A half-dozen groups are competing for a new FM station in Cedar Rapids after college returned its radio license.
Category: New stations
FCC Grants Several FM Construction Permits Following Auction
Newly-granted FM stations include a 100kW facility in Michigan’s UP, two Christian stations in Iowa, and a new signal in Nebraska’s panhandle.
FCC Monitor: Minneapolis AM Upgrades; New FM in Fond du Lac
Recent FCC filings include a Minneapolis AM station upgrading power and a new FM signal signing on in Fond du Lac, WI.
Update: Extension for 1 of 4 Would-Be Twin Cities Metro FM Signals
Several small FM translator signals that would have served various corners of the Twin Cities metro area aren’t being built, but one station has received an extension.
New Winnipeg FM Station Signs On, AM to Leave Air
Evanov Communications has begun testing new full-power FM station CKJS-FM/92.7 (Winnipeg), which will take over the multilingual format that has run on CKJS/810 for decades.
FCC Monitor: Madison-Area FM Permit Reinstated; LPTV Activity
Recent FCC activity includes a Madison-area FM construction permit being restored and low-power TV stations being sold, going silent, or being deleted.
Central Minnesota Station Owners Building New FM on North Shore
A group of broadcasters from central Minnesota is in the process of building a new FM station on the North Shore of Lake Superior.
Winning Bidder Wants to Move Wyoming Allotment to Nebraska
A future FM radio station that had originally been allotted for Wyoming would instead transmit from the Nebraska panhandle under an application filed by its winning bidder.
FCC Monitor: New FM Signal Signing On in Oshkosh
Recent FCC activity includes a new FM station signing on in Oshkosh and formal applications for new FM stations in Iowa and Michigan.
FCC Monitor: St. Cloud AM Upgrade Sought; SD Station Ownership Change
Recent FCC activity includes a central Minnesota AM station proposing an upgrade and a change in ownership at a South Dakota FM station.