A northern Iowa FM station has completed a long-planned upgrade, a Des Moines signal has gone silent, and a new FM station has signed on in Nebraska.
Category: New stations
New Full-Power TV Station Signing On in Central Minnesota
More than five years after the former KCCO-TV/7 (Alexandria) left the air, a new TV station is now using channel 7 in central Minnesota.
FCC Monitor: LPTV Move to St. Paul OK’d; Cedar Rapids LPFM Sold
The FCC has granted an upgrade for a Twin Cities low-power TV station. Meanwhile, a group that reached a settlement over a new Cedar Rapids FM station is now buying a signal of its own.
FCC Monitor: Neb. Sale Closes; Wis. AM Station Stuck in Night Mode
Recent FCC filings include a Nebraska radio sale closing and a Wisconsin AM station reporting that its antenna system is stuck in nighttime mode.
FCC Monitor: Another New FM Signs On in Nebraska; Black Hills FM Sold
Recent FCC activity includes notification that another new FM station has signed on in Nebraska. Meanwhile, a Wyoming station that reaches the Black Hills remains off the air but is getting new owners.
Weigel Seeks to Move Future TV Station Closer to Green Bay
Weigel Broadcasting’s TV-49, Inc. has submitted a petition for rulemaking with the FCC to move a future TV station closer to Green Bay.
FCC Monitor: New FM Station Signs On in Nebraska
Recent filings include a new Nebraska FM station signing on, an FM translator upgrade on Minnesota’s North Shore, and two FM signals at reduced power.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Moves to UHF
Recent filings include a Nebraska TV station completing its move to UHF, a Minnesota AM station running at low power, and another delay for a CBC upgrade in Manitoba.
FCC Monitor: Classical Upgrade in the QCA; New UP FM Granted
Recent activity includes an upgrade for the Quad Cities’ Classical station, grant of a new FM station in the UP, and several requests for more extensions to low-power TV construction deadlines.
FCC Monitor: S.D. AM Station Off Air Again; Iowa, U.P. FM’s Back On
A South Dakota AM station reports going silent eight days after it returned to the air, while FM signals in Iowa and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are back on the air.