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
The FCC has granted VCY America’s KVDI/99.3 (Huxley-Des Moines) a construction permit to move to 99.5 with 50kW/147m (class C2), transmitting from eastern Des Moines. The new CP replaces an identical previous permit that was not constructed by the three-year deadline.
CSN International’s K215FN/90.9 (Des Moines) has been granted an upgrade from 50 to 205 Watts.
Divine Mercy Educational Radio Association’s K232GF/94.3 (Fort Madison) went off the air Oct. 20 due to a lightning strike. The station’s filing says the transmitter has been sent in for repairs.
Maharishi International University’s KHOE/90.5 (Fairfield) reports that it was off the air Sept. 22 to Oct. 20. The filing explains that the station’s old transmitter stopped working after a storm and a new transmitter has been installed.
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Anita, channel 24
- Malcolm, channel 28
- Sheffield, channel 21
- Van Wert, channel 26
Michigan
HC2 Broadcasting applied for a new low-power TV station on channel 36 in Rudyard, which is in near Sault Ste. Marie, using 15k.W
Minnesota
Hubbard Broadcasting’s KSTP/1500 (St. Paul) was granted an extension of special temporary authority to transmit at reduced power of 25kW day and 10kW night due to technical issues. KSTP normally uses 50kW day and night, with a directional pattern at night.
The Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe’s KOJB/90.1 (Cass Lake) notified the FCC that it began transmitting an HD Radio signal on Oct. 13.
UHF-TV Inc. was granted a callsign change for K35NR-D (Willmar) to KKDI-LD effective Oct. 27. K35NR/KKDI-LD carries several channels, including a program guide for the UHF-TV translator/LPTV system, rather than relay another station.
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Barnum, channel 36
- Dalton, channel 35
- Hinckley, channel 26
- Sabin, channel 29
- Worthington, channel 16
Nebraska
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Bradshaw, channel 36
- Chappell, channel 31
- Elwood, channel 33
- Lincoln, channel 19
- Minden, channel 30
- Potter, channel 24
- Wallace, channel 36
North Dakota
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Eckleson, channel 32
- Glen Ullin, channel 29
- Menoken, channel 27
- Sentinel Butte, channel 36
- South Heart, channel 34
- Tappen, channel 36
- Wheatland, channel 34
South Dakota
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Cactus Flats, channel 36
- Mount Vernon, channel 29
- Oakton, channel 34
- Rapid City, channel 24
- Reliance, channel 31
- Spearfish, channel 33
Wisconsin
The FCC granted W279DD/103.7 (Hudson) a construction permit to move to the WIXK/1590 site in the Town of Boardman and change its community of license to New Richmond. The application stated W279DD will continue to relay WDGY/740 (Hudson). As previously reported, W279DD’s application was filed at the same time as one to move W277CW/103.3 (New Richmond) from the WIXK site to a different location; that application remains pending.
HC2 Broadcasting applied for the following low-power TV stations, which would all use 15kW:
- Eau Claire, channel 22
- Superior, channel 16
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.