The FCC has started to grant applications for new non-commercial FM stations that have been identified as “singletons,” meaning they are not in competition with any other stations.
Here is a list of the new stations granted in the Upper Midwest:
Iowa
- Albia: St. Gabriel Communications, 88.7, 6kW/89m, class A (granted 3/4)
- Glidden: Grace Baptist Church, 91.9, 600W/37m, class A (granted 2/5)
- Hampton: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 90.5, 25kW/72m, class C3 (granted 12/20)
- Kalona: Mary’s Holy Voice, 89.5, 5.5kW/45m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Kiron: JKJ Educational Foundation, 89.9, 100W/3m, class A (granted 3/7)
- Manly: Iowa Public Radio, 90.7, 10kW/62m, class C3 (granted 1/13) (note: The FCC had earlier listed this as a “defective” application, but has now granted it.)
- Mason City: St. Gabriel Communications, 89.3, 150W/68m, class A (granted 2/14)
- Osage: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 89.7, 25kW/85m, class C3 (granted 2/14)
- Pleasantville: JKJ Educational Foundation, 88.5, 1kW/50m, class A (granted 3/4)
- Wapello: The Association for Community Education, 90.7, 200W/133m, class A (granted 12/20)
Michigan
- Houghton: West Central Michigan Media Ministries, 88.9, 25kW/165m, class C2 (granted 9/2)
- Iron Mountain: Cornerstone Community Radio, 89.1, 15kW/155m, class C2 (granted 9/2)
- Ironwood: Gospel Opportunities, 89.3, 500W/111m, class A (granted 1/12)
- Manistique: West Central Michigan Media Ministries, 90.3, 500W/35m, class A (granted 1/6, added to list 1/7)
Minnesota
- Aitkin: Park Public Radio, 88.7, 5kW/100m, class A (granted 1/12, added to list 1/16)
- Aitkin: We Have This Hope Christian Radio, 89.9, 1kW/17m, class A (granted 1/18)
- Alexandria: We Have This Hope Christian Radio, 90.9, 250W/13m, class A (granted 2/16)
- Babbitt: Elemental Public Media, 90.3, 15kW/176m, class C2 (granted 2/16)
- Baudette: Elemental Public Media, 89.9, 14.5kW/123m, class C3 (granted 2/8)
- Delhi: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 89.1, 200W/67m, class A (granted 1/11, added to list 1/12)
- Detroit Lakes: Christian Media Inc., 88.1, 250W/-4m, class A (granted 1/7, added to list 1/8)
- Fairmont: We Have This Hope Christian Radio, 88.3, 250W/7m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Fairmont: Fairmont Area Catholic Radio, 91.9, 6kW/29m, class A (granted 8/16)
- Fergus Falls: We Have This Hope Christian Radio, 88.3, 500W/17m, class A (granted 1/18)
- Grand Rapids: University of Northwestern-St. Paul, 88.1, 24kW/44, class C3 (granted 4/13)
- Harmony: Salvation Poem Foundation, 88.3, 10kW/64m, class C3 (granted 4/13)
- Hutchinson: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 89.5, 130W/90m, class A (granted 4/11)
- International Falls: Elemental Public Media, 91.1, 6kW/69, class A (granted 1/19)
- Marshall: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 88.1, 260W/51m, class A (granted 12/20)
- New Market Elko: Poderosa Broadcasting, 88.1, 100W/41m, class A (granted 3/16)
- Red Wing: Park Public Radio, 90.1, 880W/65m, class A (granted 1/12)
- Two Harbors: Two Harbors Community Radio, 88.3, 20kW/165m, class C2 (granted 3/11)
- Virginia: Park Public Radio, 88.3, 100W/125m, class A (granted 2/15)
- Winnebago: Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting, 89.1, 6.9kW/108m, class C3 (granted 1/12)
Nebraska
- Alliance: Radio 74 Internationale, 90.3, 10kW/20m, class C3 (granted 1/5, added to list 1/8)
- Broken Bow: Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, 89.3, 12kW/77m, class C3 (granted 1/31)
- Burwell: The Praise Network, 89.5, 1kW/61m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Chadron: Southern Cultural Foundation, 89.5, 1kW/-22m, class A (granted 12/21)
- Crawford: Southern Cultural Foundation, 89.1, 100W/-67m, class A (granted 4/1)
- Crawford: Southern Cultural Foundation, 89.9, 100W/-67m, class A (granted 4/1)
