Three Upper Midwest stations won National Association of Broadcasters Crystal Radio Awards at the NAB’s annual convention in Las Vegas. The region’s winners are Hubbard Radio’s “KB101” (KBHP Bemidji, MN), Fieldview Broadcasting’s KWBG/1590 (Boone,…
Author: Jon Ellis
Sale Would Have One Company Run All Four Major Networks in St. Joseph, MO
Fall 2019 Note: This sale was not completed. The FCC dismissed the application to transfer KQTV’s license in October 2019, and the station remains owned by Heartland Media. Of note just outside…
FCC Dismisses Longstanding Application for New South Dakota AM Station
The FCC has dismissed a longstanding application for a new AM station in southeastern South Dakota. Culhane Communications’ proposed station would have transmitted on 690 and been licensed to Tyndall, using 1.2kW…
Format Swap in Marshall
The Linder family’s Marshall Radio group has moved Classic Hits to a bigger signal, displacing southwestern Minnesota’s heritage Contemporary Hits outlet. The former KKCK/99.7 (Marshall) is now KARZ Classic Hits, while the former KARZ/94.7…
Omaha’s “Boomer” Adds Second AM Signal
Walnut Radio’s “Boomer Radio” Oldies format in Omaha has added a fifth signal: KOTK/1420 (Omaha), which has dropped Conservative Talk. “Boomer” is also heard on KOBM/1490 (Omaha), two FM translators, and a…
New FM Signal On the Air in Rochester
Townsquare Media has signed on K245CX/96.9 (Rochester) relaying the Talk format of KROC/1340. The new translator launched at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 28, with KROC’s local hour. Its syndicated lineup includes Mike…
Longtime Twin Cities AM Broadcast Site Decommissioned
FCC filings indicate Salem Media has now moved two AM stations away from a longtime transmission site in the western suburb of St. Louis Park. “The Patriot” WWTC/1280 (Minneapolis) is now transmitting…
East Metro’s KLBB Returns to Air at Low Power
East metro station KLBB/1220 (Stillwater) has returned to the air with a temporary facility a week before a statutory deadline to resume broadcasting. The station had gone silent at the end of…
Fergus Falls TV Translator Silent Ahead of Channel Change
Pioneer Public Television’s northernmost signal, K49FA-D (Fergus Falls), went off the air March 18 pending a channel change due to the spectrum auction repack. The PBS station already has FCC approval to…
Tegna Enters Des Moines, Quad Cities with Nexstar-Tribune Spinoffs
Tegna is entering Iowa with the purchase of spinoffs from the Nexstar-Tribune merger in two markets: Tribune ABC affiliate WQAD/8 (Moline-Quad Cities), Nexstar ABC affiliate WOI-DT/5 (Ames-Des Moines), and Nexstar CW affiliate KCWI/23 (Ames-Des…