Omaha’s KFAB/1110, normally 50kW day and night, is operating with reduced nighttime power. Elsewhere, an Iowa FM translator has returned to the air while a Minnesota FM translator has gone silent.
Category: Northwestern Ontario
Weekly Log: Radio Host Changes in Milwaukee
Two Milwaukee radio stations have made changes to their lineups. In Canada, the CBC is adding reporters in smaller communities.
Sault Ste. Marie Station Drops Longtime Country Format
Rogers Sports & Media has dropped the longtime “Country 104.3” format from CJQM-FM (Sault Ste. Marie) and flipped the station to Classic Rock.
Weekly Log: Several TV Arrivals and Departures
A former Madison anchor has moved to Minneapolis, while a Waterloo meteorologist moved to Des Moines and a longtime Green Bay anchor is departing.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Quad Cities TV Station Back; More LPFM’s Granted
Recent FCC activity includes a Quad Cities TV station returning to the air, new FM stations being granted in Nebraska and Wisconsin, and the sale of a future UP FM station.
Weekly Log: New Iowa PBS Leader; Bucks to Air on Broadcast TV
Recent developments also include several on-air hosts being cut in Madison, the death of a Fargo radio engineer, and the continued expansion of Northwestern Media.
Weekly Log: Madison Anchor Retiring; Green Bay Hosts Change Stations
A longtime Madison TV anchor is signing off, while a Marquette anchor is moving to Milwaukee. In Green Bay, two morning co-hosts have joined a competitor.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: New FM’s in MN, NE; 5th Callsign in 15 Mos. for WI FM
Recent FCC filings include the sign-ons of new FM stations in Minnesota and Nebraska and a Wisconsin FM station poised to get its fifth callsign in 15 months.
Weekly Log: Twins Radio Announcer Moving to TV
The Minnesota Twins have announced new TV and radio announcers. Elsewhere, a longtime Madison meteorologist is retiring and an Omaha anchor has moved to a competitor.
FCC/CRTC Monitor: Big South Dakota FM Permit Canceled
On a quiet week for FCC activity, we catch up with an item about a construction permit for a large new FM station being canceled.