A busy week included anchor changes in Minneapolis and Milwaukee, news director and general manager changes, and an attempt to restore a historic callsign.
Category: Iowa
FCC Monitor: New FM Granted in Southern MN; SD Tower Collapses
Recent FCC activity includes a new FM station granted in southern Minnesota, and Eau Claire FM station increasing its antenna height, and bidders for new TV stations being finalized.
FCC Monitor: Austin, MN, PBS Station Back to Full Power
Recent FCC filings include a southern Minnesota PBS station returning to full power and another step in a major tower project in Nebraska’s panhandle.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: FM Changes in Quad Cities, Milwaukee Metro OK’d
The FCC has approved changes to FM translators in the Quad Cities, suburban Milwaukee, and Madison. Meanwhile, a South Dakota FM signal wants to go back to its original site.
Broadcast History: Early Cable System Carried Channels from Six Markets
An early cable system in northwestern Iowa had only 12 channels, but fit in programming from six markets along with two locally-originated channels.
FCC Monitor: Rapid City FM Station Silent, Two ND LPTV’s Deleted
The FCC says an engineer’s death days before deadline not enough to justify another extension for two North Dakota low-power TV construction permits.
FCC Monitor: Settlement Among Applicants for Southern Minn. FM’s
Recent FCC activity includes a settlement agreement that could result in four new FM stations being granted, as well as extensions for 14 low-power TV construction permits.
FCC Monitor: Quad Cities FM Translator to Relay iHeart Station
A recent FCC filing indicates an upgraded Quad Cities FM translator signal will relay an iHeartMedia station. Also, several more new FM stations were granted in Minnesota.
New Channels in Cedar Rapids, Mpls., Omaha, Rochester, Sioux Falls
Channels recently added by some Upper Midwest stations include Newsy, Newsmax, Novelisima, Defy, TrueReal, getTV, and DigiTV.
Tornado Goes Past Mason City Radio Studio, Knocking Most Off Air
Most of the radio stations in Mason City, Iowa, were knocked off the air as a storm moved through the area Tuesday, April 12.