Upper Peninsula PBS station WNMU/13 (Marquette) is poised to launch a learning channel and two others, doubling its number of services.
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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.”
Many PBS Stations Now Freely Streaming Online
Many PBS stations are now streaming a simulcast of their over-the-air programming online, within their local market, for free and without a login requirement.
National Program Changes Prompt WPR Lineup Adjustment
Wisconsin Public Radio is shifting its lineups on Aug. 31 in response to changes in production for several national programs.
Quad Cities Public Radio Station Adds Second Service
Quad Cities public radio station WVIK/90.3 (Rock Island) has added a second service carrying a full-time News format on a translator and an HD2 signal.
FCC Monitor: WPR Madison Upgrade Approved, New FM in NW Minn.
Recent items crossing through the FCC databases include approval of a Madison FM translator upgrade and a new FM translator signing on in Detroit Lakes, Minn.