A Minnesota AM station has requested a callsign change effective Oct. 26. Elsewhere, a planned Iowa FM has been granted a move closer to Waterloo.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC Monitor: Two Displaced FM Translators Return Licenses
FM translators displaced by new stations in Thief River Falls, MN, and Yankton, SD, have returned their licenses rather than change frequencies.
FCC Monitor: Two MN Translators Silent; ND FM Signs On
Recent filings include two Minnesota FM translators going off the air, a new North Dakota FM station signing on, and a Wisconsin radio group sale closing.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines FM Move-In Approved
The FCC has formally approved a trio of changes that will result in a new core FM signal in Des Moines. A trio of TV channel changes in Nebraska has also been granted.
FCC Monitor: New NW Minn. FM Signs On; Wis. AM Station Returns
A small new FM station has signed on in Fergus Falls, Minn., while an AM station in northeastern Wisconsin has returned to the air.
FCC Monitor: Displaced LPTV Could Get Upgrade; MN Translator Returned
Two low-power TV stations due to be displaced by a full-power station have applied for new channels. Elsewhere, Northwestern has returned a Minnesota FM translator license.
FCC Monitor: Duluth FM at Reduced Power; Neb. TV Station Off Air
A Duluth FM station is at reduced power due to transmitter problems, while a Nebraska TV station is off the air due to transmission line burnout.
FCC Monitor: Northern Iowa Upgrade; New FM Signs On in Nebraska
A northern Iowa FM station has completed a long-planned upgrade, a Des Moines signal has gone silent, and a new FM station has signed on in Nebraska.
FCC Monitor: LPTV Move to St. Paul OK’d; Cedar Rapids LPFM Sold
The FCC has granted an upgrade for a Twin Cities low-power TV station. Meanwhile, a group that reached a settlement over a new Cedar Rapids FM station is now buying a signal of its own.
FCC Monitor: Neb. Sale Closes; Wis. AM Station Stuck in Night Mode
Recent FCC filings include a Nebraska radio sale closing and a Wisconsin AM station reporting that its antenna system is stuck in nighttime mode.