A Wisconsin radio station seeking an upgrade is proposing that the reference coordinates for KDWB be changed to specify a suburban backyard, though its actual facility would not change.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
FCC Monitor: Bemidji, Fairmont FM Translators Return to Air
FM translators in Bemidji and Fairmont, Minn., have returned to the air on new frequencies. Elsewhere, WOI/640 (Ames) is back to full nighttime power.
FCC Monitor: UP FM at Reduced Power; Minn. LPFM Goes Off Air
An Upper Peninsula FM station is operating at reduced power, while an Iowa FM station has returned to full power and Minnesota LPFM station has gone off the air.
FCC Monitor: Faith Radio Adds New Station, MN Translator Returns License
Faith Radio has signed on in Grand Rapids, Minn. Elsewhere, an FM translator in southwestern Minnesota has returned its license and a South Dakota FM signal has returned to the air.
FCC Monitor: Minot FM to Relaunch April 1; KFAB Back to Full Power
The former KHRT-FM, now KHTZ, has returned to the air ahead of a new format launch. Elsewhere, Omaha’s KFAB is back to 50kW after a short-lived power reduction.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: KFAB at Reduced Nighttime Power
Omaha’s KFAB/1110, normally 50kW day and night, is operating with reduced nighttime power. Elsewhere, an Iowa FM translator has returned to the air while a Minnesota FM translator has gone silent.
FCC Monitor: Keokuk FM Sold; New Nebraska FM Goes Off Air
Recent FCC filings include the sale of a non-commercial FM station in Iowa and a Nebraska station leaving the air due to an antenna issue a month after it signed on.
FCC Monitor: Mpls. LPTV Station Drops Channel Change Application
A Minneapolis low-power TV station has dropped a channel-change application that was competing with another station. In North Dakota, two radio sales have closed and a third has been approved.
FCC Monitor: Milwaukee FM Translator Sale Closes
The sale of a Milwaukee FM translator has closed. Elsewhere, a Green Bay FM station has increased power but is not back up to full power.
FCC Monitor: Western Minnesota FM Station Seeks Upgrade
A western Minnesota FM station that is in the process of being sold is seeing a power boost. Elsewhere, a South Dakota TV station is back to full power.