Recent FCC filings include changes to plans for a Grand Forks TV station, the sale of a Nebraska FM translator, and an update on a silent Twin Cities AM station.
Category: Iowa
More Than A Dozen New Newscasts, Magazines Launch in Upper Midwest
With the new TV season beginning, more than a dozen new local newscasts and programs have launched on Upper Midwest stations this month.
FCC Monitor: Three New TV Stations Formally Granted
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.
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.
Weekly Log: More Channels in Mpls.; Minn. News Staff Additions
Developments this week include new DTV channels in Minneapolis, new news staff in Minneapolis and Duluth, and a new TV newscast in South Dakota.
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.