Reception reports
Milestone Radio’s KLCI/106.1 (Elk River-Minneapolis) has returned two HD subchannels to the air with slightly different programming than before. KLCI-HD2 is again carrying Christian programming as “Hope,” while KLCI-HD3 is carrying the “Total Hits” Classic Hits format.
Following up on the report in this week’s FCC Monitor report that Civic Media’s WBZH/910 (Hayward) has returned to the air, the station is simulcasting the Liberal Talk lineup of sister station WLAK/1260 (Amery). Civic Media’s website does not yet list WBZH.
Multiple viewers have reported that Forum Communications’ recently-acquired KSFL-TV/36.1 (Sioux Falls) is now carrying ION. The network’s website continues to list Nexstar’s KELO-DT3 as its Sioux Falls affiliate, and Forum’s SiouxFallsLive.com continues to list KSFL as “coming soon.”
Gray TV’s KSNB-TV (York-Lincoln) is now carrying Oxygen on channel 4.5.
People
Longtime Grand Forks radio host Dennis “Denny Johnson” Loff has passed away at the age of 60. An obituary says he met his wife Kathy while working at KZLT and later hosted middays at 97 KYCK (Crookston-Grand Forks) and mornings at KNOX/1310 (Grand Forks).
Meteorologist Kaj O’Mara announced plans to leave Gray ABC affiliate KCRG-TV9 (Cedar Rapids) for a meteorology job outside of broadcasting.
Meanwhile, news anchor Danielle Wagner announced she’s joining KCRG, moving from Gray NBC affiliate WEAU-TV/13 (Eau Claire) to move home to Iowa.
Scripps NBC affiliate TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV Milwaukee) announced that meteorologist Marisa Woloszyn is departing the station for a job in Detroit.
RadioInsight reports that Shaun Ridder is no longer part of the morning team at iHeartMedia’s “FM106.1” (WMIL-FM Waukesha-Milwaukee).
FOX 21’s Dan Hanger recently reported that Jeanne Ryan is no longer with Townsquare Media’s “MIX 108” (KBMX/107.7 Proctor-Duluth) as a result of budget cuts.
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