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WSRE Public Inspection Files & Policies

This site provides summary information about WSRE licensed television broadcast station and access to the station’s “public inspection file” (or “public file”).  https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/tv-profile/WSRE 

The following is a list of files maintained by WSRE for public review. If you have any questions please call Laura Shaud at (850) 484-1231 or email kpope@wsre.org. Each file is archived on this page as a PDF.

Annual Financial Reports


Audited Financial Statements


Local Content and Service Reports


Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Documents


Community Representation Statement

 July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024

As a Public Television Station, WSRE is licensed to The District Board of Trustees of Pensacola State College, Florida (the “College”). The College is a political subdivision of the State of Florida created by Florida law and charged with an educational mission in s. 1001.60, Florida Statutes to “provide outreach to underserved populations.” WSRE is operated by the College in furtherance of that mission by providing quality educational programming to all members of the College’s service area. Additionally, the College is governed by a nine-member Board of Trustees appointed by the Governor of Florida, and the Board of Trustees has implemented PSC Policy 6Hx20-1.007 designed to foster diversity by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, ethnicity, religion, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information in its programs, activities and employment. The College also has procedures in place to ensure that its employee selection and hiring process is conducted fairly and promotes inclusion and diversity by prohibiting discrimination.

In furtherance of the College’s educational mission and in accordance with its non-discrimination policies, the College endeavors to promote diversity through WSRE’s programming and operations. WSRE provides services to an area covering northwest Florida and south Alabama. The population of the coverage area includes communities that are diverse in gender, age, race, ethnicity, culture, level of education, physical or mental capability, religion, national origin and economic status. WSRE strives to serve all viewers by considering the diversity of local populations when planning community engagement, educational services and on air or online programming.

WSRE TV provides opportunities for participation in various community events by underserved populations through hosting and participating local events.  WSRE TV annually hosts Be My Neighbor Day and Amazing Kids Day at the station.  Be My Neighbor Day is a free, family-fun event focused on early learning, health and safety resources and the neighborly values of Mister Rogers.  Amazing Kids Day is a sensory-friendly day event that provides a similar event for children with autism spectrum disorders or like conditions and their families.  The station is accessible to all sectors of the community through public transportation as the station is conveniently located at a regular stop on the local bus route.  In addition WSRE TV staff participate in a number of local community events around the area that sponsored by other organizations, providing information on programming, online educational materials and other free family-friendly opportunities made available by the station.

WSRE understands that the staff, management and governing body should be representative of the population it serves in order to assure that diverse views are considered in the decision making processes related to programming, community engagement and education services. In support of that recognition, the station strives to create an inclusive workforce. As of January 2024, station staff was 32% male and 68% female with three positions vacant.

Because WSRE TV is licensed by the FCC to The District Board of Trustees of Pensacola State College, Florida, the Governing Board is the Board of Trustees. The Board is composed of up to nine members who are appointed by the Governor of the State of Florida.  As of January 2024, the Board was comprised of 43% female members and 57% male members, with one minority member and two vacancies.

Additionally, the hiring procedures implemented by the President of Pensacola State College create a merit based system which strives for diversity and inclusion throughout the hiring process. Procedure 430 in the PSC Manual of Procedures requires a hiring process which includes, among other things, the public posting of positions, a review of applicant pools to determine whether they are sufficiently diverse to ensure that all qualified individuals have an equal opportunity to be hired, the formation of applicant screening committees that are balanced with regard to race and gender, and a review of interview lists to ensure that all qualified minority applicants with qualifications that are equal to or greater than any non-minority applicant selected for interview are included in the interview process.

Annually, station staff and management review and revise the strategic plan based on revised Mission Statement, Vision Statement and Core Values. Two of the core values, Accessibility and Diversity, relate to making sure that the station staff and management are always mindful of the diverse population that the station serves. By providing free over the air and online programming, the station makes its services accessible to all audiences in the broadcast area, regardless of economic status or location (rural versus urban).

WSRE annually completes an EEO Public File Report in compliance with the Federal Communications Commission's rules. This report is posted on the station's website for public access to the information and provides information about vacancies within the past year, along with information about how the vacancies were advertised to assure exposure to diverse groups of job seekers. In addition, the report describes the station's participation in job fairs. During the last EEO reporting period two vacant positions were filled with minority applicants. 

The station will continue to recruit interns for the internship program from varying race, gender and cultural backgrounds. Because interns are recruited from the student population of Pensacola State College, the pool of applicants for internships represents the diversity of the population.

Station management will continue to arrange for annual diversity training for all management and staff to stress the importance of equal opportunity.

All hiring for station positions is done through the Human Resources department of Pensacola State College following the requirements of PSC Procedure 430 to ensure diversity. All steps of the hiring process are reviewed by the HR department for compliance with EEO requirements. Proposed membership of hiring committees is reviewed by HR for balance of race and gender. In addition, all applications are reviewed for qualifications and HR requires that any minority qualified applicants who are as qualified as the least-qualified non-minority applicant are afforded the opportunity for an interview. The station will continue to follow this process in the upcoming year.

The goal of the station regarding hiring is to strive to hire qualified applicants and ensure that members of diverse populations served by the station receive full and fair consideration for all employment opportunities.

Additionally, Pensacola State College maintains a Director, Community and Special Initiatives position. The duties for the position include, among other things, developing special programs targeted to ensure programming that appeals to all segments of the station’s diverse viewership,  and coordinating with Human Resources and Budget Managers, including WSRE-TV, regarding their efforts to make minority applicants aware of faculty and staff positions open for hiring. This position provides for an employee who has responsibilities specifically targeted at increasing diversity at Pensacola State College and WSRE by increasing awareness of the opportunities available to all members of the community, including minorities and diverse populations.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. Simply stated, our policy is to collect no personal information about you when you visit our website unless you affirmatively choose to make such information available to us. Review the station's Confidentiality Protocol Statement to learn more about WSRE's commitment to the ethical collection and use of information.

Online Public File Carriage Statement

Noncommercial educational station WSRE, Pensacola, Florida, requests carriage of the station on DBS providers serving the Mobile, Alabama – Pensacola. Florida (Ft Walt) Designated Market Area.

Please direct questions regarding this carriage statement to:

Name: Jill Hubbs, General Manager
Phone: 850-484-1236 (office) 850-572-2055 (cell)
Email: jhubbs@wsre.org 

and to the carriage election contact listed in the station’s online public file.