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
American Christian Radio’s KPVL/89.1 (Postville) returned to the air on Jan. 9. A listener in the area reports it is carrying VCY America.
St. Gabriel Communications’ KQBV/88.5 (Adel) reports that it left the air Jan. 6 due to the loss of its transmitter site. KQBV had carried Iowa Catholic Radio, which can also be heard in the area on KIHS/105.5 (Perry-Des Moines).
Minnesota
iHeartMedia’s KFAN/1270 (Rochester) has requested special temporary authority to operate at reduced power at night due to a failure in the system that switches between daytime and nighttime antenna patterns. Normally 5kW day and 1kW night, KFAN has requested to use 250 Watts at night with the daytime pattern.
Minnesota Public Radio’s KRSU/88.5 (Appleton) has been granted special temporary authority to operate at reduced power due while it works to replace a failed antenna. The reduced-power operation began Jan. 2. The exact power being used was not specified in FCC filings, but a notification on the MPR website says coverage is limited to 20 to 30 miles from Appleton.
South Dakota
American Christian Radio’s KFCA/88.1 (Aberdeen) has requested special temporary authority to remain silent while it works to repair antenna damage. The station reports that it last operated at its licensed power on Dec. 4 and has requested an auxiliary facility for use during repairs.
Midwest Communications has been granted a callsign swap for KQSF/95.7 (Dell Rapids-Sioux Falls) and KELO-FM/101.9 (Sioux Falls) effective Jan. 14. The stations swapped identities and formats in November, during the government shutdown.
Wisconsin
The FCC has formally approved K-Love Inc.’s purchase of WLDB/93.3 (Milwaukee) and WLUM-FM/102.1 (Milwaukee) from the Milwaukee Radio Alliance. K-Love has already been programming the stations since October.