Allen Media’s station in the Mason City-Rochester market is no longer carrying weekend newscasts. In Canada, hockey games will no longer air on CBC-TV.
Author: Jon Ellis
FCC Monitor: Three Stations Back at Full Power, Two Others Go Off Air
Two TV stations and one radio station are back to full-power operations while two other radio stations have gone off the air. Several others are continuing at reduced power.
Weekly Log: SDPB Host Passes; Longtime Madison Anchor Steps Back
Longtime South Dakota Public Broadcasting host Karl Gehrke has died. In Madison, longtime anchor Susan Siman is stepping away from daily newscasts.
Connoisseur Shuts Down Four More Iowa Radio Stations (Updated)
Connoisseur Media has shut down four radio stations that had served an area northeast of Des Moines.
FCC Monitor: KSMQ Transfer to TPT OK’d; Cedar Rapids TV Sale Closes
The FCC has approved the transfer of a southern Minn. station to Twin Cities Public Television. Also, Sinclair has closed on its purchase of a second Cedar Rapids TV license.
Weekly Log: Several Obituaries, Departures; Scripps-DirecTV Dispute
Two Twin Cities sports journalists and a regional news producer have died. Also, there are also several TV news moves to report this week.
Riverfront Broadcasting Buys Watertown Group for $350,000
Riverfront Broadcasting is adding a fifth South Dakota radio market with the $350,000 purchase of a group in Watertown.
FCC Monitor: Antenna Damage Takes Nebraska FM Station Off Air
A public radio station in western Nebraska is off the air due to antenna damage. Meanwhile, a North Dakota FM station has returned to full power.
Weekly Log: KDWB Shuffles Lineup; CHU Shutdown; Murrow Winners
KDWB’s Falen and Colt have moved from afternoons to mornings. Meanwhile, a Canadian shortwave time signal station is shutting down.
Data Dump: ABC Gains the Most from CBS Radio Shutdown
ABC Radio appears to be the winner in the battle to take over top-of-the-hour news on former CBS News Radio affiliates in the Upper Midwest, but it didn’t capture a majority of…