Canadian regulators are considering the sale of silent AM radio stations in Winnipeg and Calgary to a broadcaster who owns two radio stations in western Canada.
Author: Jon Ellis
Illinois Catholic Radio Network Expands to Wisconsin
A Catholic radio network based in central Illinois has signed on a new FM signal in southern Wisconsin.
Weekly Log: Iowa Station Owner Dies, New TV Network Launching
The longtime owner of a northern Iowa radio station has died. Also, another pair of TV stations is simulcasting some segments and a new TV network is slated to launch.
Twin Cities Suburb Gets LPFM Station — In Different City
The southeastern Twin Cities suburb of Cottage Grove has been granted a new low-power FM station, but not where it originally intended to build it.
Update: Major Western Manitoba TV Signal Won’t Return
Canadian regulators have approved the permanent shutdown of a major TV signal in southwestern Manitoba that had carried CTV.
UNI Shuts Down Student FM Station, Relaunches as Online Stream
The University of Northern Iowa’s student radio station has left the FM airwaves and relaunched as an online stream.
FCC Monitor: Twin Cities Suburb Tries to Fix LPFM Application Error
The FCC has denied an attempt by a Twin Cities suburb to correct its application for a new low-power FM application, which inadvertently specified a site 11 miles away from its intended location.
Weekly Log: Several TV Personnel Moves Announced
A Milwaukee TV station has parted ways with a meteorologist. Elsewhere, a meteorologist has joined a Green Bay station while a reporter departs Waterloo.
Update: Allen Media Weather Changes Postponed, Stations Report
Days after Allen Media Group announced plans to centralize weather forecasts at its TV stations, some Allen stations are reporting the plan is on hold.
WCTS Moves FM Signal to IDS Center After Years-Long Battle
After a regulatory battle that lasted more than three years, Central Baptist Theological Seminary’s WCTS has completed a move of its FM signal to the IDS Center.