A new TV newscast covers multiple markets. On the radio, a Minneapolis morning host is moving on while a Willmar morning host says new owners have declined to hire him.
Category: Iowa
Tegna’s KARE, WOI, WQAD Return to DirecTV
Tegna’s stations have returned to DirecTV and AT&T U-verse after a retransmission consent dispute that resulted in the stations being removed for six weeks.
FCC Monitor: ND TV Station Off Air; Several FM’s at Reduced Power
A TV station in North Dakota is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, several FM stations in Duluth, Iowa City, and the Upper Peninsula are operating at reduced power.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signs On in Suburban Milwaukee
A suburban Milwaukee FM translator has returned to the air on a new frequency. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved several other FM translator changes.
Weekly Log: Madison Anchor Retiring; Green Bay Hosts Change Stations
A longtime Madison TV anchor is signing off, while a Marquette anchor is moving to Milwaukee. In Green Bay, two morning co-hosts have joined a competitor.
New Year Brings Dozens of DTV Channel Changes
Broadcast TV viewers are seeing channel changes in many markets as a result of national digital subchannel changes as the new year begins.
FCC Monitor: Tighter Ownership Rules for Local TV
The FCC says it will no longer allow TV broadcasters to circumvent “top four” ownership rules by using subchannels or low-power stations, but existing combinations are grandfathered.
Weekly Log: Two Twin Cities Radio Veterans Pass (Updated)
Twin Cities radio veterans Ian Punnett and Pat Ebertz have died. In other news, an IPR reporter is headed to MPR and a group owner has renewed its NBC affiliations.
FCC Monitor: Iowa Station May Be Deleted For Second Time
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa college submitting a cancellation application for an FM station that has already been deleted once before.
Weekly Log: Several Year-End Arrivals, Departures
There’s an anchor move in Des Moines, new anchors in Madison and Green Bay, and TV departures in La Crosse and Fargo. Meanwhile, Omaha has a new morning radio co-host.