The FCC has approved a large upgrade for VCY America’s KVCI/89.7 (Montezuma). KVCI currently transmits with 3.1kW/103m (class A) and has received a construction permit to move its transmitter to a site…
Category: Iowa
Coloff Wins Auction for New FM Signal in Waterloo
Coloff Media has won an FCC auction for a new FM signal in Waterloo. The company will have five FM signals in the market if this and another new translator are built.
Nexstar Stations Off DirecTV
DirecTV customers in nine Upper Midwest markets lost access to one or more of their local network affiliates on Independence Day due to a retransmission consent dispute between the satellite provider and Nexstar Media Group.
NE Iowa Radio Group Buys Competitor (updated with price)
The owner of several northeastern Iowa radio stations is adding two more stations to the group.
Refuge Media Donates Stations to Northwestern
A significant Christian radio merger is in the works as Refuge Media Group donates its stations to the University of Northwestern-St. Paul.
Des Moines FOX Affiliate Returns to Air
Des Moines FOX affiliate KDSM/17 has returned to the air on its own transmitter a month after a contractor died in a fall at its tower site near Alleman.
Cedar Rapids FOX Affiliate Off DirecTV
A retransmission consent dispute has taken FOX 28 (KFXA Cedar Rapids) off DirecTV. KFXA is licensed to Second Generation of Iowa but operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group, which bought KFXA’s non-license assets…
Update: Des Moines FOX Affiliate Returns on NBC Subchannel
A day after a contractor was killed in a fall while trying to return Des Moines FOX affiliate KDSM to the air, the station’s programming has returned on a subchannel of the market’s NBC affiliate.
Our Tower (In the Middle of the Street)?
The FCC has dismissed a northwestern Iowa station’s request for a temporary facility, alleging that the specified tower site is in the middle of a street.
Contractor Dies in Fall from Iowa TV Tower
A contractor reportedly fell from about 1,000 feet on the tower used by KDSM-TV near Alleman.