Recent activity in FCC databases includes denial of a new FM station application in Minnesota and the closing of a radio station sale in Cedar Rapids.
Category: COVID-19
FCC Monitor: Madison Station Ups Power, New UP FM Signal On Air
Items recently crossing through FCC databases include a Madison TV station increasing its power and a new FM signal signing on in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
FCC Watch: One More Iowa Derecho Casualty; New FM Signals in Minn.
An Iowa FM station at reduced power and new FM signals signing on in southern Minnesota are among items recently crossing through FCC databases.
FCC Monitor: WPR Madison Upgrade Approved, New FM in NW Minn.
Recent items crossing through the FCC databases include approval of a Madison FM translator upgrade and a new FM translator signing on in Detroit Lakes, Minn.
Citing Pandemic, Future Winnipeg FM Receives Second Extension
Evanov Radio Group has received a second extension of its authorization to build a new FM station in Winnipeg after it said the coronavirus pandemic has delayed the project.
MPR/APM Cuts 28 Jobs, Cancels National Show
Minnesota Public Radio and its parent organization, American Public Media Group, have cut dozens of jobs, frozen pay, and cancelled a national radio show amid the continued economic fallout of the pandemic.
Filings: University Finances, Silo Demo Cause Stations to Go Silent
FCC filings in recent weeks include two low-power FM stations going off the air, an AM station at reduced power, and an FM station seeking a move after a partial tower collapse.
Neb. Station Temporarily Flips to Spanish-Language COVID Updates
Flood Broadcasting has temporarily flipped a Norfolk FM translator to Spanish-language COVID-19 information, using content provided by the Telemundo Nebraska newsroom.
Gray TV Pledges Pandemic Programs if FCC Grants Rare Exception to Restore, Sell Grand Forks License
The owner of a Grand Forks TV station that Gray TV wants to buy is asking the FCC to grant a rarely-used exception to restore its license.
COVID-19 Economy Leads to KSTP, “My Talk” Cuts
Hubbard Radio’s “Skor North” (KSTP/1500) has released most of its airstaff due to the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.