The FCC has issued proposed rules defining local programming. Meanwhile, a Michigan AM station has applied to downgrade and a Quad Cities FM station has repurposed a translator for a temporary facility.
Category: Nebraska
Weekly Log: Regional TV Newscast; Morning Departures in MSP, Willmar
A new TV newscast covers multiple markets. On the radio, a Minneapolis morning host is moving on while a Willmar morning host says new owners have declined to hire him.
FCC Monitor: ND TV Station Off Air; Several FM’s at Reduced Power
A TV station in North Dakota is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, several FM stations in Duluth, Iowa City, and the Upper Peninsula are operating at reduced power.
Weekly Log: Several Wisconsin Morning Radio Changes
A Green Bay morning show is off the air after less than a month, while a La Crosse show is now simulcasting in Eau Claire and a morning farm broadcast has added seven stations.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signs On in Suburban Milwaukee
A suburban Milwaukee FM translator has returned to the air on a new frequency. Elsewhere, the FCC has approved several other FM translator changes.
New Year Brings Dozens of DTV Channel Changes
Broadcast TV viewers are seeing channel changes in many markets as a result of national digital subchannel changes as the new year begins.
FCC Monitor: Tighter Ownership Rules for Local TV
The FCC says it will no longer allow TV broadcasters to circumvent “top four” ownership rules by using subchannels or low-power stations, but existing combinations are grandfathered.
FCC Monitor: Iowa Station May Be Deleted For Second Time
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa college submitting a cancellation application for an FM station that has already been deleted once before.
Few Conflicts Among New LPFM Applications in Upper Midwest
There are few obvious conflicts between applications for new low-power FM stations in the Upper Midwest, submitted during a recent FCC filing window.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New FM’s in MN, NE; 5th Callsign in 15 Mos. for WI FM
Recent FCC filings include the sign-ons of new FM stations in Minnesota and Nebraska and a Wisconsin FM station poised to get its fifth callsign in 15 months.