Recent activity includes a Minneapolis TV station completing an upgrade, a northern Minnesota FM station seeking a boost to 100kW, and a new FM station for a First Nation in Ontario.
Category: New stations
FCC Monitor: Oshkosh Freq. Change OK’d, New WI FM Seeks Upgrade
Recent activity includes approval of an Oshkosh FM station’s frequency change, a proposed upgrade for a future northwestern Wis. FM station, and approval of a Des Moines-area station sale.
FCC Monitor: Sign-On Near Grand Forks, Omaha Frequency Change Plan
Recent FCC filings include a new FM station signing on near Grand Forks, and Omaha FM translator seeking a new frequency, and approval for a Quad Cities frequency change.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Grand Forks TV Plan Changes, Neb. Translator Sold
Recent FCC filings include changes to plans for a Grand Forks TV station, the sale of a Nebraska FM translator, and an update on a silent Twin Cities AM station.
FCC Monitor: Three New TV Stations Formally Granted
Recent FCC activity includes three new TV stations being formally granted in Wisconsin and North Dakota as well as the closure of several radio station sales.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Quad Cities Frequency Change, Winnipeg Upgrade
Recent regulatory activity includes a proposed frequency change for a Quad Cities FM signal and an application for an FM upgrade in Winnipeg.
New Station Brings Easy Listening to Southwestern Nebraska
A new FM station has signed on in southwestern Nebraska reviving an old favorite of the FM dial, Easy Listening.
FCC Monitor: Changes in Interest at Iowa, Wisconsin Radio Companies
Recent FCC filings include several minority investors exiting KZIA Inc. and Bruce Grassman gifting his radio company shares to his son.
Weekly Log: New getTV Affiliates; People Moves in MN, NE, WI
Recent developments include getTV adding stations in Milwaukee and Duluth as well as people moves in Minnesota, Nebraska, and Wisconsin.
Regulator: Winnipeg Can’t Support Another Commercial Radio Station
Canada’s broadcast regulator has determined that Winnipeg cannot support another commercial radio station and has instead allowed a proposal for a new community station to advance.