEI-FM, Saco, Maine
*  WPPI-FM, Topsham, Maine
*  WJJB-FM, Gray, Maine
*  WLOB-AM, Portland, Maine
*  WRED-AM, Westbrook, Maine
*  W263BZ, Portland, Maine
*  W223BH, Portland, Maine
*  W252EI, Portland, Maine

B.  Reporting Period:
November 20, 2022 to November 19, 2023

C.  Full-time Vacancies Filled during Reporting Period:
NONE.

D.  Two Initiatives Were Conducted During The Reporting Period:
Two Initiatives were conducted in the reporting period; an August search for a sports radio account executive, and a virtual November Job Fair on November 8th. Participants had to schedule appointments with Sales manager Morgan Grumbach. General Manager Jon Van Hoogenstyn conducted the interviews with him. Recaps of the two initiatives follow

E. Conducted During The Reporting Period:
For the second consecutive year, our WJJB afternoon team hosted an intern this past summer. He was a Merrimack College student athlete who is interested in sports radio.

F. EEO Community Contact.
Announcements were run in June and November. August 2023 search for an account executive for WJJB/WPEI Atlantic Coast Radio

Atlantic Coast Radio 2023 Recap
Commencing on 7/31. WJJB ran 35 thirty second spots weekly on WJJB, WPEI, AND WLOB looking for an account executive. A total of 140 spots per station were run on a 24 hour plan. We requested resumes emailed to Sales Manager Morgan Grumbach. In addition, we ran a Craigslist advertisement and sent out a notification to our community contact list.
We received nine resumes from the advertising. Six responded from the radio advertisements, three from the online advertising. Morgan conducted five preliminary phone interviews. We decided that three applicants merited an in person meeting. One person was a no show. We had two candidates that we interviewed twice, the second time with Morgan and GM Jon Van Hoogenstyn.
We determined that the comp package that they had with their current employer exceeded what we were prepared to spend for someone without prior media sales experience. We did not find a match, so to speak.
We plan on running a virtual job fair in November and we may have better luck.

AUGUST, 2023 SEARCH FOR A SPORTS RADIO ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE

Sports Radio WJJB is interviewing for an account executive. Prior media sales experience is not necessary, but some sales experience is preferred. Email resumes to Morgan@atlanticCoastRadio.com.

Atlantic Coast Radio is an equal opportunity employer.