Recent FCC activity includes the grant of a new student-run FM station in Sioux City, Iowa, and an upgrade being completed by an FM translator in Mankato, Minn.
Category: New stations
Spirit Catholic Radio’s 8th Full-Power Signal Signs On
Spirit Catholic Radio Network has signed on the eight full-power FM signal in its service covering Nebraska.
FCC Monitor: FM Translator Applies to Move Into Milwaukee
An FM translator currently broadcasting from the suburbs has applied to move into Milwaukee. Elsewhere, the FCC granted a new LPFM station just outside the Twin Cities.
Nebraska Public Media Signs On First New FM Station in 33 Years
Nebraska Public Media has signed on its first new full-power FM station since the initial network buildout in the early 1990s, improving coverage of the southeastern part of the state.
Kinship Radio Signs On Third Spanish-Language Station
Christian broadcaster Kinship Radio has signed on a third signal in its Spanish-language network, with a fourth in the works.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Translators Return; New Neb. FM On Air
Recent FCC activity includes FM translators returning to the air in Hibbing, MN, Scottsbluff, NE, Hot Springs, SD, and Ashland, WI. Also, a new FM station has signed on in the Nebraska Panhandle.
FCC Denies Petition to Reconsider UW-Milwaukee LPFM Denial
The FCC has denied a petition for reconsideration of its dismissal of an application for a low-power FM station at UW-Milwaukee.
FCC Monitor: FM Station Move Near Madison Completed
An FM radio station has submitted filings indicating that it has completed a move from an area north of Madison to an area south of Madison.
Spirit Catholic Radio Signs On 7th Full-Power Nebraska Station
Spirit Catholic Radio has signed on its seventh full-power FM station, which is the network’s 17th signal when translators and low-power FM stations are added in.
FCC Monitor: Duluth, Fargo TV Sale Closes; Two New LPFM’s OK’d
The sale of the FOX affiliates in Duluth and Fargo has closed. Meanwhile, the FCC has granted two new low-power FM stations in western North Dakota.