A Wisconsin AM station is transmitting at reduced power after one of its four towers collapsed during construction. Meanwhile, the end of a 14-year freeze on low-power TV channel changes resulted in several upgrade applications.
Category: FCC Monitor
A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.
Dueling Applications Filed for Channel 24 in Twin Cities
Following the end of an FCC freeze on channel changes by low-power TV stations, two Twin Cities-area stations have filed competing applications for the same channel.
FCC Monitor: Update on Silent North Dakota Radio Stations
The owner of two North Dakota radio stations that recently went silent says they are “analyzing conditions” as they decide what to do next.
FCC Monitor: Iowa LPFM Shuts Down; Neb. AM at Reduced Power
The FCC has canceled the license of a rural Iowa low-power FM station that ended operations a few weeks ago. Elsewhere, a Nebraska AM station is at reduced power.
FCC Approves Application for Review of Twin Cities FM Upgrade
The FCC has granted an application for review from Park Public Radio, owner of KPPS-LP/97.5 (St. Louis Park), in the long-running battle over whether KPPS-LP or a translator should get a facility…
FCC Monitor: Another LPTV Station Granted Move into Twin Cities
The FCC has granted another low-power TV station a move into the Twin Cities metro. Meanwhile, one U.P. FM station has returned to the air while another is at reduced power.
FCC Monitor: KKSO Callsign Returns; Iowa LPFM Application Reinstated
Iowa Public Radio is planning to return the KKSO callsign to the airwaves. Meanwhile, the FCC has reinstated an application for a new LPFM station in Iowa and a South Dakota AM station has again gone silent.
FCC Monitor: UP FM Off Air; Sale of 3 Black Hills FM’s Closes
Recent FCC activity includes an Upper Peninsula FM station reporting that it is off the air and closing of the sale of a Black Hills radio group.
FCC Monitor: Fargo LPTV, Milwaukee LPFM Licenses Canceled
The FCC has determined that a Fargo low-power TV license has expired as a matter of law. In Wisconsin, a Milwaukee group returned a low-power FM license while a Green Bay group was granted a new LPFM.
FCC Monitor: New Twin Cities LPTV Facilities Constructed
Recent FCC filings include two Twin Cities low-power TV stations reporting that they have constructed new facilities and updates on several radio stations operating at reduced power.