The FCC has determined that seven applications for new non-commercial FM stations in the Upper Midwest are defective due to failure to comply with regulations.
Category: Iowa
FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Goes Silent for Move
Recent FCC filings include a Nebraska NBC-TV affiliate going silent as it prepares to transmit from a new site, with its programming continuing on other signals.
New FM Signals Sign On in Des Moines, Davenport, More
Upper Midwest broadcasters have told the FCC that more than a half-dozen new FM translator signals granted during the AM Revitalization effort have recently signed on.
Timeline: All-Christmas Flips Mostly On Schedule, With Notable Exceptions
There were a few notable changes in the All-Christmas timeline this year including later flips in Milwaukee that led to three competing formats, plus a new entrant in Fargo.
Iowa Public Radio Switches Ames FM Signal to Classical
Iowa Public Radio has switched its only 24-hour FM News signal to Classical.
FCC Monitor: New FM Translators Sign On in Iowa, Wisconsin
Recent FCC filings include new FM translators signing on in southeastern Iowa and western Wisconsin, as well as several AM stations dealing with transmission issues.
FCC Monitor: KLBB Update, New FM in Minn., Wis. AM Goes Silent
Recent activity in FCC databases includes an update on KLBB, a new FM translator signing on in north-central Minnesota, and a Wisconsin AM station going silent.
Des Moines-Area Station Switches to VCY America Network
KTIA-FM/99.3 (Huxley-Des Moines) has switched from one kind of Christian Talk to another after being sold to VCY America.
Gray TV Names New Omaha GM, Sends Rochester GM to S. Carolina
Gray TV has named a former Omaha and Waterloo general manager to lead its Omaha station, while its Rochester, MN, GM is headed to South Carolina.
FM Applications: Public Radio Networks Request to Fill Gaps
Iowa Public Radio, Nebraska Public Media, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, and Wisconsin Public Radio are among the applicants for new FM stations.