Recent FCC filings include an update on efforts to return WELY-FM/94.5 (Ely) to the air and to return WGGL/91.1 (Houghton) to full power.
Category: Nebraska
FCC Monitor: Minn. FM Translator to Stay On Air During AM Tower Work
The FCC says a Minnesota FM translator can stay on the air while its AM parent station is temporarily off the air. Elsewhere, low-power TV stations in Fargo and Sioux Falls have upgraded.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Boy Scouts Sign On LPFM Station
A new LPFM station in Wisconsin is giving Boy Scouts the opportunity to learn about radio. Elsewhere, a Catholic radio station is seeking to improve its signal to Iowa City.
Weekly Log: TV Group For Sale; More Sports on Broadcast TV
Allen Media is putting its TV stations up for sale. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Lynx and Duluth Huskies are the latest regional teams to announced broadcast TV simulcasts.
FCC Monitor: R&J Buying Warroad Stations It Already Operates
R&J Broadcasting is buying the stations in Roseau and Warroad that it began operating last year. Elsewhere, a Minnesota AM station plans to go non-directional at night with reduced power.
FCC Monitor: Small Minn. FM License Canceled
The FCC has canceled the license of a small southern Minnesota FM station that went off the air in late 2023. Elsewhere, a major western Wisconsin FM station is operating at reduced power.
Nebraska Public Media Signs On New Columbus FM Station
Nebraska Public Media has signed on a new FM station in Columbus, the last of four new stations granted as a result of a 2021 filing window.
FCC Monitor: Des Moines School Station to Go Off Air, Be Sold
Des Moines Public Schools has informed the FCC that it plans to take its FM station off the air and sell it. Elsewhere, a new LPFM station has signed on in Wisconsin.
Sinclair Buying Stations It Already Operates in Cedar Rapids, Omaha
Sinclair Broadcast Group is seeking FCC approval to purchase TV stations in Cedar Rapids and Omaha that it has already operated for decades.
Weekly Log: Public Media Cuts; Several Meteorologists Departing
There’s word of job cuts at some public media organizations as numerous outlets report on possible impacts of future funding cuts. Meanwhile, several regional meteorologist are departing.