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                        WDAY(AM), WDAY-TV, Fargo, North Dakota

                                     EEO PUBLIC FILE REPORT
                                    December 1, 2006-November 30, 2007 1

                                             I. VACANCY LIST
              See Section II, the "Master Recruitment Source List" ("MRSL") for recruitment source data

                                                             Recruitment Sources ("RS")             RS Referring
                        Job Title
                                                                Used to Fill Vacancy                   Hiree


    WDAY TV News Photographer                                            1-5, 11,23                       1
    WDAY AM Traffic                                                  1- 10, 16, 20, 23                    4
    WDAY News Reporter/Photographer                                     1-11, 16, 23                      2
    WDAY News Photographer                                        1-7, 9-12, 16, 19, 20, 23               4
    WDAY Sales Trainee & Assist.                                  1-10, 16, 19, 20, 22, 23                10
    WDAY TV Morning News Producer                                   1-12, 16, 19, 20, 23                  10
    WDAY Web Producer                                               1-11, 16, 19, 20, 23                  5
    WDAY Production Director                                          1-16, 19, 21, 22                    10
    WDAY AM Sales Rep                                               1-10, 16-18, 20, 23                   1
    WDAY AM Sales Rep                                               1-10, 16-18, 20, 23                   1
    WDAY AM Sales Rep                                             1-10, 16, 17, 20, 21, 23                4
    WDAY TV Morning Co-Anchor                                       1-12, 16, 19, 20, 23                  1
    WDAY AM General Sales Manager                                    1-7, 14, 17, 19-22                   17
    WDAY TV Morning Anchor/Producer                             1-12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 22               11
    WDAY TV Photographer                                        1-12, 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 22               11
    WDAY TV Account Exec.                                         1-11, 14-16, 19, 21, 22                 4
    WDAY AM Sales Rep                                          1-8, 10, 14-16, 18, 19, 21, 22             1
    WDAY Chief Engineer                                             1-11, 14-19, 21, 22                   1




1
    This report provides recruitment data collected from November 21, 2003 through November 20, 2004.
               WDAY(AM), WDAY-TV, Fargo, North Dakota

         II. MASTER RECRUITMENT SOURCE LIST ("MRSL")

                                                                                           No. of
                                                                   Source Entitled     Interviewees
  RS                                                                 to Vacancy
                            RS Information                                            Referred by RS
Number                                                              Notification?           over
                                                                      (Yes/No)       reporting period
  1      Internal Posting WDAY AM & TV                                   N                    0
         Susan Eider, Contact (701) 237-6500
         PO Box 2566
         Fargo, ND 58108
  2      Internal Posting WDAZ TV                                        N                  1
         Office Mgr, Contact (701) 775-7511
         PO Box 12639
         Grand Forks, ND 58201
  3      Internal Posting WDAZ TV, Devils Lake                           N                  0
         Office Mgr, Contact (701) 662-8188
         PO Box 775
         Devils Lake, ND 58107
  4      Forum Communications Company Website/JOBS HQ                    N                  29
         Kate Freimanis, Contact (701) 241-5550
         PO Box 2020
         Fargo, ND 58107
  5      Internal Corporate e-mail listing                               N                  1
         Kate Freimanis, Contact (701) 241-5550
         PO Box 2020
         Fargo, ND 58107
  6      Sitting Bull College                                            N                  0
         Dir., Placement Services, Contact (701) 854-3861
         1341 92nd Street
         Fort Yates, ND 58538
  7      United Tribal Technical College                                 N                  0
         Melvin White Eagle, Contact (701) 255-3285
         3315 University Drive
         Bismarck, ND 58504
  8      American Women in Radio & Television                            N                  0
         Web-site: www.awrt.org
         Job Bank listing by membership
         8405 Greensboro Dr., Suite 800
         McLean, VA 22102
  9      National Television Academy                                     N                  0
         Web-site: www.emmyonline.org
         Job Bank, listing by membership, Contact (212) 586-8241
         111 West 57th St., Suite 600/New York/NY 10019
                                                                                       No. of
                                                               Source Entitled     Interviewees
  RS                                                             to Vacancy
                              RS Information                                      Referred by RS
Number                                                          Notification?           over
                                                                  (Yes/No)       reporting period


  10     The Forum, daily newspaper                                  N                  40
         Manager Classified Ads, Contact (701) 241-5550
         PO Box 2020
         Fargo, ND 58107
  11     Broadcast Employment Services                               N                  8
         Web-site: www.tvjobs.com
         Job listing by registration, Contact (760) 754-8117
         PO Box 4116
         Oceanside, CA 92052
  12     Medialine                                                   N                  0
         Web-site: www.medialine.com
         Customer Support, listings, Contact 800-237-8073
         PO Box 51909
         Pacific Grove, CA 93950
  13     Broadcast Engineering/Primedia Business                     N                  0
         Jennifer Shafer, Contact 800-896-9939
         9800 Metcalf Avenue
         Overland Park, KS 66212


