Recent FCC filings include the sign-ons of new FM stations in Minnesota and Nebraska and a Wisconsin FM station poised to get its fifth callsign in 15 months.
Author: Jon Ellis
Weekly Log: Longtime Duluth Morning DJ Dies
Longtime Duluth morning host Jeanne Ryan has died.
Data Dump: All the Stats on 2023 All-Christmas Stations
AC is the top format adopting All-Christmas playlists, while there are three Upper Midwest cities with four All-Christmas options.
Minnesota Public Radio Sells Idaho Outpost
Minnesota Public Radio is selling its Classical music station in the ski community of Sun Valley, Idaho.
FCC Monitor: Several LPTV License to Cover Applications Withdrawn
Permittees have withdrawn license to cover applications for five low-power TV stations in the Upper Midwest.
Update: $18.1 Purchase Price for Duluth, Fargo FOX Affiliates
Coastal Television Group is buying the FOX affiliates in Duluth and Fargo for $18.1 million, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC.
Weekly Log: Twins Radio Announcer Moving to TV
The Minnesota Twins have announced new TV and radio announcers. Elsewhere, a longtime Madison meteorologist is retiring and an Omaha anchor has moved to a competitor.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New TV Signal in St. Paul; Mich. Sale Closes
Recent FCC filings include a TV station beginning broadcasts from St. Paul, closing of a Michigan radio/TV sale, and a new FM station signing on in Nebraska.
Winnipeg Station Plans Post-Christmas Flip to Country
Corus Radio’s CJGV-FM/99.1 (Winnipeg) has announced plans to debut a Country format after Boxing Day.
Weekly Log: Longtime Green Bay DJ Returns
A longtime Green Bay DJ is returning to the air on a different station. Meanwhile, a Minneapolis station has swapped two hosts’ shifts.