The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an official report of the FCC.
Iowa
KMGO/98.7 (Centerville) applied for a construction permit to replace its expired permit to move to a new tower site, using 100kW/321m from a site near Melrose. As noted last month, the station has been using 19.5kW/124m since a lightning strike knocked out its previous 100kW facility in Centerville in 2016.
Minnesota
Santamaria Broadcasting’s KMNQ/1470 (Brooklyn Park) was granted an extension of special temporary authority to remain silent. The filing says the station has been off the air since Jan. 3 “due to an unanticipated termination of a time brokerage agreement.” It must return to the air by 12:01 a.m. Jan. 4, 2023.
The FCC approved Family Worship Center Church’s K219FA/91.7 (Alexandria) to move to a new tower site, changing from 50W to 87W.
Nebraska
The Nebraska Rural Radio Association is buying K205CU/88.9 (Burwell) from The Praise Network for $6,000. The asset purchase agreement submitted to the FCC states that the translator will apply for a facility change that will allow it to relay the NRRA’s KRVN/880 (Lexington), which it cannot do on its current frequency in the non-commercial reserved band. It will be KRVN’s fourth FM translator.
North Dakota
BEK Sports Network was granted the callsign KNGF for its new station on channel 27 in Grand Forks and also applied to modify the planned facility. Instead of the 48.5kW facility from Grand Forks that it was originally granted, KNGF now wants to transmit from the KVLY-TV tower near Blanchardville and use 720kW, the same as KVLY.
Ontario
The CRTC approved an as-built amendment to CBLB-FM/90.9 (Schreiber) specifying that the station is using 166 Watts rather than the 130 Watts that had been originally planned. CBLB, a rebroadcaster of CBC Radio One station CBQT-FM (Thunder Bay), moved from AM 1340 earlier this year.
South Dakota
Educational Media Foundation “K-Love” translator K209FX/89.7 (Mitchell) applied to move to a site closer to town, downgrading from 250W to 60W but keeping its signal strength in Mitchell due to the closer proximity.
Wisconsin
The FCC approved Civic Media’s purchases of WXCO/1230 (Wausau), W255DN/98.9 (Wausau), WISS/1100 (Berlin), W252DR/98.3 (Oshkosh), WFHR/1320 (Wisconsin Rapids), W248DE/97.5 (Wisconsin Rapids), and WIRI/105.5 (Nekoosa-Wisconsin Rapids) in three separate transactions.