Nearly a year after the first announcement of a plan to merge two Duluth public media organizations, formal paperwork to transfer a radio license has been filed with the FCC.
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New FM Signals Coming On Air in Green Bay, Janesville, Sturgis
Another three FM translators granted as part of the AM revitalization effort have told the FCC they’re ready to sign on.
FCC Monitor: Several FM Translators Leave Air
Items recently crossing through the FCC database include public broadcasters returning translator licenses in Fairmont, MN, and Crosby, ND.
Update: Most Upper Midwest PBS Stations Now Livestreaming Freely
Several more stations have begun streaming their programming through PBS online platforms, with all Upper Midwest PBS stations now freely available online.
Marquette PBS Station to Add Three Channels
Upper Peninsula PBS station WNMU/13 (Marquette) is poised to launch a learning channel and two others, doubling its number of services.
U of M Regents Give Final Approval to Duluth Radio Sale
The University of Minnesota Board of Regents has given final approval to a plan to sell public radio station KUMD/103.3 (Duluth) to the group that owns Duluth PBS station WDSE-TV.
WPR To End HD Radio on Half of Stations
Wisconsin Public Radio has announced plans to end HD Radio broadcasts on seven of its stations, mostly in rural areas of the state, and suggested that the remaining HD signals may also…
Pioneer PBS Adds Channel, Sees Staff Changes as Upgrades Continue
Western Minnesota’s Pioneer PBS is going through a period of change with staff changes, a new channel, and progress towards completing its move into a new facility.
End of “Live from Here” Transforms Weekend Public Radio
The end of “Live from Here” forced public radio services to reconsider their Saturday supper-hour programming for the first time since the Reagan administration.
MPR Adds More Weekend News Programming
Minnesota Public Radio’s News network made a rather large overhaul of its weekend lineup coinciding with the recent end of “Live from Here.”