The FCC has granted new FM translators in six Upper Midwest communities.
Author: Jon Ellis
Fargo News Director Promoted to GM
Gray TV has named Ike Walter to be the general manager and news director of its Fargo stations, NBC affiliate KVLY-TV and CBS affiliate KXJB-LD. Walker has already been news director of the stations…
Duluth ABC Affiliate Revamps Set, Graphics
Hubbard Broadcasting ABC affiliate WDIO/10.1 (Duluth) has updated its logo, set, and on-air graphics and added a new evening co-anchor.
Green Bay TV Station Adding Subchannels
Gray TV’s WBAY-TV (Green Bay) says it plans to add two new subchannels on Friday, Feb. 1: H&I on 2.4 and Start TV on 2.5. The station already carries ABC on 2.1, weather programming…
Mankato Station Returns to DirecTV
KEYC (Mankato) has returned to DirecTV after a retransmission consent dispute took KEYC’s CBS and FOX channels off the provider for nearly two weeks. The channels returned on the afternoon of Sunday,…
Lincoln Station to Receive Crystal Heritage Award
The National Assocation of Broadcasters is poised to present Alpha Media’s KFOR/1240 (Lincoln) with a Crystal Heritage Award at this year’s NAB Show in April. The award goes to stations that have…
Several TV Stations Change RF Channels due to Spectrum Auction
The following stations have recently changed RF broadcast channels due to the national spectrum auction repack, but likely remain on their former virtual channel numbers: Dubuque, IA: KFXB/40.1 moved from RF 43…
KSTP Radio Rebrands as “Skor North”
KSTP/1500 (St. Paul) has rebranded as “Skor North,” replacing the “1500 ESPN” brand the Hubbard Radio station had used since flipping to all-Sports in 2010. (For those not from Minnesota, “Skor” is…
Southern Minnesota TV GM Moves to New Station
A southern Minnesota TV general manager is moving to a station in another market. Quincy Media NBC affiliate KTTC/10 (Rochester) announced Friday that Marvin Rhodes has been hired as the station’s GM; he will…
Milwaukee FOX Affiliate Returns to Spectrum Cable
Milwaukee’s FOX 6 (WITI) is back on Spectrum Cable after a national dispute between Spectrum and Tribune Broadcasting was resolved. The outage began on the afternoon of Jan. 2 and ended in early morning…