SummitMedia’s KXSP/590 (Omaha) has gone off the air, silencing one of the Midwest’s biggest AM signals.
Category: Nebraska
FCC Monitor: Another Request to Review Iowa LPFM Denial
A religious group seeking an LPFM station in Iowa is not giving up after previous FCC denials. Meanwhile, another FM translator filing window is coming.
FCC Monitor: MPR’s KSJR-FM at Reduced Power
MPR’s Classical station serving the St. Cloud area is at reduced power. Elsewhere, an Iowa FM station reports that it has returned to the air.
Weekly Log: Radio Vet Joins Big Radio; WPR, MPR Hosts Retire
A Madison and Rockford radio veteran has joined the “Big Radio” group. Meanwhile, a longtime WPR host and an MPR meteorologist are retiring.
Weekly Log: Longtime WCCO-TV Leader Ron Handberg Dies
Ron Handberg is being remembered for building WCCO-TV’s identity in the 1970s and `80s. Meanwhile, two longtime radio announcers in Iowa and Minnesota have retired.
NRG Sells Omaha Radio Group to Usher Media (Updated)
Usher Media has announced plans to buy most of NRG Media’s radio group in Omaha as NRG sells another station to a separate buyer.
Neb. Public Media Buying KOOO to Extend Service to Omaha (Updated)
Nebraska Public Media is buying a radio station in the Omaha market, extending its radio network to the state’s largest city for the first time.
FCC Monitor: WNFL, WLVE Callsigns On the Move in Wisconsin
The FCC has approved moves of the WNFL callsign in the Green Bay market and WLVE in the Milwaukee area. Elsewhere, a Minnesota AM station has gone silent for technical reasons.
Weekly Log: Five Minnesota Public Media Groups Awarded $500,000
Press Forward Minnesota announced it has awarded more than $500,000 to five Minnesota public media organizations through its Save the Signal Minnesota Fund.
“Jett FM” Lands in Grand Island after Christmas Stunting
Legacy Communications has debuted a Contemporary Christian format on K259CZ/99.7 (Grand Island) and KRGI-FM-HD3 after a month of stunting with Christmas music.