  14     MN State University at Moorhead                             N                  0
         Chairman, Mass Comm Dept., Contact (218) 477-2983
         1104 7th Avenue South
         Moorhead, MN 56560


  15     The Grand Forks Herald (daily newspaper)                    N                  5
         Manager, Classified Ads
         (701) 780-1100
         375 Second Ave. North
         Grand Forks, ND 58201
  16     University of North Dakota                                  N                  0
         Chairman, Journalism Dept.
         (701) 777-2011
         Grand Forks, ND 58201
  17     Word of mouth referral                                      N                  3
  18     NAB Job Bank                                                N                  0
         Careerpage.org
         1771 N Street, NW
         Washington, DC
         (202) 429-5424
                                                                               No. of
                                                       Source Entitled     Interviewees
  RS                                                     to Vacancy
                               RS Information                             Referred by RS
Number                                                  Notification?           over
                                                          (Yes/No)       reporting period
  19       North Dakota Broadcasters Association             N                  0
           Beth Helfrich, Exec. Dir.
           PO Box 3178
           Bismarck, ND 58502
           (701) 258-1332
  20       ND St. College of Science/Career Services         N                  0
           800 8th Street North
           Wahpeton, ND 58076
           1-800-342-4325


  21       Brown College                                     Y                  0
           Amber Luckie
           (651) 905-3400
           1440 Northland Drive
           Mendota Heights, MN 55120
  22       Internal Posting-KBMY-TV-GM                       N                  0
           PO Box 7277/Bismarck, ND 58501
           (701) 223-1700
  23       Bismarck Tribune                                  N                  0
           Kathy.White@Bismarcktribune.com
           Bismarck, North Dakota 59501
  24       Radio Ad/on-air                                   N                  0
           Program Director
           WDAY AM 970
           (701) 237-6500
  25       Job Fair Spring/Fall                              N                  2
           Forum Communications Company
           Sue Wiger (701) 241-5419
       TOTAL INTERVIEWEES:                                                   89
                  WDAY(AM), WDAY-TV, Fargo, North Dakota
                            III. RECRUITMENT INITIATIVES

       TYPE OF RECRUITMENT INITIATIVE           BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
             (MENU SELECTION)
1   Corporate Sponsored Job Fairs           WDAY helped sponsor and was represented at
                                            Forum Communications Company's annual job
    2 sponsored
                                            fairs, licensee of WDAZ. The first job fair took
                                            place March 29, 2007, at the Ramada Inn Fargo,
                                            ND from 10a-4pm. The Company's HR
                                            department hosted a resume review table from
                                            9am-3pm during the Job Fair. 89 companies had
                                            representatives and booths and 950 job seekers.
                                            The second job fair took place September 25th at
                                            the Ramada Inn Fargo, ND from 10a-4pm. The
                                            Company's HR department hosted a resume
                                            review table from 9am-3pm during the Job Fair..
                                            Attendance was 450 job seekers.
2   Internship Program                      WDAY is dedicated to helping prepare
                                            students for careers in electronic media
                                            through cooperative education programs
                                            with colleges and universities. Toward
                                            this end, Forum Communications
                                            Company has offered an on-going
                                            internship program in various
                                            departments. These departments include:
                                            news, sports, production and sales. The
                                            internships involve learning, observing
                                            and working within the assigned
                                            department for a full college/university
                                            semester. The internship total hours vary
                                            with the number of credits the learning
                                            institution offers for an internship. The
                                            following educational institutions were
                                            contacted about internships: Minnesota
                                            State University at Moorhead, North
                                            Dakota State University, Concordia
                                            College, Moorhead, MN, University of
                                            North Dakota. Two internships were
                                            offered in television production. One
                                            was between Jan-May for 8 credit hours.
                                            One began in September and runs
                                            through December for 6 credit hours.
                                Exhibit #3


Narrative Statement:


WDAY, licensee of Forum Communications Company, has made every
effort to outreach during this year. For each full-time position the station
has:
   A) Posted at all broadcast properties
   B) Posted on corporate website
   C) Listed on a job link associated with the website
   D) E-mailed to current employees
   E) Posted on American Women in Radio and Television website
   F) Sent to the two Native American Colleges in the state ­ United Tribes
       Technical College and Sitting Bull College

WDAY normally places an ad in the regional daily newspapers, The Forum
and The Grand Forks Herald. Also, each opening is sent to area universities
and colleges as well as the National Association of Broadcasters website
If the opening necessitates a broader search, WDAY will advertise in trade
magazines and specific websites.

WDAY feels its outreach effort has been and continues to be effective as we
review the interviewed candidates and persons hired for full-time job
opportunities.