Recent FCC activity includes two Wisconsin FM translators submitting license to cover applications and an update on a long-running effort to upgrade an FM station near Omaha.
Author: Jon Ellis
FCC Says 7 Upper Midwest Non-Comm Applications are Defective
The FCC has determined that seven applications for new non-commercial FM stations in the Upper Midwest are defective due to failure to comply with regulations.
FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Goes Silent for Move
Recent FCC filings include a Nebraska NBC-TV affiliate going silent as it prepares to transmit from a new site, with its programming continuing on other signals.
New FM Signals Sign On in Des Moines, Davenport, More
Upper Midwest broadcasters have told the FCC that more than a half-dozen new FM translator signals granted during the AM Revitalization effort have recently signed on.
Timeline: All-Christmas Flips Mostly On Schedule, With Notable Exceptions
There were a few notable changes in the All-Christmas timeline this year including later flips in Milwaukee that led to three competing formats, plus a new entrant in Fargo.
Iowa Public Radio Switches Ames FM Signal to Classical
Iowa Public Radio has switched its only 24-hour FM News signal to Classical.
Duluth’s KUMD Rebrands as Sale to WDSE Closes
A longtime Duluth public radio station has rebranded as its sale to the operator of the city’s PBS station closes, creating the only public radio-TV combination in Minnesota.
Forum Announces Plan to Buy Fargo, Duluth FOX Affiliates
Forum Communications has announced plans to buy the FOX affiliates in Fargo and Duluth, with details of how the company proposes to comply with ownership caps yet to be announced.
Commentary: Begging the CSR to Let Me Cancel Already
I’d held onto a TV service because of the cool feeds from LA and New York. The dread of cancelling came not from the loss of service but from the long phone call I’d have to make.
FCC Monitor: New FM Translators Sign On in Iowa, Wisconsin
Recent FCC filings include new FM translators signing on in southeastern Iowa and western Wisconsin, as well as several AM stations dealing with transmission issues.