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Category: New stations

FCC Monitor: Dismissal of UW-Milwaukee LPFM Application Upheld Again

Posted on September 22, 2025September 19, 2025 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has rejected an application for review of its decision to dismiss UW-Milwaukee’s application for a low-power FM station because of a typo.

FCC Monitor: New FM Signing On in Rochester, Minn.

Posted on June 1, 2025May 30, 2025 by Jon Ellis

A new FM station is in the process of signing on in Rochester, Minn. Meanwhile, a low-power TV operator reports that numerous stations have returned to the air.

FCC Grants Rare Time-Shared FM Frequency in Southern Wis.

Posted on May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 by Jon Ellis

After a years-long battle among several groups, the FCC has granted construction permits for two new non-commercial FM stations to share time on the same frequency in southern Wisconsin.

New Tribal-Owned Radio Station Signs On in Northern Wis.

Posted on May 22, 2025May 22, 2025 by Jon Ellis

The Lac Du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians has signed on a new radio station in northern Wisconsin.

FCC Monitor: Small Minn. FM License Canceled

Posted on May 19, 2025May 18, 2025 by Jon Ellis

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

Posted on May 15, 2025May 29, 2025 by Jon Ellis

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.

Prayz Network Signs On First Station Outside of Wisconsin

Posted on April 5, 2025April 5, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Prayz Network has signed on its ninth full-power FM station, which is also its first licensed outside of Wisconsin.

FCC Monitor: Mpls. LPTV Station Drops Channel Change Application

Posted on March 10, 2025March 8, 2025 by Jon Ellis

A Minneapolis low-power TV station has dropped a channel-change application that was competing with another station. In North Dakota, two radio sales have closed and a third has been approved.

Northwestern Media’s KDNW Adds Third Full-Power Satellite

Posted on March 8, 2025March 8, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Northwestern Media has signed on a new station in Grand Rapids, Minn., replacing a previous translator to act as a full-power satellite of “Life 97.3” (KDNW Duluth).

Update: Nebraska Public Media Signs On Two New FM Stations

Posted on February 8, 2025February 8, 2025 by Jon Ellis

Nebraska Public Media has signed on two new FM stations eight days apart, expanding its coverage in the central and southwestern parts of the state.

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