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Author: Jon Ellis

Duluth Radio Group Stops Medallion Hunt after Burial Ground Disturbance

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Midwest Communications’ radio group in Duluth has called off its annual medallion hunt after a report that medallion seekers had disturbed an Indigenous burial ground.

FCC Filings Provide Details of Gray TV’s Plans for Quincy Media Stations

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Documents filed with the FCC reveal that Gray TV plans to keep FOX in Rochester, consider expanding news in Duluth, and switch a Wisconsin satellite station to a different network.

Manitoba’s Only All-Sports Station Switches to Comedy

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Bell Media has debuted an All-Comedy format on CFRW/1290 (Winnipeg), replacing what had been Manitoba’s only All-Sports station.

Former Sioux Falls FOX Affiliate Sold to Christian Broadcaster

Posted on February 11, 2021 by Jon Ellis

The former FOX affiliate in the Sioux Falls market is being sold to a Christian broadcaster.

Numerous FM Allotments Up for Auction This Summer

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Jon Ellis

If you’ve ever wanted your own radio station, you have another chance to get one – as long as it’s in one of the small or unrated markets up for auction.

Wis. Sports Talker Bill Michaels Resurfaces with New Flagship

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Wisconsin Sports Talker Bill Michaels will return to the airwaves Tuesday in three markets, a month after leaving his former flagship.

FCC Monitor: Partial Tower Collapse, Two Iowa LPFM’s Deleted

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Items crossing through the FCC database include a partial tower collapse in Iowa, two Iowa low-power FM stations being deleted, and a new FM signing on in rural Iowa.

Canadian SimSub Listings: Feb. 8-14, 2021

Posted on February 7, 2021 by Jon Ellis

A look at which Canadian broadcast TV networks will simultaneously air U.S. network programming.

Native Minnesotan with News Background Named KARE GM

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Tegna has named Bill Dallman the new general manager of NBC affiliate KARE 11 (Minneapolis), taking over for recently-retired John Remes.

Duluth Public Media Merger Formally Filed with FCC

Posted on February 1, 2021 by Jon Ellis

Nearly a year after the first announcement of a plan to merge two Duluth public media organizations, formal paperwork to transfer a radio license has been filed with the FCC.

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