Recent FCC activity includes a Madison-area FM construction permit being restored and low-power TV stations being sold, going silent, or being deleted.
Author: Jon Ellis
Quad Cities FM Flips to Classic Hits Hours After Competitor Goes Country
Hours after Townsquare Media ended the Quad Cities’ only Classic Hits format, iHeartMedia adopted the format on one of its stations.
Townsquare Flips Quad Cities Station Back to Country
Townsquare Media has flipped a Quad Cities radio station back to Country, dropping a Classic Hits format to make another attempt at taking on the market’s longtime ratings leader.
Mason City-Rochester CBS Affiliate Wants Minneapolis Affiliate Off Cable
The Rochester-market CBS affiliate has filed a petition with the FCC seeking to have network programming from the Minneapolis affiliate removed from Rochester cable TV.
Sinclair Moves CW to Omaha Subchannel, Continuing Trend
For the third time this year, Sinclair Broadcast Group has moved a regional network affiliation from a station it programs, but does not own, to a subchannel of a station it does…
Central Minnesota Station Owners Building New FM on North Shore
A group of broadcasters from central Minnesota is in the process of building a new FM station on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Winning Bidder Wants to Move Wyoming Allotment to Nebraska
A future FM radio station that had originally been allotted for Wyoming would instead transmit from the Nebraska panhandle under an application filed by its winning bidder.
Ashland Low-Power FM Station Seeks Another Frequency Change
A year after changing frequency to get away from interference, a northern Wisconsin low-power FM station is seeking another frequency change for the same reason.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signing On in Oshkosh
Recent FCC activity includes a new FM station signing on in Oshkosh and formal applications for new FM stations in Iowa and Michigan.
GM Gets Majority Stake in NE Iowa Radio Stations as Wennes Exits
The general manager of a group of radio stations in northeastern Iowa is increasing his stake in the company its as longtime majority owner exits the company.