Even before recent staffing shortages, the news business already faced more challenges than most industries with a lot of stressors, especially for young journalists.
Author: Jon Ellis
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Quad Cities Frequency Change, Winnipeg Upgrade
Recent regulatory activity includes a proposed frequency change for a Quad Cities FM signal and an application for an FM upgrade in Winnipeg.
Off Topic: 33 Parks Visited with One “America the Beautiful” Annual Pass
One $80 pass got me admission to 33 national parks, monuments, and other areas over the course of a year!
Broadcast History: Timeline of Early TV in Minnesota
Viewers in much of Minnesota had to rely on deep-fringe signals from the Twin Cities for the first years of television history.
Data Dump: Who’s Replacing Ellen on Upper Midwest Stations?
Local programming and Dr. Phil are among the replacements for Ellen Degeneres in late afternoon timeslots on Upper Midwest TV stations.
New Newscasts in Bismarck, Madison, Rochester, Wausau
Eight Upper Midwest TV stations are adding new local newscasts or magazines in the wake of lineup changes caused by the end of Ellen Degeneres’ show.
FCC Monitor: Madison VHF Station Granted Translators, Des Moines LPTV Upgrades
Recent FCC activity includes Weigel Broadcasting’s Des Moines TV station completing an upgrade and the grant of two UHF translators for a Madison VHF TV station.
Subarctic Upgrades Mankato Classic Hits Format, Moves Country
Subarctic Media has moved its Country format in Mankato, launching an updated Classic Hits format on a larger signal.
Off Topic: Fun with Hotel TV’s
Trying to run your own cable system can cause problems if you’re a hotel and not a cable company.
Broadcast History: Vintage Wisconsin Cable TV Lineups
Out-of-market stations were carried on cable systems in a number of larger Wisconsin cities in the 1970s.