The following are updates to previously-reported items and other recent regulatory filings and actions concerning Upper Midwest broadcast stations. This report is created by the author and is not an official report of the FCC.
Iowa
The FCC granted Radio By Grace’s K206ED/89.1 (Le Mars) a construction permit to move to 90.7 as K214FN. K206ED is relayed by K240DE/95.9 (Sioux City); the frequency change was requested over concerns that future station KBVW/88.9 (Winnebago, NE) will interfere with reception of the Le Mars signal at the Sioux City translator site.
The FCC approved Community First Broadcasting’s purchase of KIWA-FM/105.3 (Sheldon), KIWA/1550 (Sheldon), and KIWA translator K264CW/100.7 (Sheldon) from the Stangland family’s Sheldon Broadcasting.
Calvary Chapel Iowa as granted the callsign KEWR-FM for its new station on 89.9 in Cedar Rapids. (The same callsign is on the Chapel’s KEWR-LP/97.5, which will be divested.)
Minnesota
Southern Minnesota Catholic Radio modified its application for a new station on 88.9 to specify a 2kW station in Owatonna rather than a 6kW station in Waseca, potentially removing it from conflict with other applications in FCC Group 124. However, the FCC had already dismissed the SMCR application and granted a new station in Mankato to One Day Church Project; as previously reported here, ODCP and SMCR filed a joint petition for reconsideration asking the FCC to vacate its earlier grant and consider granting stations to both organizations.
The FCC approved a modification to the construction permit for Gray TV’s K29OE-D (Racine) to relocate its transmitter to the KTTC studio facility, now specifying 1kW rather than 15kW and using a different directional pattern.
Nebraska
The price for Flood Broadcasting’s purchase of KSDZ/95.5 (Gordon) and KDJL/99.5 (Kilgore-Valentine) from DJ Broadcasting is $850,000, according to an asset purchase agreement filed with the FCC.
South Dakota
Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting’s KFCR/1490 (Custer) requested an extension of special temporary authority to remain silent, stating that repairs to station equipment have not yet been completed. The station went off the air Oct. 10, 2022.
Wisconsin
The FCC granted the University of Northwestern-St. Paul’s W220EB/91.9 (Ashland) a move to 88.5 with the new callsign W203CC. Northwestern has a construction permit to build a full-power station on 91.9 that will displace W220EB.
Disclosure: Jon Ellis is an employee of Gray Media Group. The statements and views expressed in this posting are his own and do not reflect those of Gray Media Group.