A jam-packed week of personality announcements includes new TV anchors, radio host changes, several departures, and three new managers.
Category: Public Media
Weekly Log: Alexandria’s “KOOL TV” Shuts Down
An independent TV station in Alexandria, MN, that had offered a local newscast has ended operations. Elsewhere, there’s a new anchor in Rochester while an anchor is departing in Milwaukee.
FCC Monitor: UP FM Off Air; Sale of 3 Black Hills FM’s Closes
Recent FCC activity includes an Upper Peninsula FM station reporting that it is off the air and closing of the sale of a Black Hills radio group.
FCC Monitor: Iowa AM Goes Silent; Milwaukee FM at Reduced Power
Recent FCC filings include an Iowa AM station going off the air, a Milwaukee FM station operating at reduced power, and a UP TV station seeking a power upgrade.
Weekly Log: WCCO Radio Late-Night Schedule Change
WCCO/830 has changed its overnight syndicated programming. Elsewhere, a meteorologist is departing a Des Moines TV station.
WPR Signs On New Station in Northwestern Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio has signed on a new station in the northwestern part of the state, filling in a longtime coverage gap.
FCC Monitor: LPTV Rule Changes; Wis. LPFM Application Dismissed
The FCC is considering numerous changes to the rules for low-power TV and translator stations. Meanwhile, it dismissed an application for a low-power FM station in northern Wisconsin.
Weekly Log: WPR’s Major Realignment Begins Monday
Wisconsin Public Radio has announced plans for HD subchannel changes as part of its May 20 realignment. There are also several Milwaukee radio lineup changes.
Commentary: A Twin Ports View of WPR’s Format Changes
Wisconsin Public Radio’s upcoming programming realignments will end a once-vital connection between the Superior region and the rest of the state: the Ideas Network.
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.