Recent FCC activity includes three new TV stations being formally granted in Wisconsin and North Dakota as well as the closure of several radio station sales.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Quad Cities Frequency Change, Winnipeg Upgrade
Recent regulatory activity includes a proposed frequency change for a Quad Cities FM signal and an application for an FM upgrade in Winnipeg.
FCC Monitor: Madison VHF Station Granted Translators, Des Moines LPTV Upgrades
Recent FCC activity includes Weigel Broadcasting’s Des Moines TV station completing an upgrade and the grant of two UHF translators for a Madison VHF TV station.
FCC Monitor: Changes in Interest at Iowa, Wisconsin Radio Companies
Recent FCC filings include several minority investors exiting KZIA Inc. and Bruce Grassman gifting his radio company shares to his son.
FCC Monitor: Kearney FM Switches Programming, Upgrades in Baraboo
Recent FCC filings include a Kearney, NE, FM translator switching its programming and two FM signal upgrades in Baraboo, WI.
FCC Monitor: New FM in Waterloo, Suburban Milwaukee AM Goes Silent
Recent FCC filings include the sign-on of a new FM station in Waterloo, a suburban Milwaukee AM station going off the air, and an AM upgrade plan in South Dakota.
FCC Monitor: Winners of Four New MI, WI FM’s Tentatively Selected
The FCC has tentatively selected winners of a new non-commercial FM station west of Milwaukee and three new FM stations in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
FCC Monitor: Details of New Grand Forks, Northern Wis. TV Stations
Recent FCC filings include details of planned new TV stations in Grand Forks, ND, and Eagle River, WI, as well as several new low-power TV stations being constructed.
FCC Monitor: Wis. FM Callsign Change; Plans for NE Wis. TV Station
Recent FCC activity includes a pending callsign change for a Wisconsin FM station, plans for a new Wisconsin TV station, and a proposed upgrade for an Eau Claire-area FM signal.
FCC Monitor: Iowa, Nebraska FM’s Canceled; Minn. FM’s at Low Power
Recent FCC activity includes cancellation of small FM signals in Iowa and Nebraska and an update on two north-central Minnesota stations operating at reduced power.