Recent FCC filings include Minneapolis’ FOX 9 completing an upgrade and a North Dakota FM translator seeking to move to a different town.
Category: Iowa
FCC Monitor: IPR License Transfers; Scottsbluff Tower Project Nears
Recent FCC filings include Iowa’s Regents universities formally transferring their licenses to Iowa Public Radio and the beginning of a major tower project in Nebraska’s panhandle.
Story Television Launches in Milwaukee, Des Moines, Omaha
New digital TV subchannel Story Television has launched on Hearst stations in Milwaukee, Des Moines, and Omaha.
FCC Monitor: Twin Cities Low-Power TV Move Denied
Recent activity includes denial of a low-power TV station’s application to move to St. Paul and more stations moving from an Omaha tower slated for demolition.
NPR News/Talk to Upgrade to Full-Power Quad Cities Signal
WVIK/90.3 (Rock Island) has announced plans to switch to a full-time NPR News/Talk format, with Classical music moving to a smaller signal and an HD subchannel.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: More Movement on New Non-Comm FM Stations
Several more new non-commercial FM stations were granted as plans for a few others took steps towards final approval. Meanwhile, a new FM signal is signing on near Madison.
Iowa GM’s to Oversee Minnesota, SD stations in New Gray TV VP Roles
The current general managers of two Gray TV stations in Iowa have been promoted to regional vice president roles that will have them oversee several other Upper Midwest markets.
13 Upper Midwest Low-Power TV Licenses to be Returned
Lowcountry 34 Media, LLC, will return dozens of low-power TV licenses, including 13 in the Upper Midwest, as part of a consent decree.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Tower Collapses, FM Returns License, 6 FM’s Granted
Recent FCC filings and activity includes a Wisconsin tower collapse, a Minnesota FM station returning its license, and six new FM stations granted.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New Neb. FM Granted, Winnipeg AM Leaves Air
Recent FCC database activity includes a new FM station granted in Nebraska and several stations reporting continued technical difficulties.