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.
Michigan
The FCC granted Minnesota Public Radio’s WGGL-FM/91.1 (Houghton) special temporary authority to transmit at 10% of its licensed 100kW due to severe weather conditions and continued icing on the antenna.
West Central Michigan Media Ministries submitted a license to cover application indicating that new 150-Watt station WGTM/90.3 (Manistique) has signed on.
Minnesota
Midwest Communications’ KDAL-FM/95.7 (Duluth) reported in a Jan. 2, 2025, filing that it returned to full power on Sept. 11, 2024.
Minnesota Public Radio reported that several translators have switched their sources to different stations than previously listed, continuing to carry the same networks:
- K277AD/103.3 (Austin) switched from KLSE (Rochester) to KZSE-HD2 (Rochester).
- W256BC/99.1 (Eveleth) switched from WIRN (Buhl) to WSCN (Cloquet-Duluth).
- W297AW/107.3 (Winona) switched from KLSE (Rochester) to KZSE-HD2 (Rochester).
Nebraska
Radio 74 Internationale submitted a license to cover application indicating that new 125-Watt station KARR/90.3 (Alliance) has signed on.
The FCC approved a modification to the construction permit for future Nebraska Public Media station KNNE-FM/90.7 (McCook) to specify 19kW/95m vertical only (class C3). The permit had originally specified 11kW vertical and 275W horizontal at 78m.
North Dakota
Facing a Jan. 12 construction deadline, Hi-Line Radio Fellowship has applied to modify the permit for new station KDND/89.1 (Dickinson) to move the transmitter to a site in town and reduce power from 10kW/177m (class C2) to 400W/165m (class A).
Wisconsin
VCY America’s W211AU/90.1 (Monroe) reports that it returned to the air on Dec. 27.