“The Family” is expanding to southeastern Wisconsin with the purchase of an AM station and its FM translator in the Milwaukee market.
Author: Jon Ellis
Weekly Log: New Morning Host in Madison
A Madison radio station has announced a new morning host, while a well-known manager has departed a Minneapolis radio station. Meanwhile, there are two new TV journalists in Minneapolis.
Fourth Station Signs On Carrying Kinship’s Spanish-Language Network
Kinship Christian Radio has signed on a fourth station carrying its Spanish-language network, transmitting from the network’s original home in Blue Earth.
FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls FM Station at Reduced Power
Recent FCC filings include a Sioux Falls FM station operating at reduced power due to an antenna problem and two Upper Peninsula FM stations seeking an extension to operate at reduced power.
WKCH Transitions to Classic Country, Adds “Doc” Tarr
Magnum Media’s WKCH/106.5 (Whitewater) has transitioned to Classic Country, added simulcasts on two signals, and unveiled a new morning show.
Zoe Moves to Bigger “Cabin” in Hayward
Zoe Communications has upgraded its Classic Hits format called “The Cabin” to a bigger signal in Hayward.
Update: Final FCC Action on Minneapolis FM Upgrade
The years-long fight over which Twin Cities broadcaster should get an upgrade ended quietly on Sept. 5 with the FCC grant of one application and dismissal of the other.
Weekly Log: Combined UP Newsroom Launches Monday
The newsrooms of Marquette’s ABC and My Network TV stations will combine under a new brand. Meanwhile, stations in Sioux Falls and Milwaukee have announced promotions.
Update: Former “Devils Advocates” Co-Host Returns to Civic Media
Civic Media has announced that the former co-host of “Devils Advocates Radio” will host a new show in the same afternoon timeslot starting Monday, Sept. 9.
FCC Monitor: New LPFM Granted in MN; Omaha LPFM Canceled
Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new low-power FM station in Marshall, Minn., and cancellation of an Omaha low-power FM station that had reported going off the air last year.