Less than two months after signing on a new station serving the Merrill and Tomahawk areas, the Prayz Network has signed on another new signal reaching a different part of the Northwoods.
Author: Jon Ellis
Data Dump: Where To Find Local TV News Streams on Smart TV
Most Upper Midwest TV stations are now freely streaming their local newscasts directly to smart TV’s, but you’ll have to download national apps to find some of them.
Weekly Log: Longtime Minneapolis Anchor Departing
Longtime morning anchor Alix Kendall is departing KMSP. Elsewhere, a Quad Cities TV GM is adding duties in Des Moines and a Green Bay manager is moving to Milwaukee.
Forum Buying Rapid City NBC Affiliate KNBN
Fargo-based Forum Communications is continuing its regional expansion with the purchase of NBC affiliate KNBN/21.1 (Rapid City).
VSS Buys Silent FM Translator from Nebraska Public Media
After signing on a new station in Falls City, the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission is selling the translator it replaced to a Catholic radio network.
FCC Monitor: Iowa LPFM Shuts Down; Neb. AM at Reduced Power
The FCC has canceled the license of a rural Iowa low-power FM station that ended operations a few weeks ago. Elsewhere, a Nebraska AM station is at reduced power.
FCC Approves Application for Review of Twin Cities FM Upgrade
The FCC has granted an application for review from Park Public Radio, owner of KPPS-LP/97.5 (St. Louis Park), in the long-running battle over whether KPPS-LP or a translator should get a facility…
Weekly Log: B&C and NewsNet Shut Down; More on KOOL TV
A venerable trade publication and a national news network are shutting down as more information is released about the end of a western Minnesota TV service.
iHeart Launches Iowa Sports Network, Flips Cedar Rapids Station
iHeartMedia has launched a statewide Sports radio network in Iowa and changed a station’s format in Cedar Rapids to carry the new service.
FCC Monitor: Another LPTV Station Granted Move into Twin Cities
The FCC has granted another low-power TV station a move into the Twin Cities metro. Meanwhile, one U.P. FM station has returned to the air while another is at reduced power.