It’s a media nerd’s dream, but one that has become increasingly rare: cable systems that carry major TV stations from multiple markets.
Author: Jon Ellis
FCC Monitor: New FM Station Granted after 8-Group Wis. Battle
The FCC has granted a new non-commercial FM station that will have a coverage area stretching from Fond du Lac to Beaver Dam to Berlin.
Weekly Log: Longtime MSP DJ Off Air, MN Radio Studio Closes
Brian Oake is no longer with Cities 97.1 as iHeartMedia shifts afternoon personalities. Meanwhile, a southern Minnesota radio station has moved from its longtime facility.
City-Owned LPFM Station Granted in SE Twin Cities Suburb
The FCC has granted a low-power FM station to a municipal government in the southeastern Twin Cities metro area.
FCC Monitor: Wis. AM Goes Silent, Boy Scouts Among 10 LPFM Grants
Recent activity includes the grant of ten more low-power FM stations in the Upper Midwest, a Wisconsin AM station and its FM translator going silent, and a new FM station signing on in Iowa.
New LPFM Station Granted for Northwest Twin Cities Metro
The FCC has granted AddiEun Foundation a construction permit for a new low-power FM station in the northwestern Twin Cities metro.
Weekly Log: WTMJ Changes Schedule, More Bucks TV Affiliates Announced
Milwaukee’s WTMJ radio is adding more news to its schedule, more TV stations have announced plans to carry the Milwaukee Bucks, and Prairie Public is changing its Sunday schedule.
CRTC Approves New Multicultural Radio, TV Stations in Winnipeg
Canadian regulators have given non-profit group U Multicultural Inc. permission to build new FM and TV stations in Winnipeg.
FCC Monitor: New Iowa FM, Five New Upper Midwest LPFM’s Granted
The FCC has granted a new FM station in Dubuque, Iowa, dismissing a competitor’s petition to deny. It also granted new LPFM’s in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
Station Goes Classic Rock with Launch of Suburban Milwaukee Signal
A station north of Milwaukee has switched to a Classic Rock format as it launches a new FM translator signal in the northern suburbs.