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.
Category: Iowa
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.
Iowa Public Radio Buys Third Des Moines FM Signal
Iowa Public Radio is buying a Des Moines FM translator that recently moved to a new frequency, giving it a third strong signal in the capital city.
Weekly Log: Milwaukee Anchor Promotions, New Green Bay Morning Show
A Milwaukee TV station has promoted two anchors, while a new morning radio show has debuted in Milwaukee and a TV group has added a Wisconsin capitol reporter.
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.
Weekly Log: New Iowa PBS Leader; Bucks to Air on Broadcast TV
Recent developments also include several on-air hosts being cut in Madison, the death of a Fargo radio engineer, and the continued expansion of Northwestern Media.
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.
Weekly Log: WPR Plans Classical Expansion; Longtime KS95 DJ Dies
A job posting for a new host says Wisconsin Public Radio is planning an expansion of Classical music programming.
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.