A rural South Dakota FM station has gone off the air. Elsewhere, the FCC has granted two more low-power FM stations as well as an AM downgrade on the Upper Peninsula.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC Monitor: FM Station Move Near Madison Completed
An FM radio station has submitted filings indicating that it has completed a move from an area north of Madison to an area south of Madison.
FCC Monitor: Duluth, Fargo TV Sale Closes; Two New LPFM’s OK’d
The sale of the FOX affiliates in Duluth and Fargo has closed. Meanwhile, the FCC has granted two new low-power FM stations in western North Dakota.
FCC Monitor: New LPFM’s Granted in Omaha and Wisconsin
The FCC granted one new low-power FM station in Nebraska and two in Wisconsin. Meanwhile, a future FM station in Wisconsin requested a modification of its planned facilities.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Quad Cities TV Station Back; More LPFM’s Granted
Recent FCC activity includes a Quad Cities TV station returning to the air, new FM stations being granted in Nebraska and Wisconsin, and the sale of a future UP FM station.
FCC Monitor: New FM Stations Sign On in Pierre, SD, and Ashland, WI
Recent FCC filings include the sign-on of new FM radio stations in Pierre, S.D., and Ashland, Wis. Also, a Quad Cities FM station is back up to full power.
FCC Monitor: Several More LPFM’s Granted; Mpls. LPTV Sale Closes
Recent FCC activity includes new LPFM stations granted in the Quad Cities and Wisconsin, as well as closing of a Minneapolis LPTV sale and a proposed Milwaukee FM upgrade.
FCC Monitor: Future TV Station Seeks Move Closer to Green Bay
A new TV station is now proposing a 1,000kW facility from a tower near Green Bay. Meanwhile, several FM stations have returned to full power.
FCC Monitor: New FM Station Granted after 8-Group Wis. Battle
The FCC has granted a new non-commercial FM station that will have a coverage area stretching from Fond du Lac to Beaver Dam to Berlin.
FCC Monitor: Wis. AM Goes Silent, Boy Scouts Among 10 LPFM Grants
Recent activity includes the grant of ten more low-power FM stations in the Upper Midwest, a Wisconsin AM station and its FM translator going silent, and a new FM station signing on in Iowa.