There are few obvious conflicts between applications for new low-power FM stations in the Upper Midwest, submitted during a recent FCC filing window.
An initial glance shows only a half-dozen conflicts among groups seeking the same frequency, with five of the six conflicts in Wisconsin. Four groups applied for 90.1 in the Milwaukee area.
Omaha saw the most applications of any one city, with five applicants all seeking different frequencies.
There were four applications in the greater Twin Cities metro area: the southeastern suburbs of Cottage Grove and Woodbury are both seeking their own municipal low-power FM stations, while the AddiEun Foundation applied for a station in the northwestern suburb of Plymouth and Bauer Broadcasting applied for one in the southern exurb of Vermillion.
Meanwhile, several universities that already have full-power FM stations applied for low-power signals to carry student programming.
Overall, most of the regional applications came from religious organizations.
Here is a full list of Upper Midwest applications appearing in the FCC database. While power levels are not listed here, all of the stations would be 100 Watts or less.
Cascade, IA: 98.7, Holy Mother Mary
Des Moines, IA: 104.7, Des Monies (sic) Community Broadcasting (the spelling “Des Monies” is used 13 times in the filing)
Des Moines, IA: 107.9, Climate March
Des Moines, IA: 107.9, CPC OF THE WMM USA-DES MOINES IA-ONE INC.
Dubuque, IA: 104.1, Old Paths Baptist Church
Dyersville, IA: 106.7, God’s Grace Radio
Fort Madison, IA: 101.1, Divine Mercy Educational Radio
Knoxville, IA: 93.9, Knoxville’s Inspiration Radio
Marion, IA: 98.7, Grace Baptist Church of Marion Iowa
Sioux City, IA: 94.3, Western Iowa Tech Community College (also owns KWIT/90.3; new LPFM station would be an expansion of existing streaming station Comet Radio)
Washington, IA: 92.3, Marion Avenue Baptist Church
Waterloo, IA: 95.7, Calvary Baptist Church
Calumet, MI: 94.1, Real People Media
Calumet, MI: 100.1, Rabbit Island Foundation
Escanaba, MI: 97.7, Evangelistic Knights of Our Lady, Inc.
Alexandria, MN: 102.9, Shalom Lutheran Church
Cottage Grove, MN: 104.5, City of Cottage Grove
Mankato, MN: 107.9, Minnesota State University Mankato (also owns KMSU/89.7; new LPFM station would be operated by students)
Marshall, MN: 96.9, Outspoken Culture
Plymouth, MN: 94.1, AddiEun Foundation
Saint James, MN: 107.9, First Baptist Church of St., James, Minnesota, Inc.
Vermillion, MN: 98.1, Bauer Broadcasting (applicant plans a wide-ranging music format that would include local news and community information)
Willmar, MN: 101.9, NexCom Media, Inc
Woodbury, MN: 91.5, City of Woodbury
Lincoln, NE: 97.3, Dvyne Soulz Inc.
Omaha, NE: 89.3, Soulful Praise
Omaha, NE: 91.1, Mi Gente Radio
Omaha, NE: 96.5, Father Flanagans Boys Home
Omaha, NE: 103.1, North Sun Media Broadcasting
Omaha, NE: 105.3, The Simple Foundation
Wahoo, NE: 99.3, Wahoo Area Broadcasting
Beach, ND: 90.5, Prarie West Development Foundation, Inc.
Minot, ND: 92.9, Minot State University
Williston, ND: 105.5, Golden Valley Broadcasting Inc.
Hermosa, SD: 94.5, Hermosa Life Style Radio Corporation
Sioux Falls, SD: 104.3, Calvary Chapel Sioux Falls
Appleton, WI: 90.7, Fox Cities Community Progress
Ashland, WI: 97.7, Cheq Up
Ashland, WI: 97.7, Cheq Bay Community Radio, Incorporated
Egg Harbor, WI: 94.5, Stella Maris Broadcasting, Inc.
Goodman, WI: 105.9, Kingsford Community Radio, Inc.
Green Bay, WI: 107.9, We All Rise African American Resource Center Inc
Kenosha, WI: 101.5, Leaders of Kenosha Corporation
Manitowoc, WI: 101.7, Manitowoc Baptist Church
Manitowoc, WI: 101.7, Church of Christ, Manitowoc
Marshfield, WI: 93.1, City of Marshfield
McFarland, WI: 103.7, Iglesia Pentecostal Jehova Rafa
Mequon, WI: 90.1, Monergy, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI: 90.1, CPC OF THE WMM – MILWAUKEE WI – ONE INC.
Milwaukee, WI: 90.1, Souls Harbor Baptist Church, Inc.
Milwaukee, WI: 90.1, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (also owns WUWM/89.7; LPFM would carry Prowl Radio student programming)
Monona, WI: 103.7, Madison Christian LPFM Radio, Inc.
Mukwonago, WI: 100.3, Mukwanago Baptist Church
Oxford, WI: 92.9, Oxford Lifestyle Educational Radio
Platteville, WI: 104.7, Bellowing Ox Properties, Inc.
Rhinelander, WI: 106.7, Native American Music Center Ltd.
Rhinelander, WI: 106.7, Winwood Lifestyle Educational Radio Corporation
Saint Cloud, WI: 103.3, Potawatomi Area Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America
Sturgeon Bay, WI: 100.5, Citizens For Our Bridge, Inc DBA Steel Bridge Creative Foundation
Sturgeon Bay, WI: 100.5, Sturgeon Bay LifeStyle Educational Radio
Washington Island, WI: 98.7, The Wilson and Carol Trueblood Performing Arts Center, Inc.
Waupaca, WI: 105.1, Rio Futuro Inc