An amendment specifies that the seller of three Black Hills radio stations will be able to continue selling some ads on the stations. Meanwhile, a “K” callsign has been proposed in southeastern Wisconsin.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC Monitor: New Student-Run LPFM Granted in Iowa
Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new student-run FM station in Sioux City, Iowa, and an upgrade being completed by an FM translator in Mankato, Minn.
FCC Monitor: LPTV Rule Changes; Wis. LPFM Application Dismissed
The FCC is considering numerous changes to the rules for low-power TV and translator stations. Meanwhile, it dismissed an application for a low-power FM station in northern Wisconsin.
FCC Monitor: FM Translator Applies to Move Into Milwaukee
An FM translator currently broadcasting from the suburbs has applied to move into Milwaukee. Elsewhere, the FCC granted a new LPFM station just outside the Twin Cities.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Translators Return; New Neb. FM On Air
Recent FCC activity includes FM translators returning to the air in Hibbing, MN, Scottsbluff, NE, Hot Springs, SD, and Ashland, WI. Also, a new FM station has signed on in the Nebraska Panhandle.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines LPFM Application Dismissed
Recent FCC activity includes the dismissal of an application for a low-power FM station in Des Moines and a Wisconsin AM station again going off the air.
FCC Monitor: SD FM Goes Silent; Two UP LPFM’s Granted
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.
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.