A Janesville FM station facing a July 29 construction deadline has changed its planned transmitter site. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved two radio sales.
Category: Iowa
Weekly Log: Cuts Begin Following Public Media Funding Clawback
Minnesota Public Radio and the Star Tribune report that cuts are underway at Twin Cities PBS (KTCA/KTCI) and American Public Media Group, the parent of MPR, following Congressional approval of a bill…
FCC Monitor: Independence, Iowa, FM Station to Return Soon
A filing indicates a silent FM radio station in Independence, Iowa, could return within weeks. Meanwhile, two Wisconsin FM stations continue transmitter repairs.
American Family Radio Buys Des Moines FM Station
The parent organization of American Family Radio is buying an FM station in Des Moines.
Townsquare Returns Licenses of Davenport AM, FM Translator
Three months after taking them off the air, Townsquare Media has returned the licenses of KBOB/1170 (Davenport) and FM translator K281DB/104.1 (Davenport).
FCC Monitor: Storm Rotates Antenna Atop IDS Center
A storm has moved an antenna atop the IDS Center in Minneapolis, forcing an FM translator to reduce power. Elsewhere, an AM station has gone silent and two FM stations are at reduced power.
Weekly Log: Numerous Radio, TV People Moves
A longtime Iowa radio voice is retiring, there’s a new news director in the Upper Peninsula, and Milwaukee has one TV anchor arriving while another departs.
FCC Monitor: Several LPTV’s Seek Upgrades; Bismarck LPTV Sold
Several low-power TV stations have applied to move their transmitters closer to large cities. Meanwhile, a LPTV station in Bismarck is being sold.
FCC Approves Sinclair’s Sale of Stations in Four Midwestern Markets
The FCC has approved Sinclair Broadcast Group’s plan to sell TV stations in four Midwestern markets to Rincon Broadcasting Group, rejecting a petition to deny filed by Frequency Forward.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Stations at Reduced Power
Several Upper Midwest FM stations reported that they are or were operating at reduced power, while a South Dakota AM station has gone off the air again.