- Crete: My Bridge Radio, 89.5, 13kW/122m, class C3 (granted 12/21)
- Culbertson: Theatre Organ Preservation of Nebraska, 89.5, 10kW/96m vertical, class C3 (granted 2/15)
- Falls City: Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, 89.9, 3.2kW/173m, class C3 (granted 12/21, added to list 12/22)
- Gordon: Southern Cultural Foundation, 88.3, 1kW/45m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Hemingford: Southern Cultural Foundation, 89.7, 6kW/35m, class A (granted 4/1)
- Kearney: Bible Broadcasting Network, KYHK/89.5, 1kW/106m, class A (granted 12/29, added to list 12/31)
- Kimball: Cedar Cove Broadcasting, 88.1, 850W/-3m, class A (granted 12/29, added to list 12/31)
- Hemingford: Southern Cultural Foundation, 88.5, 6kW/35m, class A (granted 12/22)
- Lexington: MyBridge Radio, 91.3, 100kW/109m, class C1 (granted 4/15)
- McCook: The Praise Network, 88.1, 500W/66m vertical only, class A (granted 1/13, added 1/16)
- McCook: Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission, 90.7, 11kW/78m vertical and 275W/78m horizontal, class C3 (granted 2/11)
- North Platte: Community Broadcasting, 90.9, 25kW/84m vertical, class C3 (granted 2/24)
- O’Neill: MyBridge Radio, 88.7, 25kW/87m, class C3 (granted 3/4)
- O’Neill: VSS Catholic Communications, 91.5, 1.2kW/80m, class A (granted 3/4)
- Ogallala: Community Broadcasting, 89.5, 8kW/43m, class C3 (granted 1/20)
- Ogallala: VSS Catholic Communications, 90.5, 2.46kW/145m horizontal, class A (granted 12/21)
- Sargent: VSS Catholic Communications, 88.1, 1.2kW/119m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Scottsbluff: My Bridge Radio, 88.7, 60kW/38m, class C1 (granted 3/7)
- Scottsbluff: Bible Broadcasting Network, 90.1, 920W/62m, class A (granted 3/4)
- Valentine: VSS Catholic Communications, 91.9, 1.3kW/66m, class A (granted 12/21)
North Dakota
- Bowdon: In His Presence Ministries, 90.1, 100kW/74m, class C1 (granted 1/5, added to list 1/8)
- Dickinson: Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, 89.1, 10kW/177m, class C2 (granted 1/12)
- Jamestown: Fargo Baptist Church, 90.7, 260W/6m, class A (granted 1/5, added to list 1/8)
- Minot: Calvary Chapel Minot, 88.1, 100kW/156m, class C1 (granted 12/29, added to list 12/31)
- Minot: Berean Baptist Church, 90.7, 5kW/4m, class A (granted 1/18)
South Dakota
- Aberdeen: Northern Plains Baptist Church, 88.1, 6kW/85m, class A (granted 1/5, added to list 1/8)
- Huron: Educational Media Foundation, 89.7, 650W/77m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Miller: The Praise Network, 89.3, 2kW/145m, class A (granted 12/20)
- Mitchell: South Dakota Board of Directors for Educational Telecommunications, 89.1, 16kW/54m, class C3 (granted 1/20) (note: The FCC had earlier listed this as a “defective” application, but has now granted it.)
- Pierre: Community Broadcasting (Bott Radio Network), 88.3, 25kW/86m, class C3 (granted 12/28, added to list 12/31)
Wisconsin
- Ashland: University of Northwestern-St. Paul, 91.9, 25kW/43m, class C3 (granted 1/12)
- Columbus: Columbus Community Radio, 91.1, 20kW/24m, class B1 (granted 4/19)
- Ixonia: Call Communications, 89.1, 7.5kW/41m, class C3 (granted 2/8)
- Janesville: Vanguard Association of Sunbelt Colleges Corporation, 91.9, 2.1kW/135m, class A (granted 7/29)
- Melrose: Salvation Poem Foundation, 91.5, 50kW/87m, class C2 (granted 3/7)
- Rice Lake: Barron Calvary Baptist Church, 90.1, 830W/100m, class A (granted 2/11)
- Rice Lake: Wisconsin Educational Communications Board, 90.7, 1kW/112m, class A (granted 2/14)
- Stanley: St. Gabriel Communications, 89.1, 750W/71m, class A (granted 3/4)
- Westfield: Salvation Poem Foundation, 90.5, 50kW/85m, class C2 (granted 12/21, added to list 12/22)
- Whitewater: 2820 Communications, 89.3, 8kW/46m, class C3 (granted 2/3)
The permittees have three years to construct the new stations.
This article was originally posted Dec. 21 and has been updated several times.