The following are updates to previously-reportedĀ itemsĀ 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
Vanguard Association of Sunbelt Colleges Corporation requested tolling of the construction permit countdown clock for its future station on 88.9 in Dubuque. The grant of the permit is under administrative review after a competing applicant filed a petition for reconsideration, as explained in the March 18 FCC Monitor.
Michigan
Four years after a fire at its transmitter site, AMC Partners Escanaba’s WDMJ/1320 (Marquette) has submitted a license to cover application indicating that it has returned to full daytime power of 5kW. The station had recently been using 1kW daytime under special temporary authority. WDMJ’s nighttime power changed slightly from 135 to 140 Watts. It operates non-directionally day and night.
Minnesota
Midwest Communications’ W252AN/98.3 (Hibbing), which relays WDKE/96.1 (Coleraine), has returned to the air.
Nebraska
Hi-Line Radio Fellowship, operator of Your Network of Praise, has signed on new station KAVA/89.5 (Kimball). KAVA uses 850 Watts from an antenna that is 3 meters below average terrain of the area.
CSN International has returned K208CK/88.5 (Scottsbluff) to the air carrying its “Effect Radio” network from KEFX (Twin Falls, ID). It reduced power slightly from 250 to 205 Watts. K208CK had left the air after its former owner, Bible Broadcasting Network, signed on a new station in Scottsbluff.
My Bridge Radio’s KMBV/90.7 (Valentine) has completed an upgrade to 19kW/84m, increasing from class A to class C3. KMBV had previously been licensed for 2.3kW/33m but had been operating at reduced power due to a damaged antenna.
Nebraska Public Media’s KRNE-FM/91.5 (Merriman) has returned to full power of 100kW.
The FCC granted English Language Network, doing business as Mi Gente Radio, a new low-power FM station on 91.1 in Omaha using 50 Watts. The group focuses on education and civic integration for a multilingual immigrant community.
South Dakota
The University of Northwestern-St. Paul’s K294DL/106.7 (Hot Springs) has returned to the air after completing a facility change. The translator switched from 115 Watts to 80 Watts and raised its antenna by 22 meters, increasing its coverage area. K294DL relays KSLS (Dickinson, ND) with a waiver enabling it to receive internet delivery, which is not normally allowed for a translator outside of the primary station’s coverage area in the commercial portion of the band.
Wisconsin
The University of Northwestern-St. Paul has signed on W203CC/88.5 (Ashland) carrying Northwestern’s “Faith Radio” network from KDNI (Duluth). W203CC is the former K220EB/91.9 (Ashland), which was displaced by the sign-on of Northwestern’s WDNW/91.9 (Ashland). The translator remains 38 Watts on its new frequency. WDNW relays “Life 97.3” (KDNW Duluth), which K220EB had carried.
The FCC granted Zoe Communications’ W228BQ/93.5 (Rice Lake) a construction permit to move to Ladysmith, where it will relay WLDY/1340 (Ladysmith) with 250 Watts.
The FCC granted Civic Media’s W248DE/97.5 (Wisconsin Rapids) a construction permit to move to a tower closer to Stevens Point, continuing to relay WFHR/1320 (Wisconsin Rapids).
The FCC granted a construction permit for Faith Sound’s K220EP/91.9 (La Crescent, MN) to move to 92.5 as W223DN and move to a transmitter site in West Salem, switching its input to Magnum’s WKBH-FM/102.7 (Onalaska). An application to transfer the license to Magnum remains pending.
Disclosure: Jon Ellis is an employee of Gray Media Group. The statements and views expressed in this posting are his own and do not reflect those of Gray Media Group.