The 13(b)(9) exemption, as was made clear during the debate on the
amendment, is intended to apply to employees employed in the named
occupations by small market radio and television stations. It is known
at the time of such debate that these stations employ only a small
number of employees and that, at times, an employee of such a station
may perform a variety of duties in connection with the operation of the
station. For example, an employee may perform work both as an announcer
and as a news editor. In such cases, the primary employment test under
the section 13(b)(9) exemption will be considered to be met by an
employee who is employed primarily in any one or any combination of the
named occupations. Thus an employee who works both as an announcer and
news editor for the greater part of the workweek will be considered to
be primarily employed in the named occupations during that week.
