Five more new FM translators in the Upper Midwest have filed licenses to cover with the FCC in the past month, indicating that they are on the air or will be soon
Category: Nebraska
FCC/CRTC Monitor: 2 TV Translators, 6 LPTV Permits Canceled
Recent regulatory activity includes cancellation of two Nebraska TV translators and six construction permits for new LPTV stations in North and South Dakota.
FCC Monitor: Setting the Boundary for Big-Four Combinations
The FCC says a major TV operator crossed a line in the method it used to add a second major affiliation in one market. Meanwhile, the flurry of LPTV filings continues.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines FM Knocked Off Air; LPTV Filings Continue
Recent FCC filings include a Des Moines station being knocked off the air by a lightning strike and a continued flurry of filings from LPTV stations that still aren’t on the air.
Updated: A Look at Potential Bidders for New Radio Stations
More than 20 companies are now eligible to bid for many Upper Midwest FM allotments in an FCC auction that could potentially pit regional broadcasters against national bidders.
FCC Monitor: Head-Spinning Flurry of LPTV Filings Continues
The FCC database is seeing a deluge of extension requests and transactions involving low-power TV stations ahead of a July deadline.
List: Some Conservative Talk Stations Turn Down Limbaugh Replacement
The midday hours on Conservative Talk radio stations in the Upper Midwest are no longer as uniform following the death of Rush Limbaugh earlier this year.
Spanish Christian Format Launches in Nebraska
Christian broadcaster My Bridge Radio has launched its promised Spanish-language service in central Nebraska.
FCC Monitor: Seven FM Stations to Consolidate on Tower Near Scottsbluff
Recent FCC activity includes more stations seeking a move to a tower near Scottsbluff and an update on an attempted Omaha move-in.
Analog-Digital TV Transition to Finally End after Two Decades
More than two decades after it began, America’s transition to all-digital television broadcasting is finally set to be complete on July 13.