Three longtime Wisconsin radio broadcasters have died. Meanwhile, there are anchor changes and departures in Green Bay, Eau Claire, Duluth, and Bismarck.
Author: Jon Ellis
More Public Media Jobs Cut as CPB Funding Formally Ends
North Dakota’s Prairie Public is the latest to announce job cuts as public media organizations officially begin a new fiscal year without federal funding.
Midwest Adds Third Twin Ports-Iron Range Radio Simulcast
Midwest Communications has switched a third radio station on Minnesota’s Iron Range to a simulcast of a Duluth station.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: FM Translator to Move Closer to Des Moines
An FM translator station will move closer to Des Moines. Elsewhere, a Wisconsin AM station will return to the air at reduced power and a Minnesota AM station will reduce power at night.
Weekly Log: Broadcast Legend Passes; PBS North Axes Longtime Show
Twin Cities broadcasting legend Stan Turner has died at the age of 81. In northern Minnesota, PBS North is ending its longtime public affairs program.
Lincoln ABC Affiliate Sold as Rincon Buys Standard Media Stations
Rincon Broadcasting Group is buying all of Standard Media Group‘s stations, which include network affiliates in Nebraska, Kentucky, and Rhode Island.
FCC Monitor: Dismissal of UW-Milwaukee LPFM Application Upheld Again
The FCC has rejected an application for review of its decision to dismiss UW-Milwaukee’s application for a low-power FM station because of a typo.
Broadcast History: Why Nebraska’s Capital Had Only One TV Station for Decades
For more than four decades, there was only one TV station in Nebraska’s capital city. The situation in Lincoln was the result of a brief, tumultuous period in which one station bought…
Weekly Log: Radio Changes Continue in Milwaukee
Milwaukee’s “Froggy” and “Fonz” formats are no more, as two other stations continue their farewells. Meanwhile, Civic Media has announced a half-dozen new appointments.
Local Sports Talk in Milwaukee Rises to 32 Hours Per Day
The amount of local Sports Talk on Milwaukee stations will rise to 32 hours per day with Audacy’s announcement of new shows on “The Fan.”