Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new low-power FM station in Wisconsin and an Upper Peninsula FM translator completing an upgrade.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC Monitor: NextGen TV Scheduled for Dec. 10 Quad Cities Debut
The FCC has approved the launch of NextGen TV in the Quad Cities. Elsewhere, two northern Minnesota radio stations briefly returned to the air before going silent again.
FCC Monitor: KDLO-FM Back to Full Power; Ames Translator Returns
Recent FCC filings include notification that South Dakota’s KDLO-FM has returned to full power following tower reconstruction and that an FM translator in Ames, IA, is back on the air.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Upgrades; ND TV Station To Return
A central Iowa station has completed its second upgrade in as many months. Meanwhile, a North Dakota TV station is poised to return to the air eleven months after ice damaged its antenna.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Upgrade, UP TV Upgrade Granted
A central Iowa station that recently changed frequency has been granted a power boost, while an Upper Peninsula TV station has also been approved for an upgrade.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Changes Plans for 100kW Upgrade
A southern Iowa FM radio station has returned a construction permit for an upgrade to 100kW. Elsewhere, a major Nebraska AM station is using temporary nighttime facilities.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Upgrades for Sioux Falls, La Crosse FM Translators
A Sioux Falls FM translator has competed an upgrade, while the FCC has approved an upgrade for a translator in the La Crosse area.
FCC Rescinds Tentative Selection for New SE Wis. FM station
The FCC has rescinded its earlier decision on a new FM station in southeastern Wisconsin and instead ordered two competing applicants to reach a time-sharing agreement.
FCC Monitor: Iowa FM Station Off Air, Minn. FM Back On
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa FM station reporting that it has gone off the air while a Minnesota FM station reports that it is back on. Elsewhere, a Wisconsin LPFM application has been dismissed.
FCC Monitor: Quad Cities NextGen Plan; Northern MN TBA Begins
Recent FCC filings include a channel plan for the launch of NextGen TV in the Quad Cities and a disclosure that two Minnesota radio stations are now being operated under a time brokerage agreement.