A Twin Cities AM station is operating at reduced power. Elsewhere, new radio stations have signed on in Alexandria, Minn,, and Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Category: Nebraska
FCC Monitor: Minnesota AM Changing Callsign
A Minnesota AM station has requested a callsign change effective Oct. 26. Elsewhere, a planned Iowa FM has been granted a move closer to Waterloo.
FCC Monitor: Two Displaced FM Translators Return Licenses
FM translators displaced by new stations in Thief River Falls, MN, and Yankton, SD, have returned their licenses rather than change frequencies.
Weekly Log: Longtime Davenport, Green Bay Personalities to Retire
KWQC’s Paula Sands and WIXX’s Jim Murphy are set to retire. Elsewhere, there are new TV anchors in Des Moines, Lincoln, and Rochester, and a Minneapolis radio station has won a national honor.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines FM Move-In Approved
The FCC has formally approved a trio of changes that will result in a new core FM signal in Des Moines. A trio of TV channel changes in Nebraska has also been granted.
Weekly Log: Milwaukee DJ Returns; MPR Reporter Retires; Wolves to KFAN
A Milwaukee DJ is returning, a longtime MPR reporter is retiring, the Timberwolves have named a new radio flagship, and six radio stations are adding the Bucks.
FCC Monitor: New NW Minn. FM Signs On; Wis. AM Station Returns
A small new FM station has signed on in Fergus Falls, Minn., while an AM station in northeastern Wisconsin has returned to the air.
FCC Monitor: Displaced LPTV Could Get Upgrade; MN Translator Returned
Two low-power TV stations due to be displaced by a full-power station have applied for new channels. Elsewhere, Northwestern has returned a Minnesota FM translator license.
Weekly Log: Wolves Leave WCCO; New addition to Fargo morning show
The Timberwolves are leaving WCCO, a Fargo morning show has a new addition, and a Madison anchor is moving to Omaha as an MPR announcer moves to IPR.
FCC Monitor: VCY Seeks Waterloo Upgrade; Iowa Station Flips after Sale
Recent filings include an upgrade for a future Waterloo-area station, consummation of an Iowa radio station sale that resulted in a format change, and a Nebraska TV station returning to the air.