Recent activity includes another attempt to upgrade a station near Omaha, a Fargo-area transmitter site move, and the sale of a Rapid City signal.
Category: Nebraska
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Black Hills Station Remains at Reduced Power
Recent items crossing through FCC databases include a Black Hills station at reduced power and an update on an Iowa tower collapse.
FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Formally Applies for UHF Move
Recent FCC activity includes a Nebraska TV station formally applying for its move to UHF and activity involving translator and low-power TV stations.
FCC Monitor: New Suburban Milwaukee FM, UHF Moves Progress
Recent FCC activity includes a new FM signal signing on in suburban Milwaukee and progress on several TV stations’ planned moves to UHF.
FCC Monitor: More Low-Power TV Sales, Extensions
Items crossing through FCC databases include news of a planned simulcast in Rockford, IL, and numerous low-power TV sales and extensions.
NET No More: PBS, NPR Stations Rebrand as Nebraska Public Media
Nebraska’s statewide PBS and NPR networks have rebranded as Nebraska Public Media, dropping their longtime NET branding.
Lincoln FM Sports Talker Sold
A new local owner is buying the FM sports talker in Nebraska’s capital city.
FCC Monitor: Iowa TV Station Upgrades
Recent items crossing through FCC databases include a Des Moines TV station upgrading and several low-power TV stations being deleted.
Nebraska Panhandle FM Switches from AC to Country
A 100kW FM signal serving Nebraska’s panhandle south of Scottsbluff has switched from Adult Contemporary to Country, while its counterpart has switched to Classic Country.
Sinclair CW Stations to Add Evening National News
CW affiliates in Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Green Bay, and Omaha are due to begin carrying a late-evening national news block this fall.