Free local TV streaming provider Locast is expanding to Minneapolis as it continues to fight a legal challenge from the major broadcast networks.
Author: Jon Ellis
Cedar Rapids’ “Smart FM” Goes All `80s
A trio of signals in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City have gone All `80s but kept their “Smart FM” slogan.
FCC Monitor: WPR Madison Upgrade Approved, New FM in NW Minn.
Recent items crossing through the FCC databases include approval of a Madison FM translator upgrade and a new FM translator signing on in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Canadian SimSub Listings: August 10-16, 2020
A look at which Canadian broadcast TV networks will simultaneously air U.S. network programming.
Spectrum Drops Several Iowa Channels from SW Wis. System
Spectrum Cable has dropped several out-of-market Iowa stations from a system in southwestern Wisconsin’s Grant County.
Program Notes: Marquette, Albert Lea, and La Crosse Changes
Recent programming updates include a new morning show for Marquette, an Albert Lea station reverting to its previous format, and another expected change in La Crosse.
Longtime AM Radio Station in UP Goes Off Air Permanently
WIAN/1240 (Ishpeming) has gone off the air permanently after a 73-year history.
Gray TV Seeks to Move Nebraska Station to UHF, Go Closer to Lincoln
Gray TV is proposing to combine its Lincoln-market CBS and NBC stations on a reconstructed tower and move one of them to a UHF frequency, a change which would give the company…
FCC Monitor: Twin Cities FM Sale Closes, 3ABN Stations Go Silent
Closing of the sale of a Twin Cities FM translator and a dozen 3ABN low-power TV stations going silent are among items passing through FCC databases.
2nd Update: Changes at Five La Crosse Stations Amid Ownership Shuffle
Three La Crosse radio formats have moved to new dial positions and two others are getting new formats amid the transfer of five La Crosse Media Group stations to three buyers and…