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.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
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.
FCC Monitor: New Iowa FM, Five New Upper Midwest LPFM’s Granted
The FCC has granted a new FM station in Dubuque, Iowa, dismissing a competitor’s petition to deny. It also granted new LPFM’s in Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, and Nebraska.
FCC Monitor: Several New LPFM’s Granted; Move of Wis. TV CP Granted
The FCC has begun granting low-power FM stations sought during the recent filing window. Meanwhile, it switched the tentative selectee for a new FM station in southeastern Iowa.
FCC Monitor: Two LPFM Applications Dismissed; Duluth/Fargo TV Sale OK’d
The FCC has denied applications for new low-power FM stations in Milwaukee and northeastern Iowa, while it approved the sale of TV stations in Duluth and Fargo.
FCC Monitor: Defining Localism; UP AM Station Seeks Downgrade
The FCC has issued proposed rules defining local programming. Meanwhile, a Michigan AM station has applied to downgrade and a Quad Cities FM station has repurposed a translator for a temporary facility.
FCC Monitor: ND TV Station Off Air; Several FM’s at Reduced Power
A TV station in North Dakota is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, several FM stations in Duluth, Iowa City, and the Upper Peninsula are operating at reduced power.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signs On in Suburban Milwaukee
A suburban Milwaukee FM translator has returned to the air on a new frequency. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved several other FM translator changes.
FCC Monitor: Tighter Ownership Rules for Local TV
The FCC says it will no longer allow TV broadcasters to circumvent “top four” ownership rules by using subchannels or low-power stations, but existing combinations are grandfathered.